Hey friends! Welcome to Day 2 of Week of Apples! How did you like the Apple and Baked Brie?
Before I get to the recipe, I want to share something. Y’all, I have OFFICIALLY worn out a pair of high heels!! I know, I know. You may be wondering what is so significant about that? Well, I have a little shopping problem … more like huge. Shoes are one of my “things” too … as are dresses, skirts, tops, purses and perfume. See! Huge!
Lately, I’ve been trying hard to save money. I pulled a Confessions of a Shopoholic move and got rid of things I have not used in a while. This summer, I had two pairs of work heels that I purchased. I refused to buy more, and forced myself to wear these heels. It worked!!
Want to know another fun thing? When you don’t buy as much, and you know you are going to wear something pretty much everyday, you are willing and able to spend a little more on that item. Think a good pair of jeans (when you actually need a pair of jeans).
I knew I had to document that these babies are dead/unacceptable to keep wearing to the office. I will miss them. The heel height was perfect. The design worked for summer/warmer weather. And they were nude. Bye, bye sweet pair of heels. It has been a great four months, but now your tips are ripped, there is a noticeable amount of dirt in the design holes, your heels are badly and deeply scratched and your bottom is worn. Today is the last day I will wear you ….
While I am quite upset, I MUST remind myself of that saying, “out with the old, and in with the new”.
Why hello there, nude pumps. Can’t wait to place you on my feet.
Okay, well enough with the shoe talk. It’s recipe time, aka what you all came here for. Today we are moving on to snacks. As y’all know, I have a lot of love for kale chips. Now Subway is now serving apple chips, but knowing I had a huge bag of apples in my frigde, I couldn’t bring myself to buy them. Next best thing? Make my own!
Apple Chips
prep time: 10-15 minutes
cook times: 2 hours
Ingredients:
3 apples
1tsp cinnamon
1.5tsp sugar substitute (I recommend truvia, but due to budget constraints, winne dixie brand it is)
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 225 degrees.
Thinly slice your apples, avoiding the core. Mine were about 1/4 an inch. Try to get them as thin as you can. There are fancy tools to make them all the same size, but I prefer mine rustic ;)
Place the apples in a single layer on a silicon baking sheet, or other non-stick pan.
Sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar over all of your apple slices.
Now it’s time to let the apples bake/dehydrate for 2 hours. Is it a long time? Yes. Is it worth it? Totally!
Let’s have a peek after one hour …
And after two …
Once the two hours have passed, take out the apples and let them sit and crisp up. NOTE: depending on your oven, you may need more than two hours. My sign that they were ready was that they were crispy on the edges.
I had to get rid of the silicon mat right after the apples were finished, so I could use it for some cookies! haha.
I recommend serving these immediately. They are supposed to hold for about 2-3 days (store in an air-tight container), but mine started to get a little too moist after day 2. Honestly, I think it is because I used a stove, rather than a dehydrator. But, I worked with what I have :)
How should you serve these? Well, maybe with some pumpkin dip, crumbled them into some yogurt or on top a salad, OR if you don’t use the cinnamon or sugar, you can dip them in hummus! So many options. I love it! Did I mention they are quite amazing on their own?????
What do you think about apple chips? Are you scared to try them? Have you tried making them before? Have you made them in a dehydrator?
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Tags: apple chips, Apples, confessions of a shopaholic, hummus, michael kors pumps, nine west pumps, Nude pumps, pumpkin dip, subway
I love your new shoes!!! I am in dire need of nude heels–I have NONE!
The apple chips look yummy! I am totally going to make these!!!!
Those shoes are so cute, it’s so sad when shoe’s bite the dust. : / I’ve never made apples in the oven before, I’ve only used a dehydrator, but this looks so much easier, as I hate washing those dehydrator racks.
Those look so yummy! Thanks for the recipe! I have a dehydrator, but it burns everything! I did get it at a garage sale. Maybe that’s part of it. Haha.
I love this idea! I always buy apple chips from the store, but I love the thought of making them myself!!! It reminds me so much of fall!
I have made something similar before and they were GREAT! These look wonderful, perfect for fall :)
Those heels are BEAUTIFUL. I freakin love a good shoe. (or a couple hundred of ‘em)
CUTE pumps! :) I love my nude pumps – they are a great wardrobe staple!
Your apple chips look delicious! I have an abundance of apples from a recent trip to the orchard and this might be a good way to put some of them to good use. :)
I like your nude pumps! I used to wear heels all the time until I tore my ACL and had to have knee surgery two years ago. Heels make my knee hurt and it makes me so sad! Oh, and these apple chips look great! I’ve never made them, but I enjoy eating them!
Whhoooaa bayyybayy I love those nude pumps! Suupperr cute. Who in their right mind could be afraid of apple chips!? They look amazing and I know they taste amazing store bought..so they can only be better homemade!
I’ve got tons of apples in my kitchen and all week I’ve been thinking of making apple chips. Great post!
Sounds good.
Love the shoes! I am also a fan of kale chips … and apples. So it destiny that I give these a try.
Oh my goodness – I have those EXACT same shoes – cept mine our french connection! I actually wore them on my wedding day – just cos I couldn’t be dealing with flimsy little wedding shoes ya know….!? I used to LOVE apple chips, but lately Ive gone off them a bit… here in the UK we have some amazing pears… maybe I should sub in them!? Will you do a post of out and about in New Orleans soon please pretty please….!?! xoxox
These are a great fall snack, and easy to make. Thanks for sharing!
Very cute post! I have a problem when it comes to shopping too! Shoes, bags, clothes, and anything sparkly! Love your new shoes :) Apple chips are one of my go to snacks in the fall. They’re so good with cinnamon!
Love apple chips! They are so delicious! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
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