These Easy Crispy Salt and Vinegar Zucchini Chips are gluten free, grain free, keto and low carb too! You can make them in a dehydrator, oven or air fryer!
Easy Zucchini Chips
These easy low carb zucchini chips are a hit for any party! Salt and vinegar flavor and very few carbs so it's a guilt free chip!
Christmas is over and New Year's Eve is upon us. As a mom of 3, going out to a New Year's Eve party hasn't happened in years!
I'm not proud of this fact, I wish it were different sometimes, but it is what it is.
We are party poopers. In recent years the hubby hasn't even made it up to midnight lol!
The last time the hubby and I went out for a night on the town was when I was pregnant with my first born who is going to be 15 in May! That tells you though we much prefer to be home with our family anyway. We could probably get a babysitter but like I said, we prefer home with our kids to going out to a party.
A few friends in recent years who have children as well have had an annual party and you bring the kids. It's a great idea if you don't mind driving after midnight with cranky, tried kids in the car.
But what I won't pass on is the opportunity to celebrate the incoming New Year with the ones I love and with awesome, stress free food. After the holiday baking, gift buying and wrapping I'm all set with involved recipes that require too much of my time.
I want easy. I want yummy. I want to relax with my family rather than be in the kitchen.
This recipe is a perfect home run for me. I love picky finger foods for New Year's Eve. Just something about watching the Dick Clark or I guess I should say now the Ryan Seacrest New Year's Eve Countdown and enjoying light bites in front of the TV.
How to Make Zucchini Chips in the Oven
You can make this recipe in the oven if you don't have a dehydrator.
To make in the oven:Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Lay zucchini evenly.
Bake at 200 degrees F for 2-3 hours. Rotate half way during cooking time.
AIR FRYER ZUCCHINI CHIPS
To make these zucchini chips in an air fryer, preheat your air fryer to 250 degrees F.
Toss zucchini in the oil, vinegar and lay your zucchini chips on the basket, slightly overlapping is fine.
Sprinkle with salt. Air fry for 10 minutes. Flip over to the other side. Sprinkle with salt. Air fry for another 10-15 minutes or until desired crispness.
How to Make Crispy Zucchini Chips
The key to making a real good crispy chip out of zucchini is all in how you slice it. Use a mandolin or food processor to get the slices as thin as possible.
Toss with my other ingredients and you'll be in denial how fantastic these are!
My favorite and preferred method for making crispy chips is always the dehydrator above the other cooking options. The oven is good and the air fryer is quicker but the dehydrator makes them the crispiest zucchini chips.
Enjoy the New Year's bash at home or at a party and bring these! Everyone will want them so you might want to make double! You know where I will be.....home in my pj's enjoying a serving or two or these healthy chips!
Low Carb Appetizers you might enjoy:
- Mayo Free Spinach Dip with veggie Kabobs
- Spicy Mediterranean Feta Dip
- Mediterranean Roasted Eggplant Dip
- Bacon Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms
- Homemade Ranch Zucchini Chips!
- Sour Cream & Onion Cucumber Chips!
- Homemade White Cheddar Cucumber Chips
BEST TIPS FOR ZUCCHINI CHIPS
You can use any oil you prefer. I've made this with olive oil, and avocado oil . Avocado oil has a more mild flavor than olive oil but either will work.
You can use a mandolin to slice or just slice thin with a knife. You will get more slices using the mandolin, but either thick or thin they are both equally delicious.
I've not swapped the vinegar for any other as I feel the White Balsamic is the best choice in this recipe, it's light and slightly sweet.
This is the dehydrator I use.
Salt & Vinegar Zucchini Chips
Salt and Vinegar Zucchini Chips
Ingredients
- 8 ounces zucchini thinly sliced, about 2 medium, stems removed
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil
- 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Use a mandolin or slice zucchini as thin as possible.
- In a small bowl whisk olive oil and vinegar together.
- Place zucchini in a large bowl and toss with oil and vinegar.
- Add zucchini in even layers to dehydrator then sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
Dehydrator method
- Depending on how thin you sliced the zucchini and on your dehydrator the drying time will vary, anywhere from 8-14 hours. My temperature setting was 135 degrees F.
Oven method
- To make in the oven: Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Lay zucchini evenly. Bake at 200 degrees F for 2-3 hours. Rotate half way during cooking time.
Air Fryer Method
- Preheat your air fryer to 250 degrees F. Lay zucchini slices onto basket, slightly overlapping, you may need to do this in two batches. Air fry for 10 minutes. Flip over. Air fry for another 10-15 minutes or until desired crispness.
- Store chips in an airtight container.
Notes
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Jeanne Troy
Do you have a low sodium version?
Brenda
You could try a Mrs.Dash salt free seasoning but I haven't tried that myself.
Zoey
I made it with fresh ground Himalayan pink salt and apple cider vinegar.
My oven, the lowest is 250°F so reduced the cooking time for it.
My mandoline is 2 mm, 4, mm and 6 mm, 2 mm after cooking was the thickness of a Lay's Classic Potato Chip, 4 mm was the thickness of a Lay's Kettle Cooked or Lay's Baked Potato Chip, 6 mm was the thickness of a thick cut potato chip or corn chip.
I increased the cooking time for the thicker style chips.
They came out perfect!
Brenda Bennett
Thanks for sharing!
Jeanne Troy
Do you have a low sodium/no sodium version? Could Mrs. Dash be used in place of the sea salt? I am on a highly salt restricted diet due to health issues.
Thanks.
Jeanne
Marc Allen
Do these crisp in the dehydrator? Everything I've ever dried in one comes out leathery rather than crispy.
Brenda
Because I added the olive oil they do crisp in the dehydrator.
KalynsKitchen
Just letting you know that over the weekend I featured this recipe in my monthly Deliciously Healthy Low-Carb Recipes round-up. I hope a lot of my readers will click over and try the recipe! And Happy New Year!
Brenda
Thank you so very much Kalyn!!!
Becky
How do you make them in the oven?
Linda TP
This looks delissimo but how in the world do you measure a half cup of these?
Carol Milstein
These sound fantastic! I crave salty rather than sweet, so these are right up my alley!
Re: New Year's Eve, hubby and I have a 45 year tradition (since restaurants always overcharge for meals, and driving home with drunks on the road is not my idea of fun). We stay home, he plans and cooks the meal, and I take a hot bubble bath with candles and music, and he brings me champagne in the bathtub. Even when the kids were little (they're now in their 30s) we would put them to bed, then have dinner. However, we don't often make it til midnight either!
Nutmeg+Nanny
I love salt and vinegar chips but hate that I have to eat fried potato chips to get that flavor. These sound amazing and I have a dehydrator that is begging to get used again.
Veronica
This is brilliant! Thank you!
Susan
Somehow I manage to push through and stay out late each year but I know if I was home, I'd be in bed! These zucchini chips look awesome and I'll take anything salt and vinegar!
Lauren+@+Healthy+Delicious
These look awesome! I've been considering a dehydrator for a while, but this might put me over the edge.
We don't have a crazy NYE either... and we don't have kids so i don't even have an excuse!
christine
We have 3 kids, ages 18, 6 & 3 so we NEVER go out either and it looks like we have a long way to go before we do! This is a great healthy snack to serve during a season of otherwise unhealthy choices. Thanks for the idea.
Angie+|+Big+Bear's+Wife
We barely make it to midnight on new years eve....oh gosh and we don't even have kids yet haha! Ps. I wish I had a bowl full of these Salt and Vinegar Zucchini Chips right now. I love anything that has to do with zucchini!
Paula+-+bell'alimento
Those look so crunchy and delicious!
Ginny+McMeans
The perfect snack! Looks beautiful!
Bea
We stay home for New Years Eve as well and nobody makes it to midnight. I have not made it to midnight in at least 15 years…seriously I just fall asleep 🙂
Your take on a salt and vinegar chip using zucchini sounds and looks fantastic!
Martha@A+Family+Feast
I love salt & vinegar potato chips - can't wait to try these!
Renee+-+Kudos+Kitchen
I love that you can make these chips in the oven if you don't have a dehydrator. I don't have a dehydrator but I'm thinking it would be something fun to have. These chips sound delicious. Love the salt and vinegar aspect. I'll bet they have tons of flavor! Happy New Year!
ash
old post but how do you make these in the oven?!
Brenda
I would do it very low temp maybe 200 degrees F. Keep checking them and maybe 6 hours.
Michelle Dill
How do you store them once they are done and how long do they keep?
KATHY
Article said bake at 200 degrees for 2-3 hours. Remember that depends on how thick you slice them.
Pamela
Mine burned in the oven after 20 minutes at 200F. Is that temperature incorrect?
foodwanderings
Ooh I like the crinkly briny zucchini chips and I need to get me a dehydrator STAT! Happy New Year.
Cookin+Canuck
Salt and vinegar are my favorite types of chips and I absolutely love the idea of using those flavors with zucchini chips!
Gerrie Reynolds
I purchased a dehydrator this past summer... Nothing I fix turns out right... Tried dehydrating pears and put them in mason jars... They fermented... What am I doing wrong ??
Jeannine
It sounds like you aren't drying them enough. You could put them in the freezer...
Kathy
You're not getting enough moisture out of the pears. I also turn the pears once. They should look a it leathery when you tear one in half. These are my favorite
claire+@the+realistic+nutritionist
My favorite potato chip in a zucchini form! Yes please!
Stephanie+@+Back+for+Seconds
What a tasty snack idea! Love this!
Heather | girlichef
I actually like staying in on New Year's Eve, too - keeps us away from the crazies! I love these veggie chips...and my salt & vinegar-lovin' daughter will be stoked when I make a batch. 🙂
The+Food+Hunter
Oh I will be making these! great snack idea!!
Kellie+@+The+Suburban+Soapbox
I would need more than one serving of these. They look incredible!
Kalamashaka
Sugar-free. Love to prepare for my family. Thank you