Sweet potato crisps recipe

Sweet potato crisps

46 ratings

Prep Time:5 mins

Cooking Time:15 mins

Serves:8 Adults

Cost:Low

Kids will love these and they make a great alternative to crisps!

Ingredients

500g / 17½ oz. of sweet potatoes
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas mark 4
Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into very thin slices using a potato slicer or a sharp knife
Put the sweet potato slices in a bowl and add two tablespoons of vegetable oil
Get those little hands to mix the sweet potato slices and vegetable oil
Put tin-foil on the bottom of a baking tray and lay the sweet potato slices out on it
Roast in oven for 10 to 15 minutes until crispy and then serve

What you will need

Baking tray
Mixing bowl

Serving suggestions

Serve hot or cold. Add more flavour to your crisps by lightly sprinkling them with spices before placing in the oven

Nutritional Information:

All our recipes are nutritionally analysed by our team of experts.

1/8 of the recipe contains

Energy

334kj

80kcal

Fat

2.7g

Saturates

0.2g

Sugars

3.4g

Salt

0.06g

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