Beet Leather Chips Recipes

BEET CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Peel beets and slice 1/16 inch thick with a mandoline. In a large bowl, toss beets with extra-virgin olive oil.
• On two rimmed baking sheets (or use one sheet and bake in two batches), arrange beets in a single layer. Stack another rimmed baking sheet on top of each. Bake until edges of beets begin to dry out, about 20 minutes. Uncover and rotate sheets. Bake 10 to 20 minutes, removing chips as they become lightened in color. Transfer to a wire rack; chips will crisp up as they cool.

EASY BEET CHIPS

Steps:

• Thinly slice beets to about 1/16-inch thickness using a mandoline. Place beet slices in a bowl and add salt. Toss to combine. Allow beets to sit about 30 minutes. Drain excess liquid.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Pour olive oil over beets and toss to combine. Mix together garlic powder, black pepper, and dill in a small bowl. Sprinkle over beets and toss to coat. Place beet slices on baking sheets in a single layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crispy, 40 to 50 minutes. Sprinkle with additional salt, if desired.

BAKED BEET AND SWEET POTATO CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray 2 baking sheets with olive oil cooking spray.
• Combine the salt, dill, garlic powder and a generous grinding of black pepper in a small bowl and stir to combine.
• Put the beets and sweet potatoes in a large bowl and spray with olive oil spray. Toss and spray again. Season with the seasoning mix. Arrange on the baking sheets; they can be close but shouldn't touch.
• Bake, rotating the baking sheets from top to bottom about halfway through, until lightly browned and crisp almost to the center (they will crisp all the way as they cool), about 24 minutes.
• Remove the chips to cool.

BEET LEATHER CHIPS

Steps:

• Roast beets by enclosing in foil and roast till tender.
• Or Steam: Fill the bottom of the steamer with 2 inches of water and bring to a rapid boil. Add beets, cover, and steam for 15 minutes. Beets are cooked when you can easily insert a fork or the tip or knife into the beet.
• Remove skin when cool to handle.
• Place beets into a blender.
• Spread thinly, about 4 inch thick. The outer edges will dry faster, so make the outside a little thicker, up to 3/8 inch. Use Excalibur Paraflexx sheets, parchment paper, or the fruit leather inserts that came with your dehydrator. Don't use waxed paper. Dehydrate for 8-10 hours. Peel away the paper store chips in airtight container.

BEET CHIPS

Steps:

• Peel 3 beets (red and yellow) and slice no more than 1/8 inch thick. Toss with flour, then deep-fry in 1 to 2 inches 350 degrees F vegetable oil, stirring occasionally, until the sizzling around the chips slows down, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined rack set on a baking sheet; season with salt. Let cool.

DEHYDRATED BEET CHIPS

Steps:

• Peel and slice beets as thinly as possible with a sharp knife or mandoline.
• Combine sliced beets, water, apple cider vinegar, and olive oil in a large bowl. Let marinate, at least 10 minutes.
• Arrange beets in a single layer on food dehydrator trays. Sprinkle fleur de sel over beets. Store any beets that don't fit in the refrigerator.
• Dehydrate according to manufacturer's instructions, 8 to 12 hours.

BEET CHIPS WITH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Slice beets on thinnest setting using a mandolin. This gives you paper thin wafers that are relatively consistent in thickness. TIP: Use a glass or non-porous cutting board/mat. Beets stain surfaces! You can use red or yellow beets, or a mixture.
• Place sliced beets in a glass bowl and toss with EVOO and salt. Allow to sit for 20 minutes. This process (salt) draws excess moisture from the beets. Once 20 min have passed toss beets in their liquid and drain.
• Place slices in a single layer on parchment lined baking sheets. Sprinkle with a bit of sugar, this brings sweetness back out. Sprinkle with rosemary powder.
• Bake 30-50 minutes. Until crisp. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
• Place in air tight container with a silica packet. If you do not have some silica packets laying around (they come in jerky packages, etc.) make a small rice sock. This process keeps the chips crisp while in container rather than the chips absorbing the moisture from the air the rice/ silica do.

CANDIED BEET CHIPS FOR CHOCOLATE BEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Slice beets very thinly into rounds, preferably on a mandoline. Bring water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Add beets. Reduce heat, and simmer until slightly translucent, about 30 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer beets in a single layer to a rimmed baking sheet lined with a nonstick baking mat. Bake until dry and slightly firm, about 1 hour.