This is literally one of the most delicious homemade snacks I have ever made. They took me over an hour to make and were devoured within 3 minutes! But so worth it.
This recipe saves on wastage, saves money, and ensures that you know exactly what ingredients are in your crisps. No msg, additives, or preservatives. Also, as I’m running on a Passover theme, this is a great way to make sure your crisps are kosher for passover!
I was making sweet potato mash and saw a great opportunity to use the tasty crispy skins as a snack. But there are two ways to make these; you could also keep your peelings from sweet or normal potatoes and roast them separately.
Method 1:
1. Roast skin on sweet potatoes for 1 hr on 220 degrees with a drizzle of olive oil. Turn several times during roasting.
2. Remove the skins and mash the soft part of the potato with salt and pepper. Put the skins back on the oven tray. There should still be enough oil on the tray but if it is very dry add another drizzle of olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and put back in the oven on 250 for 15 minutes.
Method 2:
1. Wash and peel potatoes or sweet potatoes. Mix with a little olive oil and a sprinkle of salt and place on an oven tray in the middle of a hot oven.
2. Cook for about 45 minutes at 250 degrees or until the skins are cooked and crispy.
3. Cook the insides of the potatoes however you want. Boil, roast, or use in soups, stews, pies…see my recipes below.
These crisps are delicious with tzatziki dip or just on their own!
Enjoy!
Tip: Try using garlic or chilli oil instead of olive oil
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I have always wanted to learn how to make this. Thank you for sharing
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It is fantastic!!!
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Made me giggle, too! Very cute.
Yummmmmmy
They look better than the sweet potato!
Thanks, they really were yummy!
These were so good! Not enough though!
Haha, thanks! Yes 3 potatoes makes about a bag of crisps – plus I ate some in the cooking process hehe
Wow, this looks like such a great recipe! (I am so glad you stumbled upon my blog.) I am excited to make these this weekend, hurray!
These look delicious! I’ve just discovered kale chips as well – I’m loving all the semi-healthy alternatives to potato crisps.
It’s also nice to meet another London Jewish girl!
Aha – recently I’ve been giving myself a hard time about my food waste, this is one step towards reducing it! It won’t work for everything, of course… Kiwi skins don’t lend themselves to snacking, for example
Mmm yum – now I can make sweet potato pie and not waste the skin
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While having a great serving side too
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You are truly a genius! I have never thought of roasting the skins for a snack. They look so crispy and perfectly delicious.
Thank you! They were very crispy and very moreish!
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Thank you very much!
I love the idea of making crisps with the skins of potatoes. I think they’d be gorgeous with a nice spicy salsa.
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Thank you!
i love sweet potato and this way of using the skins sounds delicious.
Yum these look way better than what you would get at a restaurant!
These look AMAZING!
Such a simple but wonderful idea for using something I would probably have thrown away. thank you for the inspiration x
WHAT a great idea! Especially since I’ve been peeling that skin away (since my picky kids will pick it off if I don’t). They might even be fooled into eating them anyway since they look just like chips! Fantastic! Thanks!
cannot wait to try these!
These look like something I would enjoy. I don’t love sweet potatoes but if they are in fries form or like what you have done then I enjoy
I guess I don’t like the mushy texture of them…
This looks gorgeous! I love that then there is no waste
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Thanks for sharing this Vered. What a great way to use the skin!
Love it!
Oh man, this sounds so good! I can’t think of many recipes where I’d use the middle of the sweet potatoes *without* the skin… but the next time one occurs to me, I’ll definitely make this too!
Sliced baked potatoes: thinly slice almost all the way through. drizzle with butter, olive oil, salt and pepper. bake at 425 for about 40 min. i want to try this with a sweet potato!