How long do you have to dehydrate sweet potato chips?

[JudithM]

WOW I have been dehydrating my seet potato chips for days....will they ever get crucnhy like a real chip? Just curious if they do eventually get crispier or if I just eat them chewy? They're good chewy, but my teeth would prefer them to be a little crispier.

PS I am making the Raw Knisters cinnamon rolls this week I hope they taste as good as her picture looks!!!

[RawKnitster]

They do taste that good! Maybe even better;) Have you checked katch's thread lately? I'm happy to see a few more people have made them with good results. Let me know how it goes with you. :)

My sweet potato chips come out hard rather than crispy. I give them to my dog. :p She loves 'em. I would love to know the answer to getting crispy sweet potato chips. I was thinking paper thin slices would be good, maybe massaged with a drop of olive oil, but I don't have the right equipment to get a slice that thin. I'll be checking back to see if anyone else has a tried and true way to make crispy chips.

[joyce09]

I put yams (the most common type) in my vitamix and blend them with water. Then I spread the smoothie thin on sheets and dehydrate (I may add some sesame seeds, etc.). The chips (or whatever you want to call them) are thin and crispy and taste very good. I don't peel the skin.

That is my way of making veggie chips. A number of other root veggies do well with this blended method. I am still in the process of experimenting with various kinds of veggies.

[OnMyJourney]

I put yams (the most common type) in my vitamix and blend them with water. Then I spread the smoothie thin on sheets and dehydrate (I may add some sesame seeds, etc.). The chips (or whatever you want to call them) are thin and crispy and taste very good.

That is my way of making veggie chips. A number of other root veggies do well with this blended method. I am still in the process of experimenting with various kinds of veggies.

This is a fabulous idea!!! Thank you so much for sharing it!! I'm going to try this since I don't have a mandolin and the food processor doesn't make the slices thin enough. From looking at Alissa's recipe, that seems to be the trick because she says after 4-5 hours on 105, that hers are nice and crispy. (pg. 340)

[JennaHoneyBear]

also, try making chips with a potato peeler. you gotta get em realllly thin

[OnMyJourney]

also, try making chips with a potato peeler. you gotta get em realllly thin

Hmmm, I've got one of those. I'm going to try this method as well and see which turns out best. I'll keep you all posted! :)

[Mary Kay]

Joyce09 ---I second the great idea comment. Raw Sweet Pringles....LOL

Mary Kay

[joyce09]

Add a little oil to the smoothie if you don't mind the calories and the chips will be crispier.:)

[joliepolie]

have you tried a Saladacco for the ultra thin slices..you have to seperate them as they sort of come out connected but it works pretty well

[JudithM]

That's a great idea! The Vita-Mix can handle the yams? I ask because a few months ago I stripped the spinner attachment that connects the base to the plastic container making some way too thick date paste. The engine smelled like it was burning and it shut down and would not turn back on. I thought I had burned the motor on this very expensive machine I had saved long and hard for and I actually cried because I use it everyday and could not replace it at the time. Come to find out it was under warranty for 7yrs and I had it for 6.5 so I was covered, but ever since I am scared to try anything to hard on it. I have not made date paste since then and I used to love that on apples! I will try all of your suggestions I appreciated the feedback! Take care!

[joyce09]

Judith, I have to add enough water when blending yams and other root vegetables. I usually stand by my Vitamix (with ear plugs to protect my ears) to make sure it is not over burdened. Also I blend in small quantities so that I could add as little water as possible. If I blend a lot yams all at once, I would have to add a lot of water to make the upper part blended in and that would be too much water to dry up.

[Eva]

If they're not thin almost like paper, they simply won't get super crispy.

I then dehydrate them for 24 hours or so. They're a lot like Lay's thin chips after that. But better (of course).

[Stina]

I love that idea about pulverizing them first in the Vitamix!

Personally, I much prefer making chips out of Mexican potatoes. I'm having a brain fart. What are those called at the grocery store? I put them through the saladacco, dip my finger with oil and spread in on the slices (probably a brush would work better) and then sprinkle on nutritional yeast salt cayenne whatever.

My boyfriend has taken it upon himself to be the Master kale chip maker and is making incredibly wonderful batches.

[Eva]

Jicama?

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....... kale chips......... :)

[joyce09]

Jicama, carrots, and yams blended together make tasty chips. (Optional: sunflower seeds, coconut oil/cream, chia seeds, flaxseeds, green onions, all thrown into Vitamix.)

[Stina]

Jicama?

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....... kale chips......... :)

Yeah, jicama. I'm pronounced it phonetically for two years before someone cued me in!

[Eva]

Yeah, jicama. I pronounced it phonetically for two years before someone cued me in!

You mean Jih-kah-mah? LOL, I did that too. Only took a couple times before the guy at the grocery store looked at me with an uplifted eyebrow and said "Do you mean hih-kuh-muh?" I was lucky it was a quick learn. Ha!