These earthy baked chips are the perfect accompaniment to any fall lunch.
Welp, it's officially November. The "month of the side dish" and also the "holy crap, I need to start buying Christmas gifts" month. But before we get into that - how was your Halloween?? We had such a great day. I volunteered at my daughter's school for their Halloween festivities, then we went trick-or-treating downtown at our local businesses, where we received these from the Chinese restaurant ⇓Â
Yes, they were given to us unwrapped. No, we didn't eat them. 🙂
 Aaaanyway... after that, we came back home and trick-or-treated/passed out candy here, where we probably had a few hundred kids. NO JOKE. At least we were warned (and we managed to not run out of candy, which was basically a miracle).
Oh, and if you thought all of that fun wasn't enough, apparently neither did we, because then we went to the Halloween Carnival by the harbor where the kids got to play lots of games, got some candy (yes, more candy) and other prizes, we ate (again), then went home completely happy (read: deliriously exhausted).
So now that we've relived my fun, tiring day, let's talk beet chips. Have I ever mentioned my infatuation with that fabulously fuchsia root veg? OMG. I love it so much. That earthy sweetness just tugs at the ol' foodie heart strings, ya know? Plus, and I know I'm a total girl as I type this, they're just so pretty 🙂
 Just fyi, I had never made beet chips before, but thought that they would go so great with my Fully Loaded Autumn Sandwich (which you should seriously check out because it's ridiculous) and they do! And I've got some more good news for ya - these pretties are crazy easy. Especially if you have a mandolin on hand. Really, it's just slice, season and bake. Simple. They only take about 12 minutes in the oven, they're gorgeous, earthy, a little salty, slightly sweet and nice and crispy. Basically all the things. So go make 'em!
 Enjoy <3
If you make this recipe be sure to snap a pic and tag me @thefoodieandthefix or use #thefoodieandthefix on Instagram so I can check it out! It makes me ridiculously happy to see what you guys are making 🙂
📖 Recipe
Sea Salt and Thyme Baked Beet Chips
Ingredients
- 1 cup thinly sliced fresh beets (preferably using a mandolin on it's smallest setting, but if you don't have a mandolin you can use your knife)
- 2 teaspoon fresh or or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- small sprinkle of sea salt
- olive oil cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
- Spray a baking sheet lightly with the cooking spray.
- Put beets on the sheet in one layer, spray tops lightly with cooking spray. Season both sides with the thyme and sea salt.
- Bake for 6 minutes, flip the chips over and bake for another 5--7 minutes or until crispy. Keep a close eye on them once you've flipped them over, if they go to far (when they lighten in color and turn yellow-ish) they can taste burnt and nobody wants that! Once they're done, immediately take them off of the baking sheet so they don't continue to cook.
Notes
21 Day Fix Container Counts per Serving: 1 Green
Weight Watchers Freestyle Points: 0
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: Entire RecipeAmount Per Serving: Calories: 35
karrie @ Tasty Ever After says
Dang! Y'all did more in one day then I do all week! hahahaha! Seriously, you did 😉 Hold up right now on this post! Did you write this for me because just the other day I was wondering what the heck I'm going to do with the insane amount of beets I get in my weekly CSA. Now I know...beet chips!!!!! YAY ME 🙂
Stephanie says
Hahaha... right?! That's more than we normally do in a week too, it was nuts! CSAs are so awesome, yay for lots of beets and yay you!! Thanks, Karrie!
Demeter | Beaming Baker says
Oh darn it!! Christmas gifts!! Let the madness BEGIN. Hahaha. Quite fascinating that you received unwrapped fortune cookies... Huh. A few hundred kids??? Dang! When folks told you that you were on THE street for trick-or-treating, they weren't joking! I can't believe you guys managed to go to a carnival after that too! Sounds like it was so much fun. Especially the whole eating several times part. Lolol.
These beet chips are SO pretty! I'll say it on the mountain with ya, Steph! These look and sound so good. Will ya hand me two batches? One for Erik (ahem), of course! So happy y'all had an awesome Halloween. <3 xoxo
Stephanie says
I know, right?! I just made my Christmas list (ya know, the grown-up kind - a list of people I have to buy for, not gifts that I want 😉 ) yesterday and it's always a bit overwhelming figuring out what to get everyone! Yes, so many trick-or-treaters! It was so much fun. Can't wait to hear all about your Halloween, D! Btw, can we just start saying all the important things right there on the mountain top? It now seems like the only way. And hey, my house is right up against a mountain, so we're good to go! I'll be happy to send 3 batches of these guys, just in case, ya know... Erik needs two 😉 XO
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says
Glad you had a lovely Halloween!! We don't get any trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood, so ours was pretty quiet and low key. Anyways, I am OBSESSING over these chips!! I always buy the beet chips at the grocery store, but for some crazy reason I have never made them myself. Clearly I need to get on it and change that with these!! Love the sea salt and thyme combo! SOOO gorgeous, dear! Pinned! Cheers!
Stephanie says
Hey, low-key is good too! I was the same way! We bought beet chips in the store on occasion, but I just never managed to make them at home, even though I thought about doing it a gazillion times. They're so easy, I feel silly for not doing it sooner! (Plus I always appreciate a chance to use my mandolin! Seriously, why is that so much fun?) Thanks, Chey! XO
Miriam - londonkitchendiaries.com says
Halloween was lovely we had so many kids knocking on our door and they were just so cute in their little costumes! I always wanted to make my own beetroot chips but somehow never managed to do it. However, I have one beetroot left in the fridge from a beetroot soup I made last night and I was wondering what I could make with just one beetroot - well, I think I got my answer! It is beetroot chips tonight! Looking forward to it!
Stephanie says
Yes! I love seeing the kiddos all excited in their outfits 🙂 That was me too! I'd thought about making beet chips probably a billion times and just never got around to it. I hope you like them, Miriam!
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says
Wow! A few hundred kids Stephanie?! OMG! I think we had 20! Thank God I didn't buy too much candy.
I LOVE these chips! 'veI never tried making beet chips but these sound delicious and look so pretty! Getting them on my list of must trys!
Stephanie says
I know, it was nuts, Mary Ann! Thanks! I hope you like them 🙂
Dawn @ Girl Heart Food says
I've already started my holiday shopping!! Can't believe it. It's all so sudden, isn't it? Seemed like yesterday was the start of September and now we are gearing towards Christmas! Surprisingly, we didn't get very many trick or treaters. I think because the weather wasn't the greatest (rain). You had A LOT!! I have A LOT of candy leftover on the other hand, which is good and bad, lol 😀 That was so funny about the fortune cookies!! Like, what?? I'm a total girl today and love the colour of these beet chips! And pairing with thyme is so perfect. I would probably devour the whole lot of these all by ma self....hehehe. Pinned, of course! Have a wonderful weekend! xo
Stephanie says
Good for you for getting on the holiday shopping, girl! (I... haven't.) I agree, lots of leftover candy is both good and bad! Sometimes if we really have a ton, I'll have the hubs take a bunch into work and then it gets quickly devoured wild animal-style. Yes! The fortune cookies!! The hubs and I were trying so hard to keep straight faces until we got outa there! I totally devoured all of the chips that I made for this shoot (all by ma self 🙂 ) Thanks and thanks for pinning, Dawn! XO