Cheesy Chips

Ever miss that crunchy texture that foods like chips and crackers used to provide? Don’t reach for the saltines! There is a better way.

homemade healthy chips Cheesy Chips

When you want a healthy alternative to chips and need a break from carrots and celery for dipping into sauces, try these cheese chips. They have one ingredient: cheese! These certainly aren’t an every day food, but if you are craving chips, this is a much healthier alternative than the Doritos aisle!

How to Make Cheese Chips:

  1. Very lightly oil a cookie sheet with olive oil (very lightly!)
  2. Put small piles or folded slices of cheese onto the cookie sheet. I recommend cheddar, real grated parmesan, asiago or other firm cheese. I haven’t tried mozzarella, jack, colby, etc.
  3. Turn the oven on Broil and put the cheese in.
  4. Watch carefully for cheese to bubble and start to turn brown.
  5. Just as they brown around the edges, remove them and use thin spatula to remove from cookie sheet.
  6. When cooled, use just as you would chips for snacking or dipping into homemade sauces.

 

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  • http://alifeofabandon.blogspot.com/2011/03/40-day-challenge-and-my-thoughts-on.html BeckyD

    We love cheese crackers! I do a jack colby blend cracker quite often. Also, I do mine on parchment paper, and they slide right off easily! (you can reuse the parchment for several batches too.) Try them with guacamole – Heaven!

  • http://profiles.google.com/skydisco3 Sarah Smith

    Mmm, I really need to try making these!

  • Colleen

    Maybe I am confused, but I thought avoiding dairy was part of the diet?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    For the most part, it is, but for those who don’t have an allergy, these are an occasional treat, and much better than chips fried in vegetable oils :-)

  • Leah H

    My husband and I both loved these! Thanks! At first I didn’t cook them long enough to make them crispy, and then I learned that if you wait until they mostly quit bubbling they are perfect. Chips are one of my weaknesses and I’m excited to find something that can substitute. I like that I can control the portions by only cooking just enough.