Apple chips are
chips or crisps that are prepared using
apples
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. When stale, apple chips become drier and crispier. Contrary to modern belief, apple chips do not become chewier when stale, only harder. Apple chips may be fried, deep fried,
,
dehydrated
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or baked.
Apple chips may have a dense and crispy texture or may be puffed, yet still crispy.
may be used to prepare apple chips with a puffy and crispy texture.
They may be seasoned with cinnamon and sweetened with confectioners sugar.
Apple chips may be consumed as a
snack food
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,
and may be accompanied by various
dips and other foods. Apple chips are mass-produced in the United States.
Use in dishes
Apple chips may be used in sandwiches
and as an ingredient in desserts
and sweets, such as cookies.
They may also be used as a
garnish on dishes.
Manufacturers
Apple chips are
mass-produced
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by some food manufacturers. Companies that produce them include
Seneca Foods, Bare Fruit,
Buddy Fruits and Tyrrell's
Bare Fruit and Buddy Fruits apple chips are prepared using only apples as their sole ingredient.
Fried
Apple chips can also be made by
deep frying
Deep frying (also referred to as deep fat frying) is a cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat, traditionally lard but today most commonly Cooking oil, oil, as opposed to the shallow frying used in conventional frying done in a fryi ...
a sliced apple in a batter. Usually, the batter will also be topped with cinnamon before or after the frying process. The usual shape of a deep-fried apple chip is a ring. Fried Apple chips can also be made in a pan.
See also
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Banana chip
A banana chip (sometimes called banana crisp) is a deep-fried or dried, generally crispy slice of banana. It is usually made from firmer, starchier banana varieties (" cooking bananas" or plantains) like the saba and Nendran cultivars. It ca ...
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List of apple dishes
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List of deep fried foods
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List of dried foods
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References
Further reading
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Chip
Deep fried foods
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European cuisine
Snack foods
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