Have leftover bananas and hungry for a healthy snack? Try these Yummy Banana Chips! Inspired by Martha Stewart's Baked Plantain Chips* in her Everyday Food Magazine. Instead of using plantains, go bananas!
Yummy Banana Chips!
Simple and healthy snack to make using bananas and a few spices.
Prep Time: 10 min
Total Time: 50 min
Yields: 4 servings (1/2 of a banana each, or baking sheet-full of chips)
Ingredients
- 2 medium bananas
- 1 lemon
- 1 t ground cinnamon
- Salt and pepper
Baking Instructions
- Heat oven to 350° F. Spray baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- Peel and thinly slice the bananas on a diagonal and place the slices in a single layer onto the baking sheet.
- Cut and squeeze lemon juice into a small pourable container. Mix 1/2 t ground cinnamon into the lemon juice container.
- Pour half of lemon juice mixture over banana chips and season with salt and pepper.
- Bake 18-20 min or until golden and crisp on one side.
- Take the baking sheet out of the oven, flip banana chips with a spatula and pour remaining lemon juice mixture and season with salt and pepper.
- Bake again for 18-20 min or until golden and crisp on other side.
- To store, place in an airtight container, up to 3 days.
*Note: For more servings, add 1/2 banana for every additional serving.
*Websites Cited
"Baked Plantain Chips." Martha Stewart Recipes. Martha Stewart Living, n.d. Web. 30 Mar 2013. <http://www.marthastewart.com/333882/baked-plantain-chips>.
