Sweet Potato Chips

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chips, health food, healthy snack, healthy swaps, potato chip, potato recipe, potatoes, recipe, snack, sweet potato, sweet potato chip

One of Hubster’s weaknesses  is potato chips. I decided to make him a slightly healthier snack, by making my own.

Ingredient:
Sweet potatoes, olive oil, fresh ground seas salt

Directions:
Slice sweet potatoes into thin slices (I cut them in half and used my food processor to slice them). Lightly mist slices with olive oil (I used a plastic spray bottle from the dollar store).  Lay slices on a crisper sheet in a single layer, sprinkle with seas salt. Bake at 250°F until crispy, thinner slices take about 45-55 minutes.

Sweet Potato Chips

*Next time I’m planning to toss the chips with chili powder before baking them.

*I would also like to make these using blue russet potatoes, but I just can’t seem to find them in my rural area.

*Use herbs to create any flavor potato chip you like.

What’s your favorite flavor potato chip?

Baking Recipe Makeovers

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baking makeover, baking substitutes, diet, diet desserts, dieting, diets, healthy eating, healthy swaps, recipe makeovers, recipes

These are some of the healthy baking swaps I’ve been working on incorporating into my old and trusted recipes. I’m trying to be more sensitive to my family & friend dieters.

Everyone has heard of using applesauce for a fat substitute. While most do not notice the subtle change, those with a sensitive pallet may not enjoy the swap. Instead puree your own favorite, mashed banana, canned pears, canned peaches, even fruit baby food.

*Add 1 c. of puree cannelloni beans to a box brownie mix and bake. This cuts down on fat and increase your protein intake.

If you add cinnamon, nutmeg, or cloves they enhance the natural sweetness of food, so you can use less sugar.

If you’re substituting for fats, bake about 25° cooler and check a few minutes earlier.

Leave out coconut or nuts from ingredients if not necessary, this can cut down on the fat.

When trying to reduce sugar, use half sugar, half Splenda when baking.