BBQ Sweet Potato Chips

apps / snacks / whole 30 / paleo / gluten free / grain free / dairy free / vegan / meat free

Happy Whole 30 January! Let’s start off the year with our favorite snacks, chips!

One of the hardest parts in my opinion doing Whole 30 is finding approved snacks that actually satisfy me. When I did my first round of Whole 30 I was eating a hard-boiled egg every time I was starving, which got old very quickly. My favorite flavor chips HANDS DOWN is bbq chips. The thing that makes them so good is the spicy / sweet heat flavor they bring. On Whole 30 though, you can’t use any sweeteners - natural or artificial. That’s why I love making these bbq chips using sweet potatoes. They bring their natural sweetness to the mix so there isn’t a need for any more sweetener.

Here’s what you’ll need to make these Whole 30 BBQ Sweet Potato Chips:

• sweet potatoes

• garlic powder

• onion powder

• smoked paprika

• chili powder

• salt

• olive oil

• coconut oil

The trick to getting these chips nice and crispy is giving them an ice bath. Once they soak, you want to pat them dry and season them to get that delicious BBQ flavor. After frying them in the coconut oil and olive oil, you lay them on paper towels to soak up the excess oil and season with a little more salt.

BBQ Sweet Potato Chips

ingredients:

• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled

• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp olive oil

• 1/4 cup coconut oil

• 1 tbsp onion powder

• 1 tbsp garlic powder

• 2 tbsp smoked paprika

• 1 tsp chili powder

• 1 tsp salt

directions:

1. using a mandolin, slice the sweet potatoes into thin rounds.

2. fill up a large bowl with water and ice cubes and submerge the potatoes. let them soak for at least 20 minutes.

3. drain the sweet potatoes and pat them dry with a paper towel. toss them with 2 tbsp olive oil, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika , chili powder and salt.

4. in a frying pan, add the olive oil and coconut oil and heat on medium. start frying the sweet potatoes in batches. fry about 5-ish minutes on each side until they start to look golden brown.

5. lay a paper towel down and layer the chips on top once fried. this will soak up a lot of the excess oil. optional: season with more salt.

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