Baked Plantain Chips with Creamy Chili Dip
These Baked Plantain Chips with Creamy Chili Dip are a great alternative to fries or potato chips! Baked with coconut oil and salt, they are sweet and savory, and great for dipping!
Super easy recipe for you today! Just slice, shake and bake 🙂
You will want to make sure you are using ripe plantains. Just like a banana a plantain is ripe when it starts to brown. Their peel is not bright yellow like a banana, it is more of a greenish brown color that eventually turns darker brown and spots like a banana. If you try to remove the skin of the plantain and it doesn’t come off easily or the plantain feels hard it is not ripe enough. Let them ripen on the counter or in a paper bag to speed up the process.
Slice them into small “chips” about 1/8″ thick. Add to a gallon-sized plastic bag with melted coconut oil and salt – Shake it up to coat! Spread them in an even layer on the baking sheet. Bake for 35-40 minutes flipping them once half way through. The plantains should be lightly browned on both sides. They taste best when served right away, they can get a bit dry tasting once they have sat out a while.
For the dip, you can make it as spicy as you like! The recipe calls for a “pinch” of cayenne, but if you are into spice you can add a bigger pinch 🙂 The plantains are naturally sweet, so they pair well with a spicy dip!
If you are having trouble finding plantains at your grocery store look near the bananas. Most stores usually have them, but since they are a lot less popular than bananas in the US the display is much smaller and sometimes they are hidden.
Baked Plantain Chips with Creamy Chili Dip
Description
These Baked Plantain Chips with Creamy Chili Dip are a great alternative to fries or potato chips! Baked with coconut oil and salt, they are sweet and savory, and great for dipping!
Ingredients
2 large, ripe plantains
2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
1 tsp sea salt, divided
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup mayo
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp lime juice
Pinch of cayenne
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F
Remove peel from the plantains
Slice them horizontally into small “chips” about 1/8th of an inch thick
Put all of the plantain chips into a gallon sized plastic bag
Pour the melted coconut oil into the bad, add 1/2 tsp sea salt, shake to coat all of the chips
Prepare a large baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray
Spread the plantain chips in a single layer onto the baking sheet
Sprinkle with remaining sea salt
Bake for 20 minutes, remove pan from oven, carefully flip the plantain chips
Return pan to oven, bake another 15-20 minutes until plantain chips have browned
While the plantains are baking mix together the remaining ingredients for the dipping sauce
Serve plantain chips warm with the dipping sauce on the side