These zucchini chips in air fryer are done without any breading or flour. These are vegetable chips that are essentially dehydrated zucchini. They are so tasty and crunchy, perfect low calorie snack.
Zucchini is among my favourite vegetables.
Especially when cooked in the air fryer, its taste is really enhanced.
During summer, when you get them copiously, these recipes are such a life saver.
You may like air fryer potato peelings, air fryer zucchini boats, roasted zucchini without breading, air fryer zucchini and squash, zucchini fritters and zucchini fries.
Health Benefits of Zucchini
As a summer vegetable and gourd
- Zucchini is high in water. Helps keep the body hydrated.
- It is low calories: Since zucchini is made up of mostly water, it is very low calorie and hence a great choice for stir fries, grilled, air fried or in a medley of vegetables.
- It is packed with vitamins, minerals and important nutrients.
Tips to Make Best Zucchini Chips
The best tip is to cut zucchini slices really thin. A mandolin does a good job of cutting even, thin slices.
If you don’t have a mandolin, use your Chef’s Knife and slowly slice even slices
Then make sure that you dry them really well with paper towel. This is because they contain a lot of water.
If they are very soggy when you place them for air frying, they will take very long to crisp up or may not crisp up at all.
Coat zucchini slices with spices and oil and immediately put them in the air fryer.
This is to prevent them from releasing water when they are sitting with spices and salt on them.
Preheat air fryer before putting in the chips. This helps in starting the cooking process right away.
Put them in one layer or minimise overlap as much as possible.
Keep opening the basket once every few minutes and remove the chips that look browned on the edges and have crisped up.
This allows the others to cook optimally and none to get burned.
You will need to do these in batches, but they get done quickly.
Storage:
- You can store them for upto 2 weeks in an air tight container at room temperature or fridge.
- You will need to heat them up in air fryer to crisp them up before consuming.
- It is better not to freeze them as they may not keep well.
Stepwise Pictures
Using a sharp knife, snip off the end off zucchini. Leave the skin on.
Now using a mandolin slice zucchini into very thin slices or chips.
In case you don’t have a mandolin, use your knife to achieve similar-sized zucchini slices.
Assemble olive oil in a bowl. Assemble various spices and salt in a bowl.
Add oil and spices to the sliced zucchini.
Mix them well. Meanwhile, preheat the air fryer to put them in immediately.
Air frying Instructions:
Preheat air fryer at 160C or 320F for 5 minutes.
Lay zucchini chips in air fryer without much overlapping. One layer is preferred.
Air fry for about 8-10 minutes at 320 F or 160C.
You will notice that some chips will start browning on the edges and crisping up.
Remove them. Check every minute and remove more till all are done.
You may need to do more than one batch. Your crispy delicious zucchini chips are done.
Enjoy them with your favourite dip.
FAQs
Cut zucchini into thin chips. Apply oil and seasonings on it. Air fry at 320 F or 160C after preheating in air fryer for 8-10 minutes till crispy.
Don't add too much salt to the zucchini before air frying. Also dry zucchini slices well and also don't let zucchini slices sit in salt before air frying. That way they will get soggy.
Zucchini is a low calorie vegetable. Zucchini chips are nutritious and very low carb.
Use a mandolin which is an easy way of getting super thin slices. If you don't have one, use a sharp Chef's knife. Slowly slice the zucchini keeping each slice as thin as possible.
Here's the recipe card:
📖 Recipe Card
Air fryer Zucchini Chips
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 large zucchini
- ½ tsp. Garlic salt
- ¼ tsp. Pepper
- ½ tsp. Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp. Cayenne or paprika
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 tbsp. parmesan (optional) for garnish
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Instructions
- Using a sharp knife, snip off the end off zucchini. Leave the skin on.
- Now using a mandolin slice zucchini into very thin slices or chips. In case you don’t have a mandolin, use your knife to achieve similar-sized zucchini slices.
- Assemble olive oil in a bowl. Assemble various spices and salt in a bowl.
Air frying Instructions:
- Preheat air fryer at 160C or 320F for 5 minutes.
- Lay zucchini chips in air fryer without much overlapping. One layer is preferred.
- Air fry for about 8-10 minutes at 320 F.
- You will notice that some chips will start browning on the edges and crisping up. Remove them. Check every minute and remove more till all are done.
- You may need to do more than one batch. Your crispy delicious zucchini chips are done. Enjoy them with your favourite dip.
- You can garnish with some grated parmesan if you like yours cheesy. I prefer to have as is.
Notes
2. For seasoning you may mix it up by using ranch seasoning, Cajun seasoning, Fajita seasoning or any other ready spice mix of choice.
3. You could also air fry zucchini chips by adding just oil to it and air frying. Then add the seasoning while serving.
4. I prefer to add spices while air frying so that they adhere better.
5. The best tip is to cut zucchini slices really thin. A mandolin does a good job of cutting even, thin slices.
If you don’t have a mandolin, use your Chef’s Knife and slowly slice even slices
6. Then make sure that you dry them really well with paper towel. This is because they contain a lot of water. If they are very soggy when you place them for air frying, they will take very long to crisp up or may not crisp up at all.
7. Coat with spices and oil and immediately put them in the air fryer. This is to prevent them from releasing water when they are sitting with spices on them.
8. Put them in one layer in air fryer or minimise overlap as much as possible.
9. Keep opening the basket once every few minutes and remove the chips that look browned on the edges and have crisped up to allow the others to cook optimally and none to get burned.
10. You will need to do these in batches, but they get done quickly.
Nutrition
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Kris says
These came out so crispy and flavorful! Thank you for another winner!
Rachna says
Thanks so much, Kris! Glad you liked them.
Beth says
My garden gives me a lot of zucchini so I am very excited about this recipe! I think I'm most excited about how easy it is to make, so I can have my kiddos make it for me - Perfect!
Amanda Wren-Grimwood says
We are growing zucchini at the moment so this is a great new recipe to try. Thanks!
Ieva says
Loved this recipe! SO easy to make, and you can really pack in quite a bit of flavour in a courgette! Bonus, that you can make these in an air-fryer too!
Tara says
These air fryer zucchini chips are incredibly easy to make and the perfect feel good snack! Love the addition of garlic salt and parmesan!