Make Your Own Flavor Kettle Chips
These make-your-own-flavor kettle potato chips require no deep frying and no mess! Store-bought chips spend a few minutes in the oven, then are tossed in a blend of herbs + spices to kick up plain old chips! (Inspired by Rebekah Peppler's 'Upgraded Potato Chips' from À Table.)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 ounce store-bought plain kettle potato chips, 8 oz of chips for each seasoning blend
Brown Sugar BBQ Blend
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ¾ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon dry mustard
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- ⅛ teaspoon turmeric
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- pinch fine sea salt or kosher salt, or more, to taste
Lemon + Herb Blend*
- zest of ½ a lemon
- 1 teaspoon dried buttermilk
- ¼ teaspoon dried chives
- ¼ teaspoon dried tarragon
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- pinch white pepper
- pinch fine sea salt or kosher salt, or more, to taste
Rosemary + Parmesan Blend
- 2 teaspoon parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, minced
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- pinch fine sea salt or kosher salt, or more, to taste
Sweet + Spicy Thai Blend*
- zest of ½ lime
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil, or dried thai basil
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon onion powder
- pinch fine sea salt or kosher salt, or more, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F.
- Mix the seasoning blend of your choice.
- Spread chips across a sheet pan and bake for 5 minutes.
- Immediately sprinkle the seasoning blend over the chips and toss to coat.
Notes
*If you have a spice grinder, you may pulse the blends for Lemon + Herb and Sweet + Spicy Thai.
Each blend is enough to season 8 oz (or one 8-8.5 oz bag) of kettle chips.
Each blend calls for just a pinch of salt, plus more to taste. Start with just a pinch in the blend, season the chips, then taste a chip to determine if they need more salt.
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