These crispy baked spinach chips are a quick and delicious snack, ready in just 10 minutes! Packed with nutrients, they’re a flavorful alternative to traditional potato chips, making them a great choice for a light and crunchy treat. If you love kale chips, you’re going to adore these easy-to-make spinach chips!
Baked Spinach Chips Recipe
You’re probably familiar with kale chips and apple chips, but have you ever tried spinach chips? If not, I hope this post will change that! These spinach chips are light, crispy, and melt in your mouth, offering a satisfying crunch that’s hard to resist. If you enjoy crispy snacks like kale chips, you’ll definitely want to give these a try!
With an abundance (to say the least) of fresh spinach in the garden, I was looking for creative ways to use up these vibrant leaves. Then it hit me—kale and spinach have a similar texture, so why not try making spinach chips? And sure enough, it worked! These spinach chips are just as delicious and easy to make as their kale counterpart.
Spinach chips are a perfect alternative to a bowl of potato chips, offering that same satisfying crunch without the heaviness. If you’re a fan of crispy snacks, you’ll love these as much as kale chips! Looking for more ways to enjoy kale? Be sure to check out my collection of kale recipes for more ideas!
How to Make Spinach Chips
Prepare baking sheets by covering them with parchment paper. This makes cleanup easy! Depending on how big your spinach leaves are you will need 2-3 baking sheets.
Add spinach to a large bowl and add olive oil on top (tip: I always buy olive oil in bulk to save money). Using your hands, massage the spinach to make sure each leaf is coated in oil.
In a single layer, place spinach on baking sheets.
In a small bowl, mix cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper and salt. Sprinkle this seasoning on top of each leaf.
Tip!
Make the spinach chips your own in this step. I like the seasonings in the recipe, but you can also make them really simple by only using salt. It’s up to you! They’re delicious both ways!
Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until crispy. They will burn quick so make sure to keep an eye on them. Depending on the size of your spinach, you might need more time. Do increments of 1 minute until they are crispy.
Serve in a bowl and happy snacking! I hope you enjoy these baked spinach chips!
How to keep spinach chips from getting soggy?
Make sure the spinach leaves are dry before adding them to the bowl and massaging them with oil. If you’re using organic spinach straight from your garden, you can skip washing them (just give them a quick dusting off), but if you’re using store-bought spinach, it’s best to wash it first.
Dry the spinach completely, patting it dry with towels, or my secret tool is a salad spinner! I like using a salad spinner to dry all my greens and herbs!
How To Store Kale Chips
Spinach chips are best enjoyed fresh, but they will stay crispy for 2-3 days when stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
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Baked Spinach Chips
PrintIngredients
- 5 cups Spinach leaves (equals about half a pound)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Place the spinach leaves in a large bowl. Add olive oil on top of spinach and massage with your hands until all leaves are coated.
- Lay spinach leaves out on parchment paper so they aren't touching each other. Do this until all spinach is gone. Depending on the size of your spinach you might need more than 2 baking sheets.
- In a small bowl add cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper and salt and stir to combine. Sprinkle this seasoning on top of all the spinach leaves.
- Place in oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, watching them carefully so they don't burn. If they aren't crispy after 10 minutes, bake for 1 more minute. Repeat until they are crispy.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool down to touch and enjoy!
Meredith says
So easy and so good! I only used salt and olive oil. Tasty!!!
Jane says
Just made them and they are so good – I just used salt, but will be trying again with the spices. So quick and delicious. Thank you.
Liz says
So good!great for my diabetic diet
Jan says
My daughter who is on a strict autoimmune diet never gets “crunchy” snacks. She cannot eat anything processed so she was absolutely thrilled with these spinach chips. I only used sea salt, garlic and onion powder. Excellent.
Kirsten says
This was so easy to make and it tastes pretty good. I’m quite impressed and will be making it again. Thank you for the new recipe!
Nathalie says
Love spinach chips but don’t they shrink? I’ve tried this a few times on aluminum foil on the baking sheet in the oven at 350 but they always shrink. Does parchment paper make the difference?
Pamela says
Hey Nathalie, all vegetables are going to shrink some when you bake them because of their water content. Spinach for example, is made up of 91% water. Hope this helps.
Sneha says
These are delicious! They taste much better than I imagined. Thank you!!
Judith Pope says
I have loved spinach since I was a little girl. I live your idea. However, I’m allergic to anything coconut. What can I use as a substitute to make these incredible snack spinach chips.
Pamela says
Hey Judith, the recipe doesn’t call for any coconut products, I think you might have seen that in a comment? I recommend using olive oil to coat the spinach. Enjoy these chips – they’re delicious!
kathy a wang says
I wonder if we could add 2 layers of spinach leaves per chip, double up?
Pamela says
You could definitely try, you might just need to bake a little longer.
AGNESE says
Made these just a second ago…they are so good! And the smell is really delicious 🙂
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Pamela says
Awesome, glad you liked them!
Angela @ Vegangela.com says
Spinach chips!? Well I’ll be…! I’ve never heard of them until now but I’m a huge spinach lover so I’m really keen to try them. You’ve reminded me to follow your blog more often. It’s so beautiful and full of great recipes 🙂
Pamela says
Thanks Angela, I hope to see you back here soon! 🙂 Enjoy those chips!
Pure Complex says
I am a HUGE spinach lover, so when I saw this recipe I know it was meant for me :). This looks divine. Have to make this for myself
Pamela says
Enjoy them! Snack away! 🙂
Mr. & Mrs. P says
Tried them with kale but not spinach. Need to give them a try! Great idea!
Pamela says
Enjoy! Snack away!
Nik@ABrownTable says
I’ve done kale before but never spinach, I love that you are always so innovative with your delicious recipes!
Pamela says
Thanks Nik! Hope you give these a try, they’re delicious!
Julia | JuliasAlbum.com says
Pamela, thank you for visiting my blog! Spinach chips is such a great idea – and I love your detailed photos with step-by-step instructions. And, I love New York City and so jealous that you live there. I spent a whole month in NYC this July and try to visit NYC every year. In fact, I am planning to post a series of posts about my time in NYC pretty soon. 🙂
Pamela says
Hey Julia – thank you! Hope your NYC trip was a good one, can’t wait to see pictures and hear all about it! 🙂
cquek says
i am going to try out your recipe.
Pamela says
Enjoy!
Aimee / Wallflower Girl says
I LOVE Kale chips so I bet I would love these too! Must try 🙂
Pamela says
Give them a try and let me know what you think! Snack away!
Kristina says
This is SUCH a good idea! You always hear about Kale chips.. I’ve never heard of using spinach, definitely need to give this a try!
Andrea@WellnessNotes says
I would have never thought to make spinach chips. Great idea! Sounds delicious!
Pamela says
Thanks Andrea!
Miss Messy says
These look super! I haven’t tried kale chips but spinach is easier for me to get hold of, so i’ll have to try these!
Pamela says
Hope you can make these… enjoy!
Irina @ wandercrush says
Yay! Always down to try variations on addictive crunchy snacks… I found that coconut oil makes leafy greens crisp up even more deliciously in the oven.
Pamela says
Coconut oil is the best, isn’t it?
Katie says
Total kale chip addict here. I have had spinach chips at a restaurant, but I think they used so much oil, they were basically fried. I LOVE coconut oil too. Have you seen the one that comes in the spray can? I may have to get some of that for these chips.
Pamela says
I have a giant container of coconut oil that I bought on amazon – it was such a deal!
Enjoy Katie!
Julie @ Table for Two says
Gorgeous!! I need more guilt-free snacks in my kitchen!!
Pamela says
I hear you on that! I love having a bowl of these around at all times.. keeps me away from the Oreo cookies! 😉
Mary Frances @ The Sweet {Tooth} Life says
The salty in me just swooned. So crispy! The perfect snack date, indeed!
Pamela says
Totally! Next movie date, I’m sneaking some of these chips in!
Dawn says
I never ever would have thought to make spinach chips-I love kale chips so these are right up my alley!
Pamela says
Enjoy Dawn! I love them!
The Café Sucre Farine says
I’ve been hearing about these but haven’t taken the time to try them. I’m so glad you did and can report such good results! You’re spinach is absolutely beautiful, I confess, I’ve been just staring at it! 🙂
Pamela says
My spinach just blushed! 🙂 Thank you!
Jennifer @ Not Your Momma's Cookie says
What an awesome idea! 🙂
Pamela says
Thanks Jennifer!