My family loves corn tortilla chips. I will admit that organic corn chips are one of the few packaged foods I still purchase on a regular basis. We use them for making nacho’s and for snacking. The chips I purchase are fried in corn oil…which isn’t a healthy oil to consume.
I was really hesitant to make my own tortilla chips. I didn’t want to have to fry several batches of tortillas just to enjoy a snack or to make nachos. So I decided to be “lazy” and tried baking them instead. To my surprise, they turned out wonderful! And I can’t tell you how easy these were to make!
Homemade Coconut Oil Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients:
- 1 package of organic non-gmo corn tortillas
- 6 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- salt to taste
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Use a pizza cutter or a pair of clean scissors to cut tortillas into wedges.
- Spread tortilla wedges over two rimmed cookie sheets.
- Gently pour melted coconut oil over tortillas.
- Try to evenly distribute the oil over both cookie sheets.
- Place cookie sheets in the oven and bake 6-8 minutes.
- Rotate cookie sheets and continue to bake until chips are lightly brown and crispy. Salt to taste.
- Serve warm or let them cool and store in an airtight container or ziplock bag.
Baked Coconut Oil Corn Tortilla Chips
Ingredients
- 1 package of organic non-GMO corn tortillas
- 6 tablespoons coconut oil, melted – where to find coconut oil
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Use a pizza cutter or a pair of clean scissors to cut tortillas into wedges. Spread tortilla wedges over two rimmed cookie sheets.
- Gently pour melted coconut oil over tortillas.
- Try to evenly distribute the oil over both cookie sheets.
- Place cookie sheets in the oven and bake 6-8 minutes.
- Rotate cookie sheets and continue to bake until chips are lightly brown and crispy. Salt to taste.
- Serve warm or let them cool and store in an airtight container or ziplock bag.
Haruna
October 15, 2017 at 5:54 amCan I sun dry or dry the coconut shaft through sun
Marie
September 26, 2015 at 5:39 pmWhat about melting coconut oil and putting it in a spray bottle to cover both sides after putting them on the baking sheets? Less wasted oil may not even have to turn over to cook & brown
Donna Jean
March 8, 2015 at 4:12 pmCan you tell me where you are finding the Non-GMO corn tortillas?
Betty Gallagher
August 24, 2014 at 8:32 pmI thought corn is a grain ? I am new to all these blog and just asking.
The Coconut Mama
August 25, 2014 at 8:43 amCorn is a grain, but it’s gluten free. This recipe is tagged gluten free but not grain free. 🙂
shiela
August 20, 2013 at 1:10 amcan i use virgin coconut oil?
Tiffany @ The Coconut Mama
August 20, 2013 at 9:56 amSure!
Guest
February 11, 2013 at 7:33 pmAlmost all corn is GMO corn and that is an unpleasant thought. I do eat almost everything made with coconut oil.
Lisa G
January 10, 2013 at 10:53 amMaybe spreading them with coconut oil before you cut them would make it easier AND every little teeny part would be covered in glorious coconut oil. I am sure going to try these. Thanks!
Eric
September 27, 2017 at 2:11 amgood idea Lisa, I’m going to do it that way.
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Pidgeroo
September 30, 2012 at 7:25 amI wonder if sprinkling shredded coconut and cocnut sugar on them would make them a healthy sweet option?
The Coconut Mama
October 2, 2012 at 11:55 amI think it would taste great 🙂
Lea H @ Nourishing Treasures
August 26, 2012 at 9:29 amThank you for your submission on Nourishing Treasures’ Make Your Own! Monday link-up.
Check back tomorrow when the new link-up is running to see if you were one of the top 3 featured posts! 🙂
Mindy @ Too Many Jars in My Kitchen!
August 20, 2012 at 2:24 pmI have to agree with Lauren – I definitely want to try these when I’m done with GAPS!
Thanks for sharing this with Fill Those Jars Friday. Hope to see you again later this week!
Carrie
August 19, 2012 at 1:17 pmOh good i’m glad they turned out! I am anxious to try them – I think I may give this recipe a try this week! Thanks 🙂
Cindy (Vegetarian Mamma)
August 18, 2012 at 12:54 pmThank you for stopping by our Gluten Free Fridays link up http://vegetarianmamma.com/gluten-free-friday-recipe-link-up-1/
I have pinned your recipe to our Gluten Free Fridays (recipes) board on Pinterest! Thanks again for making it a huge success! We had over 100 gluten free recipes this week 🙂
Cindy
Lauren @ Empowered Sustenance
August 18, 2012 at 7:09 amThis is such a creative idea! I’m going to try this when I’m done with the GAPS diet. Tortilla chips were my favorite treat before GAPS, and I always cringed because they were fried in vegetable oil of some kind.
Becca
August 18, 2012 at 3:19 amThanks so much for posting this recipe. I had a craving for tortilla chips and didn’t have any in the house, however I did have some flour tortillas in the freezer! I was curious to know whether substituting flour tortillas for corn tortillas would work, and it turned out perfectly. The chips were crisp, flaky and golden brown. Yum!
The Coconut Mama
August 18, 2012 at 8:08 amThat’s great, Becca! I’m glad they turned out :).