Homemade Pita Chips
To make homemade pita chips, all you need is fresh pita bread, a spray bottle of olive oil and whatever seasonings you like. It’s quick, simple and I’ll bet you’ll never buy another bag of chips again.
All about Homemade Pita Chips:
One of my biggest pet peeves is opening a very expensive bag of store bought pita chips and finding half the bag is filled with broken pieces of chips. Or the chips are so thin, they are not good for dips. Ugh! Anyone else? Store bought pita chips are expensive and you are stuck with whatever flavors are in stock. Baking your own pita chips means super crispy chips, perfect flavor and not a single broken piece. It costs about half as much to make your own from fresh pita bread compared to a single bag of store bought chips.
Ingredients in Homemade Pita Chips:
- Fresh pita bread
- oil olive spray- this is the brand I use
- garlic powder, cumin and salt
Special Equipment of this recipe:
- Rimmed baking sheet- buy my favorite HERE
- Kitchen shears or a sharp chef’s knife
How to make homemade pita chips:
- Buy a bag of fresh pita bread.
- Cut the bread into tribbles and place on a rimmed baking sheet
- Spray generously with olive oil spray and sprinkle with seasonings
- Bake until browned and crispy. Store in an airtight container up to one week.
Try these other Greek inspired recipes:
- Greek Yogurt Tzatziki
- Pan Seared Shrimp
- Lentil and Feta Stuffed Peppers
- Shrimp & Orzo Pasta Salad
- Pistachio Cake
Common Questions about Pita Chips
Yes- heat your air fryer for 5 minutes. Add single layer of pita to the fryer and bake for 4 minutes. Then flip and bake another 5-8 minutes until crispy. Bake the chips in batches.
Cinnamon -sugar chips- Spray with canola spray, sprinkle with a mix of 1 TBSP. of sugar and 1/2 tsp of cinnamon. Bake as directed. Serve with a sweet cream cheese dip or as a snack.
You can add any spice combination you like to mix up the flavors. I like dried dill, and Herbes de Provence.
Yes- store in an airtight zip top bags. They chips will last up to a month in your freezer. To reheat, just place on a baking sheet and heat at 325 degrees for 4-5 minutes.
No, but you can buy BFree gluten-free Naan bread to make this recipe gluten-free.
Homemade Pita Chips
Ingredients
- 1 bag of fresh pita bread
- 1 can olive oil spray
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp Kosher salt
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a small bowl, combine the seasonings (salt, cumin and garlic powder) and set aside. With kitchen shears or a sharp knife, slice the pita bread into triangles. Spread out half the sliced pita bread onto a rimmed baking sheet.
- Generously coat the triangles with the olive oil spray. If you do not have olive oil spray, you can brush on olive oil with a pastry brush.
- Liberally sprinkle the seasonings over the olive oil coated bread.
- Bake at 425 degrees on the middle rack of the oven for 18-20 minutes until golden brown and crisp. Set aside to cool.
- Repeat with remaining bread.
- Chips stay fresh in an air tight container at room temperature for up to 7-8 days.
- Serve with your favorite hummus or Tzatziki- see my recipe here.
