Spicy Yam Chips

I have made these twice and loved them! I am hooked for sure. The first time they were too oily because I did not have enough yams and did not reduce enough. This time I use two very large yams and one small and I think I did not have enough oil to go around. But I will just keep adjusting. Candace, what was the approximate size of the yams you used? Thanks for the recipe!

granola, when I make these tomorrow I'm using a hand held potato peeler. I think it might work just nicely for these since they peel extremely thin when I use it for apples. Give it a try and see.

Okay can somebody please share a tip or two on thin yam slicing? I can't push mine slowly through my food processor because the tube is too large, so they just fall through and I get thick and chewy yam chips...

Which, by the way, are still so good that I'm just dying to make them properly! Help

Kandace, these were awsome. I brought them to work with me to share with coworkers. It was a big hit! I made mine rather small, but it worked out, cause' I sprinkled them over my lunch, as well as ate them as finger snacks. Very easy to make too. Thanks for sharing.

Oh, I also wanted to say that every dish that you have recommended has been absolutely delicious!

oops, mandolin...sorry :)

What mandonline does everybody use that does paper thin slices???

I used my spirooli and guess it doesn't get it thin enough, mine are just a tad chewy, BUT, BUT, BUT that isn't stopping me from eating them at all because they are CRAZY DELICIOUS! :O Love that spiciness, and made some without cayenne for other family members.

spicey spicey spicey hot -- seems the cayene pepper is magnified after drying. I'm loving them! Shared them with some non-raw friends. One gobbled them up, the other only tried a few, went for water, and said "no more". lol

They shrank a LOT, next time I'm going to slice the sweet potatoes long ways for bigger chips.

I just popped a batch of these in the dehydrator. I used 4 small yams, and ended up with 5 trays. (would have been 6 trays, except I did a lot of nibbling on them as I was filling the trays - yum). Didn't have garlic powder, so used 3 small garlic cloves, and whizzed everything together in my magic bullet to blend it up. They are SO good going into the dehydrator, I can't wait to see how they are when done!! Thanks for the great recipe Kandace!

OOps....forgot to write my comment. This recipe looks so good and I'm sure it is, but after reading only part of Dr. Doug Graham's book "80-10-10", I'm super conscious now about how much fat is in our diet....especially raw fooders. Oh...tell me it's not bad!!!!

Hey Im new to Raw Food and I was wondering what ia cold pressed olive oil as opposed to regular olive oil? thanks!

I have made them today, they are nice and spicy. Really nice. Unfortunately, I'm not that familiar with dehydrator, I have tried it for the first time. Do they have to be like real chips very crispy? Mine came out a bit chewy. Can you do parsnip chips using the same thecnique? Thanks! :)

Ok I made these, and for a die hard SAD eater, I loved the oiliness, but i really will love them even more when I get a mandolin, mabe when i go to the city wed. I am going to look for sure these were GREAT !!!, thank you for all your wonderful recipes. Now can you find me a recipe for a banana pie,

I loved these chips. The only problem I found was the starch in the raw potatoes makes it harder to digest. I wonder if soaking these in lemon juice first would decrease the starchiness...

oh my goodness I can't wait to get the crackers out of dehydrator, and go buy some yams. mabe tomorrow, thanks for this and yes the picture is so awsome looking you should work for a food magazine, designing their front page photos

Thanks for this recipe. I've made them 3 times already! YUM!

I just finished mandoline-slicing these babies up and now they are un-cooking in the dehydrator! I cannot believe how easy and fast this was, and how great it smells already! I used 2 medium yams and 1/3 the amount of all the other ingredients, and it was perfect. Not at all too oily, just perfect. I tossed the chips in the oil/spice mixture by hand and ended up with 4 trays. It is not time-efficient to sit there and baste every skinny little chip unless you have just 1 tray, perhaps, or a lot of time. I'm telling you, it turned out perfect, not too oily at all.

WOW! I'm going to make these right now! I reckon 2 medium yams, 5 tsp EVOO, 1/3 tsp each of garlic, cayenne and sea salt, and 1/8 tsp cumin is about 1/3 of this recipe amount. I hate to make too much food at once because I end up binging on it! Anyway, I think the basting brush method would work optimally. Oh no! I forgot I don't have a basting brush anymore...Sigh...

HI I am making these today. I bought a mandoline slicer to cut them. They're 50% off on sale at Linens n Things here in Atlanta. I like it because it doesn't use any electricity and doesn't wake my boyfriend up as he likes to sleep in. I was wondering the same thing about the food processor but I decided I like the mandoline though. I also use a basting brush to paint the veges once I put them in the dehydrator- to keep the oil to a minimum. I baste one side then flip them a couple hours later and baste the other side.

I am new to raw and have an old clunky food processor that just chops and grinds things up. How do you use a processor to slice thinly? Do I need a new blade or something? I'd love to make these!!

Can I use just potatoes? Or is that bad? Newish to raw

I am sooo addicted to these! they are fantastic!

This recipe is so great! These chips tasted so good that I ate them right out of my dehydrator and couldn't even save some for later.

can you use cold press coconut oil on this instead?

These work well with carrots too!