Quite some time ago, the kids and I had decided to go on a ‘fast’ of sorts for a period of time. We decided to cut out any, and all junkfood, unless it was HOMEMADE.

During that time, we got pretty darn creative! I really suggest anyone who wants to spice things up in their kitchen, and their eating habits, try this for themselves! I really can’t remember how long we did this for, we’ve done it several times since, but it was at least a month that first time.

One of our favorite ‘recipes’ to come out of that time is homemade potato chips. Yesterday we found some pork ribs in the freezer, and thought homemade chips would go nicely with them!

They are SO easy! A little time consuming, yes. Simple, but to do it right, it can’t really be a rushed job. It can be a shared job if you have kids old enough to help though!

I’m going to show you just how easy it is to make your own chips at home! It’s really so simple I almost feel silly sharing but the last time I shared a simple potato recipe, Buttery Potatoes, it became one of the most visited blog posts on this entire blog! Now I realize people love potatoes, and people love simple!

First, wash some potatoes.

I know that some potatoes are better then others, but honestly, we buy what’s on sale, or  whatever we have on hand. We’ve never ‘disliked’ our potato chips, so I guess that means there’s no real need to be too choosy!

Either that, or we’re not just not very picky eaters!

Next, slice your potatoes nice and thin. We use my kitchenaid cheese grater, one side has a cheese slicer and I find it’s the perfect thickness. Shaylah and I took turns slicing all the potatoes. We did NOT use all the potatoes shown above. I must of thought we were making chips for an army! I think we ended up using about 6 potatoes for 6 of us, and even with that, we had left overs, which we ate later that night again…

I ate too many potato chips!


Look at that determination!

Once you’ve got your potatoes all nicely sliced up, rinse them well!

If you want to split up the steps, you can slice and rinse your potatoes earlier in the day, and then just leave them to soak until you are ready for them.

Now it’s time to get as much water off your potatoes as possible, and then fry them in the oil of your choice.
*If your potatoes are wet, they will cause the oil to bubble A LOT, so be careful and pat those potatoes dry before you put them in!

I personally always use a deep fryer, as I like having a lid I can close when needed. I know a lot of people use a pot/pan on the stove though, and that’s fine too! Whatever you’re accustomed too. Just be careful with kids around of course!

Fry your chips until done to your desired ‘goldeness’. Some of us like ours real crispy, other’s like them just barely crispy. You’ll find most often each batch will have a mix of both.

Sprinkle with a seasoning of your choice, if you desire!
For this batch, we used some homemade seasoning salt we were given by a friend at Christmas! It was really good!

Then we added plain old sea salt for the next batch.

These are Shaylah’s favorite snack to make! She wanted you to be able to get up close and personal with the chip, and asked me to snap this photo for you.

The very best homemade chips I’ve ever had are at Boston Pizza. They have a real snap to them that’s just delicious, a jalapeno flavour to them! I’d love to learn how to make something similar, with more flavour. They serve them with a ranch type of dressing which nicely cools the heat. My mouth is watering just thinking of them now! If anyone has any idea of how one could make a jalopeno flavouring to add to homemade chips, please, do tell!

If you choose to try making these yourself, let us know! Share what kinds of flavourings you like on your homemade potato chips too!