Don’t let the ghouls, goblins, ghosts and other beasties spook you this Halloween. At least not if they’re these baked flour tortilla chip monsters. These snack chips are super easy to make, versatile and instead of being afraid, the kids will gobble up the monsters this year. (The adults make pretty quick work of them, too!)
This is a great way to get the little ones involved in cooking. Kids love to help in the kitchen. Let them pick and cut out the shapes that they want for the chips. Not only will they be more willing to eat them, but everyone gets to have fun while you’re at it. The recipe will work just as well if you just slice your tortillas into wedges, but what’s not to love about eating your own, handmade critters and spooks?
We paired these chips with Turkish style hummus, so there was no need to add anything but the salt, but if you’d like to add a little more flavor to the chips themselves, try adding some ranch powder or seasoned salt instead of the kosher salt. Just sprinkle it on before you toss them in the oven.
We have a bunch of Halloween cookie cutters, so we went with bats, owls, crescent moons and ghosts. You can go with whatever makes you happy. Pick a shape, cut ’em out and you’ll have a fresh batch of oven baked flour tortilla chips shaped like monsters, Jack-O-lanterns or any other creepy thing your heart desires.
Aren’t they cute?
Now let’s go make some! Here’s the recipe… Make snack time more fun with these Halloween inspired Baked Flour Tortilla Chips. Hot and fresh from the oven in just a few minutes. Watch these guys carefully in the oven! The time listed is an approximation. These will cook much more quickly if you use complex shapes or smaller cutters. Just keep an eye on them and you'll be fine.
Beastie Shaped Baked Flour Tortilla Chips - A Spooky Halloween Snack
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2 Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 233Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 694mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 3gSugar: 0gProtein: 5g
What I would have done differently had I thought of it at the time:
I think I’m going to try adding some flavor to the chips next time. My first thoughts are ranch powder, seasoned salt or maybe barbecue rub with a little ancho chili powder, but the list definitely doesn’t stop there. These things are just begging for some experimentation!
More Baked Flour Tortilla Chips and similar options from around the web:
- Oven Baked Tortilla Chips
- Grilled Tortilla Chips and Grilled Tomatillo Guacamole, from Panini Happy
- Tortilla Crisps
- How to Make Homemade Tortilla Chips, fried, baked, or microwaved, from Simply Recipes
a fab idea!
These are adorable! What a great, fun, relatively healthful, Halloween inspired snack!
And so easy to have the kids help with!
I was just trying to do regular flour tortilla chips. (These shapes are cute!) I could never get them to turn out crispy. Always kinda tough, instead. I upped the temp, sprayed with olive oil or not, but never found the best combination for a crispy FLOUR chip. I think corn is easier to crisp. Let me know your results on this. (I’m using tortillas that are 1 point friendly on WW.) Thanks!
Diane,
If anything, lowering the temperature will give you a crispier chip. It also depends heavily on the type of flour tortilla you use. Thinner tortillas will crisp faster, but thicker gorditas style tortillas will take lower heat and more time to be crisp without being chewy.