Air Fryer Zucchini Chips Recipe

Learn how to make zucchini chips in the air fryer in just 10 minutes! These air fryer zucchini chips make a healthy, salty, and crispy snack.

Full ingredients + instructions are on the recipe card at the end. Before you scroll or jump down, don’t miss the useful tips in the post!

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Wondering if you can make zucchini chips in the air fryer? YES, you can! I’ve been making baked zucchini chips for years, and recently decided to try them using my air fryer. They’re even better! These air fryer zucchini chips crisp up evenly, are much quicker than the oven, and make a delicious, naturally low carb snack.

If you love zucchini as much as I do, you’ll also want to give zucchini pizza bites, sausage stuffed zucchini boats, and zucchini roll ups a try!

Why You’ll Love This Air Fryer Zucchini Chips Recipe

  • Salty and savory
  • Crunchy
  • Just 4 simple steps to make
  • 5 minutes to prep and 10 minutes to cook
  • Healthy and delicious snack
Air fried zucchini chips scattered

Ingredients For Air Fryer Zucchini Chips

This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for air fryer zucchini chips, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card below.

Basic ingredients:

  • Zucchini – Look for a firm dark green zucchini that doesn’t have any nicks or cuts on it. The thickness doesn’t matter — any will do!
  • Olive oil – Use extra virgin olive oil for best flavor.
  • Sea salt & black pepper

Seasoning variations:

Feel free to change it up by tossing the zucchini in different seasonings:

Can you make air fryer zucchini chips without breadcrumbs?

Yes! While many zucchini chips are made with breadcrumbs, this recipe doesn’t use any so they get nice and crunchy… AND they are less work to make. If you are looking for breaded zucchini, check out my pan fried zucchini slices.

Ingredients to make zucchini chips in air fryer

How To Make Zucchini Chips In The Air Fryer

This section shows how to air fry zucchini chips with step-by-step photos and details about the technique. For full instructions, see the recipe card below.

  • Slice zucchini. You want it about 1/8 inch thick.

TIP: Use a mandoline for slicing! This will ensure that your zucchini chips are even thickness and get crispy. It’s hard to slice that thinly using a knife.

Slicing zucchini with a mandolin slicer
  • Dry. Use a paper towel to pat any excess liquid off of the zucchini slices.
Drying zucchini slices with paper towel
  • Season. Toss zucchini slices with olive oil, sea salt, and black pepper to evenly coat the slices.
Seasoned zucchini slices in a bowl
  • Air fry zucchini chips. Place zucchini slices in a single layer and cook in the preheated air fryer. Start checking zucchini slices after 8 minutes.

TIP: Don’t crowd the air fryer. Cook in batches so that you don’t crowd the zucchini slices in the air fryer, or they won’t get browned and crispy.

Zucchini chips in an air fryer before cooking
Zucchini chips in the air fryer after cooking

Storage Instructions

Store leftover air fryer zucchini slices in an airtight container for 2-3 weeks in your pantry. If they get soft, you can crisp them up again in the air fryer for a couple of minutes.

Zucchini chips in a white bowl

More Air Fryer Recipes

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Air Fryer Zucchini Chips Recipe

Learn how to make zucchini chips in the air fryer in just 10 minutes! These air fryer zucchini chips make a healthy, salty, and crispy snack.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

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Instructions

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  1. Use a mandoline to slice zucchini into 1/8 in (0.3 cm) thick slices.

  2. Pat any excess liquid off of the zucchini slices with a paper towel.

  3. Preheat air fryer to 325 degrees F (162 degrees C).

  4. In a medium bowl, combine the zucchini slices, olive oil, sea salt and pepper. Toss until all slices are coated.

  5. Place the zucchini slices in a single layer in the air fryer. Cook for 8-12 minutes. Check at the 8 minute mark and remove any slices that are browning/crisping. Continue to check every couple of minutes until all slices are done. Repeat with all zucchini slices. Zucchini will crisp up a more while cooling.

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Recipe Notes

Serving size: 1/4 of entire recipe, or about 20 zucchini chips

Nutrition Facts

Amount per serving. Serving size in recipe notes above.

Calories 39

Fat 3.7g

Protein 0.6g

Total Carbs 1.6g

Net Carbs 1.1g

Fiber 0.5g

Sugar 1.2g

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