Air Fryer Parsnip Chips

5 from 5 votes

These air fryer parsnip chips are delicious and crispy! Enjoy them on their own, or season and serve with your favorite dip!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: air fryer parsnips, parsnip chips, parsnip crisps, parsnips in air fryer

Servings: servings

Calories: 248kcal

Cut the thin tip of the parsnip off and discard or save for another recipe. Peel the parsnip if desired, then slice into thin chips using a mandolin. In a large bowl, toss chips with oil, using your hands or a rubber brush to ensure each piece is thoroughly coated.
Cook the parsnip crisps in a thin layer at 375° F for 5 minutes.
Flip and cook for an additional 5 minutes, adding more time if needed. Parsnip chips should be curling and browning around the edges.
Serve chips right away to enjoy them at their crispiest. Eat them plain or sprinkle with a pinch of salt, pepper, chives, and parsley.

- You may need to do multiple batches depending on the size of your air fryer. The parsnip crisps tend to absorb the oil pretty quickly, so you may want to brush the oil onto each batch just before air frying, rather than coating them all at once.
- Parsnips come in different sizes! For this recipe, try to pick the biggest ones you can find as the chips will shrink considerably after baking.
- All air fryers are different, so you may need more or less cook time for ideal results. I recommend doing a test batch. If chips are burning or cooking unevenly, you may need to remove the crispy ones before adding more time to the ones that are still soft.
- The thinner the chips are sliced, the crispier they'll be, but this also increases the risk of them burning. I slice mine at my mandolin's 3mm setting, but if yours are thinner or thicker, this may affect the cooking time.

- You don't need to peel the parsnips before slicing them, but you can if you want to!

- Instead of discarding the thin part of the parsnips that are too small in diameter for chips, add them to a freezer bag with your other vegetable scraps and use them to make homemade veggie broth!

- The key to super crispy parsnip chips is to cut them as thinly as possible. Using a mandolin is ideal, but you can use a knife to cut them if you're okay with them having more of a French fry texture.

- Don't line the air fryer basket with parchment paper or foil for these! They need unrestricted air circulation to cook evenly and get crispy.

- Unfortunately, this crunchy snack won't stay crunchy for long! Put any unused parsnip slices in the refrigerator to fry on another day, rather than frying them all up and then trying to revive them at a later time.