Baked Pita Chips

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 5

It only takes a few minutes to make these baked pita chips which can be served with your favorite hummus, salad or bowl recipes for scooping.

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It only takes a few minutes to make these homemade baked pita chips! Who doesn’t love warm, fresh chips?! The pita bread is cut into pieces and baked rather than fried until they are crispy. After making these you will never need to buy a bag from the store again. Add any other seasoning of choice before baking for different flavor variations.

Baked Pita Chips

Baked Pita Chips

What is Pita?

Pita is a yeast-leavened flat bread frequently used in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cooking. If you are using pita pockets for this recipe separate them in half so the chips are thinner.

How to Make Baked Pita Chips

Step 1: Cut pita into triangles.

Preheat oven to 400ºF (200ºC). Slice pita bread into 6 triangles. Split each piece of the pita bread in half so that it is thinner.

Step 2: Arrange on baking sheet and spray.

Arrange the pita on a baking sheet in a single layer. Lightly spray with the canola oil cooking spray and season with salt.

halved pita chips on baking sheet sprayed with vegetable oil

Step 3: Bake the pita chips.

Bake, flipping them half way through cooking, until golden brown and crisp, about 8 minutes. Let cool and serve with your favorite dip. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Tips and Tricks for This Recipe

How to Make these in an air fryer

Heat air fryer to 350ºF (180ºC). Coat in the cooking spray and air fry in batches until crispy, about 6 minutes total, flipping halfway through.

Swaps and Substitutions

If you don’t have canola (or vegetable oil) cooking spray, brush the pita triangles with canola oil.
You can also brush the pita with olive oil and bake as directed.
Swap the white pita for whole wheat pita bread.

Flavor Variations

Try adding a sprinkle of your favorite spice blend like za’atar seasoning or simply garlic powder before baking for a flavorful twist.
For a sweet version of pita chips add 1 tablespoon of cinnamon sugar over the chips when they come out of the oven.

Serving suggestions

Serve these baked pita chips alongside:

Hummus
Spicy feta dip or whipped feta dip
Tzatziki
Use in place of croutons to add a crunch to your favorite salad
Crush some pita chips in a bowl of soup

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Baked Pita Chips

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Serves dozen pita chips

Ingredients:

4 pita pockets
Canola oil cooking spray, as needed
Kosher salt, as needed

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400ºF (200ºC). Slice pita bread into 6 to 8 triangles. Split each piece of the pita bread in half so that it is thinner.
Arrange the pita on a baking sheet in a single layer. Lightly spray with the canola oil cooking spray and season with salt.
Bake, flipping them half way through cooking, until golden brown and crisp, about 8 minutes. Let cool and serve with your favorite dip. Store in an airtight container.

Baked Pita Chips