Homemade pita chips (air fryer or oven baked)

Homemade pita chips are so easy to make in an air fryer or oven.

In just minutes, you can have crispy chips. They’re perfect for dunking into hummus or baba ganoush.

I also like to add homemade chips to salads, as a crunchy alternative to vegan croutons. They go especially well in a Fattoush-style salad.

To make homemade chips, I use store-bought pita bread. It’s very handy, because you can use some of the bread for warm chips.

And you can use the rest for making gyros, pita pizzas, and falafel pita pockets. So many different options from one bag of bread!

Before I got an air fryer, I always made homemade pita chips in the oven. Today I’m sharing directions to air fry them or bake in the oven.

Pita: Most pita bread is vegan. However, it’s best to check the ingredients just to be safe.

Extra virgin olive oil: EVOO helps the herbs and seasonings to stick to the pita chips, as well as browning.

Lemon juice: This adds tang, as well as extra insurance for the the seasonings stick to the chips.

Herbs and seasonings: Dried oregano, dried basil, and granulated onion. I prefer granulated onion to powdered, because it has a more robust flavor & better mouthfeel. (Note that I give seasoning variations below.)

Cut two slices of pita into wedges – like a real life Trivial Pursuit game piece.

You can cut the bread with a knife or kitchen shears (my preferred way).

In a mixing bowl, toss the following ingredients:

• Pita triangles
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Lemon juice
• Granulated onion
• Dried basil
• Dried oregano

To air fry the pita chips, put the seasoned wedges into the basket.

Air fry at 400 degrees for 6 to 7 minutes, stopping occasionally to shake the basket.

To bake the chips, bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, stopping once halfway through to flip the wedges over.

You can make these crispy pita chips your own by varying the ingredients.

Vary the spices. Replace any or all of the seasonings with za’atar, salt, pepper, dried parsley, or granulated garlic. Or make a sweet version with cinnamon sugar! (If you’re doing a sweet version, you may want to replace the EVOO with melted non-dairy butter.)

Enjoy a lighter & crispier chip. For a lighter chip, peel the pita wedges in half before air frying or baking. So instead of a pocket, each pita is one single layer. It also means that you get twice the dipping for the same amount of pita.

Make them oil-free. For oil-free chips, just leave off the oil and season only with lemon juice, granulated onion, basil, and garlic. If you’d prefer, you can even just air fry the pita triangles plain.

Crispy air fryer pita chips are an excellent dipper for so many occasions!

Use them with any of these dips, salads, or spreads.

• Hummus
• Vegan baba ganoush
• Pizza hummus (sun-dried tomato hummus)
• Kalamata olive hummus with artichokes
• Dill pickle hummus
• Warm vegan spinach artichoke dip
• Guacamole
• Vegan tuna salad
• Add to a fruit and veggie platter

📖 Recipe

Homemade pita chips

Author: Cadry Nelson

5 from 4 votes

Get your hummus at the ready. It's time to start dipping! These homemade chips are so simple to make in an air fryer or oven.

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Prep Time: 4 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 6 minutes minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Mediterranean, Vegan

Keyword: air fryer, mezze, party food

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 pita cut into 6 triangles each
• ▢ 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• ▢ 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• ▢ Pinch of dried basil
• ▢ Pinch of dried oregano
• ▢ Pinch of granulated onion

Instructions

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  If you are going to bake the chips in the oven, preheat it to 400 degrees. If you are going to air fry them, skip this step.
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  Put pita wedges in a big mixing bowl. Top them with lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, dried basil, dried oregano, and granulated onion. Use your hands to toss the pita wedges, and get them evenly coated.
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  TO MAKE IN THE AIR FRYER: Put the pita into the air fryer basket. Air fry at 400 degrees for 6 to 7 minutes, stopping occasionally to shake the basket.
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  TO MAKE IN THE OVEN: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Evenly space the pita wedges across the baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, stopping once halfway through to turn the chips over. You want them to be evenly browned on both sides.
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  Once the chips are nicely browned, remove them from the air fryer basket or oven, and serve.

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Notes

For a half batch of chips (with 1 pita): They will need less time in the air fryer. Since the air will have more room to get around all of the bread, it will cook in about half the time – 3 to 4 minutes. (If you’re cooking in the oven, the time will stay the same, regardless of batch size.)

For crispier chips: Once the pita are cut into wedges, gently pull the front flap from the back, making two chips out of one triangle. The chips will get crunchier, and you’ll get twice the amount of dipping for the same amount of bread.

For oil-free pita chips: These chips can be made out of one ingredient – pita bread. Just throw the wedges into the air fryer and jump to the cooking instructions. Or if you like, add the lemon juice & seasonings (simply omit the oil).

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Nutrition

Calories: 86kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 150mg | Potassium: 33mg | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 0.4mg