Homemade Baked Tortilla Chips
Updated March 26, 2019
Tortilla chips are easy to make at home and so much better than store bought chips. These crisp and salty corn tortilla chips are baked and not fried, but you will never know. They are SO good!
I posted our edamame guacamole recipe this week and mentioned that we made homemade baked tortilla chips to go with our guacamole. Well, I received several emails and comments from readers wanting to know how we made our chips. So today is your lucky day, I am sharing our simple recipe for baked tortilla chips.
Homemade tortillas are easy to make and we love this recipe because they are baked and not fried. These healthy tortilla chips are just as good as fried chips too! The oven crisps them up and they still have a nice salty kick!
How to Make Tortilla Chips
- You can make tortilla chips from corn tortillas. We purchase corn tortillas from a local Mexican market, they are cheap and fresh. Feel free to use your favorite brand of corn tortillas. Blue corn tortillas are also good and make great chips.
- We cut the tortillas into triangles. We like a strong, big chip for dipping, so we cut the taco size tortillas into four large triangles. If you want smaller chips, just cut them smaller.
- No frying is necessary, we lightly brush the chips with oil. You can also spray the chips with oil if that is easier. You do want the chips to be nicely coated so they will crisp up in the oven.
- Place the chips in an even layer on a large baking sheet and sprinkle with kosher salt. Make sure they are not overlapping.
- Make sure you watch the chips closely. It doesn’t take them long in the oven and you don’t want them to burn.
These chips are easy to make and much better for you than fried tortilla chips. Homemade baked tortilla chips are perfect for dipping. We love eating them with:
- Edamame Guacamole
- Restaurant Style Salsa
- Strawberry Mango Salsa
- Pistachio Guacamole
- Pineapple Salsa
- Mango Guacamole
- Peach Corn and Avocado Salsa
- Cheesy Guacamole
You can also use the chips to make nachos!
Making your own chips at home is easy, fun, and cheaper too. And kids love these easy homemade chips! Our boys are always asking if we can make homemade tortilla chips!
Baked Tortilla Chips Recipe
Ingredients
- Corn tortillas
- Olive oil, avocado oil, or vegetable oil, for brushing on tortillas
- Kosher salt, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Brush the tortillas lightly with oil. Make sure both sides are brushed. Place the tortillas in a stack and cut into triangles with a sharp knife.
- Place the tortilla triangles on two large baking sheets. Make sure they are in an even layer and aren't overlapping. Sprinkle with salt, to taste.
- Bake until golden brown and crisp, rotating the baking sheets once, about 7 to 11 minutes. Watch closely because once they start to brown they will brown quickly.
- Cool completely, the chips will crisp up as they cool. Serve with guacamole, salsa, or eat them plain.
Have you tried this recipe?
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I love making my own tortilla chips, but I must admit yours turn out much prettier than mine. 🙂 So nicely browned and crispy!
Your chips look great. I’ve made baked tortilla chips from brown rice tortillas too, for a lower-glycemic version. They’re on the crispy side, but they work well for thin dips.
This could not have come at a better time! My family is having taco night tonight and homemade guac and these chips sound delicious 🙂
We do the same thing! and it works out so much bettter. Cheaper, healthier and faster, don’t you think!
We love home made tortilla chips, especially crispy & straight from the oven 😉
Great post Maria … they sound so good!
Delicious! As usual, your photos are just lovely. 🙂
PERFECT!!
We buy a bag of tortilla chips almost every week. I would love to make them healthier! Thanks! We’ll be putting them to good use for sure!
Great idea, we’ve done fried ones but this has to be healthier
I was hoping you would post this recipe. They just look so perfect. What’s the name of the Mexican market? I’d love to stop by.
Becky-we go to a couple Mexican markets in Salt Lake City. One is on State Street and about 900 S. It has a yellow sign. The other one is on 900 W and maybe 100 S? Sorry I don’t know the names. They are both really cheap. Check them out sometime.
A great idea!
Cheers,
Rosa
I’ve always wanted to make my own tortilla chips. You’ve just inspired me!
yay! I was going to ask you for this recipe! Thanks for posting – they look delicious!
Kalyn-I will have to try the brown rice tortillas, sound good to me.
You are so right – baked tortillas are so much better than the fried kind 🙂
I haven’t made my own tortilla chips for a long time and really need to get back to doing so. I have always brushed them with olive oil, but am interested to try the cooking spray.
I LOVE home making chips. There is seriously nothing like them! And using local tortillas? I bet that just added to the awesome-ness. Hope you and Josh have a wonderful weekend
I was hoping you’d post this—can’t wait to try! I love tortilla chips in general so a healthier version would be great for me 🙂
Mmmmm, I’d love this for lunch today with the avocados I will be making guacamole with!!
thank you for reminding me of homemade tortilla chips. i have made them a couple times and they are so amazingly simple & yummy. i think i need to make them with dinner tonight.
I always love to find ways to make processed food at home! These look delicious and way better for you than store-bought!
That sounds easy enough! I can’t wait to try these. Beautiful photo!
I love making my own tortilla chips especially when I make the tortillas as well. Your tortilla chips look fantastic.
Thanks so much for posting these!!! I’ve done the deep-fried ones, but not the baked. These look delicious even if they are healthy. 😉
I will for sure make these as I loved the baked and not fried! Thanks.
Those look great! We always throw ours in the deep fryer, but I’m going to make some of these tonight to go with our burritos. They’ll be much better for us!
these are great, but i just need a spoon for that edamole. if a spoon’s unavailable, i’ll just use my fingers. true story. 🙂
These look delicious and crisp. I wonder if I can locate some corn tortillas…
We make these all the time. They are so much tastier than store bought and MUCH healthier.
These seem so easy to make and I love it how you baked them not fired them.
I should give these a try – once I start with those fried things, I can’t stop 😉
Oh wow, that’s way easier than I thought it would be. I might have to give it a try!
These look so good Maria! I love tortilla chips and it’s been ages since I made my own at home.
tastier and fresher! Love these.
I made some of these for a Mexican dinner a few weeks ago and people went crazy over them! I brushed them with olive oil that was sprinkled with a little bit of smoked paprika and lots of salt. I was just cleaning out my freezer and found some corn tortillas. Time to make some!
So simple! Beats some store-bought brands that are loaded with artificial flavors. I’ll have to make these the next time I whip up a batch of salsa or guacamole.
we love to make these, and your dip is fab…
sweetlife
homemade tortilla chips rock!!! I always tend to over bake mine though, they sure do crisp within the blink of an eye! yours are PERFECT!
These are awesome, so easy!
Yum! I’ve done this before but it’s been a long time, thanks for the reminder!
Also, I wanted to let you know that I had to remove your blog from my blog roll :(:( It wouldn’t work, it never pulled up your posts. So I’ve subscribed via email, but my readers won’t be able to see you. This started a while back when you switched to WP. If you know of a solution, let me know!
These chips look great… I need to look into where I can buy the tortillas! Or, I need to try to figure out how to make my own again… Although, last time it didn’t turn out so well!
Thanks for the recipe. The tortilla chips look delicious. I’m gonna try them out.
Super easy!! We made these all weekend with fresh tortillas from a local Mexican market. SO much better than regular tortilla chips. We love the flavor of baked =0)
Just made these and I’m eating them right now! So yummy with homemade guacamole for lunch. =) Thanks for the recipe!!
I tried out these homemade baked tortillas. They are way better tasting than the fried tortillas sold in the stores and much healthy too.
These look PERFECT!!!
Are you sure they are supposed to be put under the broiler for 5 minutes on each side?? I did that and they were charcoal before the first 5 minutes were up. I tried the second pan with the oven set to bak (not broil) at 450* and they were overdone after 5 minutes too…The third pan baked at 350* and turned out great. Maybe because I used whole wheat tortillas instead of white corn tortillas? Anyway, my fiance and I love chips and salsa, so this will be a great way to change things up once in a while. Thanks!
Your oven must cook faster than ours! Or maybe your oven rack is closer? Just watch the chips closely. They do go fast once they are ready. Sorry about that!
Thanks for sharing this recipe. And one quick suggestion– if you cut the tortillas into strips instead of triangles, they’re easier to dip. Especially if you’re eating salsa out of a jar 🙂
We have some corn allergies here so we use flour tortillas spread with butter and baked…so yummy!
any ideas what else you can use besides cooking spray or canola oil? we don’t use either in our house
How about olive oil?
We don’t use cooking spray either. It might be a little more fatty, but I was thinking you could lightly brush them with some olive oil.
Thank you!!! I’ve got a couple tortilla packages in my freezer I need to use.
I made these last night for the first time (I’ve always baked them and have never had success!). I love, love, love these!!! As did my kids and husband. Thank you!!!!
So glad everyone liked the chips!
I just made these…LOVE them. They taste even better then the store bought fried ones. This will be a new staple in my house!
These will go perfectly with our dinner for tomorrow night. I’ve been looking for a good tortilla chip recipe (just hate buying chips at the store). Thanks!
I have made them with your recipe, served with a little guacamole and salsa…yummy
These turned out great! I never thought to make tortilla chips myself, but I’ll be doing this more often from now on, especially since we can find great tortillas here in Texas.
Kinda frustrated– maybe it has something to do with my toddler climbing onto the counter behind my back and knocking my medicine to the floor where I was unable to find it– but I set my timer for 3 minutes and the chips were black.
Five minutes on the other side and they would’ve been on fire. *sigh*
Try again.
Round 2: Put under broiler for one minute. Flipped. Put under broiler again, set timer for one minute, and noticed long before the timer went off that the chips were about to burn. So my chips were more like 90 seconds total bake time, which put them on the verge of being black.
Does it have to be white corn tortillas?
No, you can use any variety of corn tortillas.
My kids & I make these but we add just a little cinnamon & sugar. They love them 🙂
I guess I’m two-and-a-half years late, but just found this today. I’d like to make these for a celebratory lunch we’re having in a few days (50th wedding anniversary): problem: won’t have time the morning of. Can these be made a day or two before or will they just turn limp. If they can be made in advance, how would I store them?
i just want everyone to k now to NEVER LEAVE THIS UNATTENDED WHILE COOKING IT!!!! JUST had to call 911 because 3 min of high broil sent my oven up in flames 🙁
What temp do you bake them at?
We broil them. Watch them very closely! You can also bake at 400 degrees.
I almost burnt down my house trying to do this! I followed the directions and turned it on to broil, sprayed/salted chips, and put in for 3 minutes. I took them out, turned them over, sprinkled more salt, and put back in. They weren’t in there for a full 2 more minutes when I smelled smoke. I turned the oven off and engaged in a full on freak out. The fire was big at first, so I let it sit in the oven while it was off and prayed to God nothing exploded. Then I got the courage, opened the oven, pulled the tray out, and ran directly outside where I dumped water on the remainder of the fire.
I am sure that I am somehow at fault here for the fire (I usually do stupid things) but if there is ANYone out there that is anything like me (accident-prone) think twice before attempting this! I have a napping 10 month old and my heart is beating 5x normal speed right now. All because I wanted some chips to go with some leftover salsa I have at home. BAD IDEA!
I am so sorry! We haven’t had a problem with our broiler. You do have to watch them closely. You can also bake them at 400 degrees. Again, watch them closely!
I have NO mexican place near me at all. I wish I knew how to make from scratch.
I understand the need to use ‘pretty’ pictures on your site, but this is the second recipe (and I’ve only looked at two, so that’s 100%) that uses a picture that doesn’t accurately reflect the recipe. This one is clearly of square-cut chips, when your recipe says you cut them into triangles. The other recipe is the one for guacamole grilled cheese sandwiches – the recipe says to spread the guacamole onto the bread on top with the cheese, when the photo clearly shows that the bread has been topped with cheese, and guacamole spread onto it. I know I’m a stickler, but as an editor, I feel it’s important to illustrate your recipes accurately, since not all people learn in the same way; for some, the picture is as important as the text.
This chips looks so delicious…! Im a tortilla lover..
The Tortilla Chip idea looks great but how long and how hot should the oven be?????
Read the instructions in the recipe. 350 degrees
Yummy this is my favorite recipe. Thanks.
Simon
I don’t understand the comments about issues with “broiling” the chips. The recipe clearly states to BAKE at 350° for 10-12 min. Worked just fine for me!
Hi. So I made these last week brushing 6 tortillas with avocado oil, then cut them into quarters & baked on two sheets, not overlapping, at 350 for about 13 min. They turned out well, some even too crunchy & about 2-3 that were a little chewy. Well I baked another batch tonight (and brushed with sunflower oil) and baked no more than 13 minutes and let cool on pan and ate an hour later and the entire batch was chewy! I had to throw them away. Any tips on how to avoid chewy chips? Not sure what changed except different oil. I put parchment paper on both pans this time and first batch used a silicone mat for one and parchment for the other. Thanks!
Recipe reads. 400 degrees Bake 7-11 minutes. Comments tell about broiling ? Then baking at 350 degrees. Which is best or just try all ?? ,
These worked out so great ..
I used leftover flour tortillas… did several batches .. mine were flour tortillas.. baked 7 minutes at 490.
I sprinkled with everything bagel seasoning ..
they are great dipping chips which is what I needed!!!
Brilliant!!!
I don’t know why the commenters are broiling? The directions say 400 degrees for 7-11 minutes. Mine came out fabulous when I baked them per the directions.