Baked Banana Chips With Coconut Ricotta Dip

Chips are universal favorite and who said as it has to be fried in oil. Try these baked banana chips and you can munch them completely guilt-free. These chips are crispy and sweet as they are prepared with ripe bananas. Thus, it makes a perfect snack for kids. Serve freshly baked banana chips with homemade coconut ricotta dip. The dip is prepared with ricotta cheese along with herbs and lemon. Banana chips taste heavenly with this coconut flavored ricotta dip. These chips can be stored in an airtight container for about 2- 3 days.

Ingredients:

For Banana chips

3 ripe bananas
1 lemon juice

For the dip

½ cup best-quality ricotta
½ cup grated coconut
1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed or grated
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley leaves
1 tablespoon finely chopped mint leaves
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 lemon juice and I teaspoon of grated lemon zest
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method:

Preheat oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit
Slice bananas thinly and arrange the slices in the baking pan lined with parchment paper
Combine juice of one lemon with a little amount of water. Coat each slice with lemon water.
Bake bananas until the moisture is absorbed completely for about 1 ½ hours.
Check bananas during the half way and turn them for even baking. The chips are done once they are crisp and moisture is absorbed. The chips will become crisp once they cool down. Allow the chips to cool down.
Meanwhile, we can prepare coconut ricotta dip
Combine all the ingredients given for the dip and grind them into fine paste using a mixer/mortar
Serve baked crispy banana chips with coconut ricotta dip