Pumpkin Chips Recipe
- 1 miniature pumpkin, about ½ pound
- 4 cups vegetable oil
- Coarse or kosher salt to taste or confectioners’ sugar to taste
- Cut top off pumpkin; remove and discard all seeds. Carefully cut pulp from pumpkin and thinly slice.
- Heat oil in an electric deep fryer to 300° to 325°.
- Place pumpkin slices in basket of fryer and cook until golden and crisp.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove chips from fryer and drain on paper towels.
- Salt to taste if serving with meat, soups, or sandwiches, or sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar if serving with a dessert such as Pumpkin Brûlée.
