Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Sweet Potato Chips Sweet potatoes are members of the morning glory family and native to the American trops. They are a winter crop, so they provide fresh vegetables when many other vegetables are unavailable. A sweet potato is a root tuber, a fleshy root that stores food for a plant. Serves 6 3 sweet potatoes, peeled 1 T olive oil 1 T butter, melted. Salt to taste Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Thinly slice the sweet potatoes in a processor or with a vegetable grater. Toss with the oil and butter. Spread the sliced sweet potatoes out in a thin layer on a jelly roll pan. Sprinkle with salt. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until crispy. Flip once during baking to crisp both sides. Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom is a program of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma State Department of Education http://www.agclassroom.org/ok Back to Food Back to Food and Fun