Cinnamon Chips

These easy Cinnamon Tortilla Chips are an irresistible crispy sweet treat. With just a few pantry staples and your toaster oven (or air fryer), you can transform flour tortillas into a delicious dessert in minutes!  

When I’m craving something sweet, this simple recipe is one of my go-to easy desserts. A small batch takes just a few minutes to make and each chip is bursting with cinnamon-sugar flavor.

Stored properly, they also keep well for a quick snack. So feel free to double or triple the recipe!

Recipe Ingredients 

Flour Tortillas: The 6-inch fajita size works really well. Two of them sliced fit perfectly on a quarter sheet pan. 

Cooking Oil Spray or Butter: I like to use coconut oil spray for convenience but butter adds a bunch of flavor and results in a crunchier chip.  

Sugar and Cinnamon: After lots of batches, we found a ratio of 1¼ teaspoons sugar to 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon was the best for this recipe. But feel free to use more or less depending on how sweet you like your chips.  

How to Make Cinnamon Chips in the Toaster Oven 

1. First, get your toaster oven heating to 350°F on the BAKE setting. For our convection toaster oven, I like to keep the temperature the same and just check on the chips earlier.

2. Make the chips:

• Mix together the cinnamon and sugar.
• Spray the tortillas on one side with oil or lightly spread with butter.
• Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar evenly over the tortillas.
• Slice into 8 wedges.

3. Set a small wire rack inside a quarter sheet pan and arrange the tortilla pieces in a single layer on the rack.

The rack helps the warm air inside the oven to circulate around the tortillas resulting in a flakier and crispier chip. 

If you don’t have a rack, place the pieces directly on the ungreased pan – they’ll still bake up nicely.

Rack or no rack, take a minute to make sure the chips are not overlapping otherwise they won’t crisp up as well. 

4. Bake until the chips just start to brown around the edges, about 8 to 11 minutes.

Quick Toaster Oven Tip: The first time you make them, start checking on the chips after 8 minutes and add more time as needed.

5. Remove from the toaster oven and leave the chips to cool on the pan. If they’re still a little soft in the middle, don’t worry. The chips will crisp up more as they cool.

Can you make cinnamon tortilla chips in an air fryer? 

Yes, but with a few changes to the temperature and cooking time. 

• Preheat the Air Fryer to 325°F or 330°F. 
• Depending on the size of your machine you may need to cook the chips in multiple batches. (I didn’t have any problems fitting all of the chips in the basket for the air fryer oven but getting them to lay in a single layer in our drawer-style air fryer took some fussing).  
• The chips will be ready after 4 to 5 minutes, so don’t wander off. 
• Also, in the drawer-style, the chips kept blowing over each other. So I’d suggest checking on them after 2 minutes of cooking so you can rearrange any chips if necessary. 

These sweet chips taste great but are even better topped with fresh strawberries and some small-batch whipped cream. Dessert nachos for the win! 

More Easy Dessert Recipes

• Toaster Oven S’mores
• Graham Cracker Crumble
• Toaster Oven Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Cinnamon Toast
• Cinnamon-Sugar Baked Wonton Chips