Homemade Rice Chips Recipe (2024)

Specialty foods can be hard to find when you are on a budget and have allergies. Learn how to make your own corn-free and gluten-free rice chips with this tutorial for Homemade Rice Chips recipe. Inexpensive and easy to make!

Homemade Rice Chips

I used to love any chips and dip. And then I found out that I had to stay away from corn…that was a sad sad day. But like with all of the food allergies in our home, we simply look at the situation as having new possibilities.

Tortilla chips were no longer an option for me and many storebought alternatives were expensive with added preservatives and mystery ingredients. So I created a frugal and easy recipe that uses rice flour instead! This recipe might take a couple takes to get it right but it’s inexpensive to make so you can try it a couple of times to get it right.

These Rice Chips are not the same texture as the Lundberg Rice Chips and are not puffed like the Quaker Oats Rice Chips but I can guarantee you they have a cleaner label! The texture is a cross between a Pringle and a rice cracker. They work great for snacking or for dipping in your favorite Queso!

–Looking for more frugal ways to tackle food allergies? Check out How to Deal With Food Allergies On a Budget

Ingredients in Homemade Rice Chips Recipe

• White Rice Flour. I don’t use much white rice flour so I buy the smaller packages but it’s nice to use as a thickener if you need another use for it later.
• Brown Rice Flour. You can pick up brown rice flour for around $1 per pound. Using brown rice will help to give these chips some flavor instead of using plain white rice flour.
• Oil. Just about any kind of oil will do in this recipe. I use olive oil. Sunflower oil, safflower oil, even coconut oil (melted) would all work well here.
• Water.
• Sea Salt. You can use sea salt or pink salt to top off these chips, whatever you have on hand.

Variations to the Rice Chips Recipe

Want to change it up a bit from the regular Rice Chips recipe? Here are some ideas.

• Add some onion powder or garlic powder into the chip mixture to give it a different flavor.
• Sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
• Sprinkle everything bagel seasoning on top.
• Add a few of your favorite spices into the batter for a flavored chip.
• Sprinkle a little cinnamon mixed with cane sugar over the tops for a cinnamon/sugar version.
• Add in, or sprinkle on a little Nutritional Yeast to give them a cheesy flavor.

Are Rice Crackers Better Than Chips?

That depends on what kind of snack you are looking for. Chips are better for munching and plain snacking, whereas Rice Crackers are best for enjoying with some cheddar cheese or a good cheese spread.

Do Rice Chips Have a Lot of Carbs?

Rice isn’t a low carb food, so these crackers still have carbs as they are a whole grain snack. For a low carb version, you could try using coconut flour or almond flour to skip the grains, although both of those flours are more absorbant so the liquids in this recipe would have to be adjusted.

Instructions for Making Rice Chips

For this recipe, I used rice flour that I bought but you can always make your own rice flour too! You could also just use my recipe for All-Purpose Gluten Free Flour in place of the flours in this recipe as well. However, for the most frugal version of this recipe, stick with the brown and white rice mixture.

Strat by mixing together the two flours and the oil.

Then add in a pinch of salt and water. Yes, it does look like runny baby cereal 😉

Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle a little salt on the top. Bake at 400F for 15 minutes. Halfway through, flip them over.

And that’s all there is to it!

Enjoy in your favorite Homemade Salsa Recipe or in another great recipe such as this Cream Cheese Taco Dip.

How to Store Rice Chips

After you are done enjoying the chips and you still have some leftovers, place them in an airtight bag or container to preserve freshness. Store them on the countertop in a dry place.

If you leave them out on the countertop for snacking, they may get a little hard. Especially if they were overcooked slightly.

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• Homemade Wheat Crackers

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Merissa has been blogging about and living the simple life since 2009 and has internationally published 2 books on the topic. You can read about Merissa’s journey from penniless to the 100-acre farm and ministry on theAbout Page. You can send her a message any time from theContact Page.

This Homemade Rice Chips Recipe was originally published on Little House Living in January 2012. It has been updated as of February 2023.