Best Homemade Kale Chips
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These are the Best Homemade Kale Chips ever! I don’t even buy them anymore, because these easy nutritional yeast kale chips are better than any store bought ones!
If you are looking for more healthy snacks, make sure to check out my Everything Bagel Kale Chips, Toasted Coconut Chips, or my Blackberry Honey Butter Toast.
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I'm obsessed with these organic kale chips, to say the least. I make these all the time! While I've never been a huge potato chip fan, I cannot get enough of these homemade kale chips. They are incredibly light, crispy, salty, a little cheesy and so insanely good!
They couldn't be easier to make. Mix up your kale leaves, oil and spices and spread it out onto a baking sheet. The hardest part is literally waiting for them to bake as they do bake for a while. You can enjoy these organic kale chips with burgers, on top of salads, with sandwiches or just on their own!
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Light & Crunchy: You will love this recipe for the best homemade Kale Chips because they are so light, crunchy and have the perfect amount of salt to satisfy a craving for chips, but with so many added health benefits! I love making homemade kale chips because they are so good and so good for you!
Healthy: I use just a few simple ingredients in these organic kale chips for easy nutritional yeast kale chips that everyone will love. You can use extra virgin olive oil or ghee to coat the kale, and that makes these so much healthier than ones you buy. Most of the kale chips on the market are made with sunflower oil or another oil that does not have as many health benefits as extra virgin olive oil or ghee which is why it’s healthier to make them at home.
Protein Packed: Then I top these with nutritional yeast, garlic powder, onion powder, and sea salt. And that is it! The nutritional yeast adds protein to these organic kale chips.
Try this recipe for the best homemade Kale Chips the next time you’re craving a salty snack! These homemade kale chips with 5 ingredients taste even better than the ones you buy, have less ingredients, and they’re such a healthy snack!
Ingredients & Health Benefits
- Kale: You can use organic kale that's on the stems or kale leaves from a bag. You'll need to remove the stems either way, so whichever way you get the kale is fine. Kale is a cruciferous veggie that has fiber and nutrients, making it a healthy snack!
- Ghee or EVOO: You can use either organic ghee or extra virgin olive oil. Both are healthy fats that will work great for these organic kale chips. I find that ghee gives them a richer more “chip like” flavor.
- Garlic Powder: I use organic garlic powder for flavor.
- Onion Powder: I use organic onion powder for flavor.
- Nutritional Yeast: This is one of my favorite superfoods as organic nutritional yeast has protein, B vitamins, nutrients and more. It also brings a cheesy, salty flavor to dishes, and its so good on these homemade kale chips!
- Salt: Use a fine sea salt.
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Tools Needed
- Mixing Bowl: You'll need a large mixing bowl to coat the kale, oil, and spices. If you're lazy, like me, you can also just coat this all on the baking sheet.
- Baking Sheet: I use one half sheet pan to bake these kale chips.
- Parchment Paper: I always use nontoxic parchment paper for ease, cleanup, and I think these organic kale chips bake up better and crispier with it.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 250°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2
Add the kale to a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Add the nutritional yeast, garlic powder, and onion powder and massage into kale.
Transfer the kale to the prepared baking sheet and spread evenly.
Step 3
Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until they are dried and crispy. Add salt immediately after they come out of the oven. Allow to cool completely on the baking sheet.
FAQ's
Nutritional yeast is a deactivated form of yeast that has many health benefits. It’s loaded with protein to keep you full, it supports your immune system, and it can make your skin, hair and nails glow – just to name a few! Nutritional yeast is a yellow looking powder that has a salty and somewhat cheesy flavor to it. You can use it as a topping on salads, chips, pretzels or anything you want!
I add nutritional yeast to these homemade kale chips because it provides flavor, saltiness, and protein! You will love the flavor of these nutritional yeast kale chips.
Kale chips should be stored at room temperature in an airtight container. They will last for 2 to 3 days (if you don’t eat them all before!).
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Best Homemade Kale Chips
Ingredients
- 6 cups kale leaves (no stems)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (or melted ghee)
- 1 ½ tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 ¼ teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- Fine sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the kale to a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Add the nutritional yeast, garlic powder, and onion powder and massage into kale.
- Transfer the kale to the prepared baking sheet and spread evenly.
- Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until they are dried and crispy. Add salt immediately after they come out of the oven. Allow to cool completely on the baking sheet.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 to 3 days.
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