Check out this Easy Homemade Kale Chips Recipe! Did you know Kale is a superfood?
A bonus is this recipe for Kale Pieces are both vegan and gluten free. Kale is in the family group that includes Cabbage, Brussel Sprouts and Collards. They are in the Brassica Family which helps prevent cancer.
You can grow Kale in your home garden. Late Fall and early winter is actually it’s peak season. These Kale chips are a great way to use this great veggie! I have a hard time getting my greens. So being able to add a superfood such as Kale to my diet is a huge benefit to my body.
When I first started eating Kale Snacks I just wasn’t too sure about it because it is so thick and fibrous. But after a little experience i have found it down right yummy made either in a salad, dried or in a smoothie. The trick is to be sure and remove the thick spine and just use the leaf!
Enjoy this Easy Homemade Kale Chips Recipe!
Kale Chips Recipe
Kale crisps are a great way to get nutrients!
Servings: 4
Calories: 117kcal
Ingredients
- 1 bunch kale cleaned, de-stemmed, and tear roughly into 4 inch squares.
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 4 tablespoons warm water
- 1-1/2 tablespoons Bragg's Liquid Aminos
- 1/4 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
Instructions
- Wash the kale and remove stems. Tear it roughly to 4 inch squares and spin until dry.
- In a small bowl, mix tahini with warm water tablespoon until smooth.
- Stir in Bragg's, chili powder, nutritional yeast, and mix until smooth.
- If it is too thick to easily coat the kale, add a bit more water.
- In a large bowl, or in batches if necessary, combine kale with sauce. Toss to cover every leaf with sauce.
- Massage the kale with the sauce on it until the kale has decreased to half the volume you began with.
- Sprinkle the leaves lightly after coated with additional nutritional yeast so it is dotted on the leaves.
- Place leaves on dehydrator pans and dehydrate between 115 degrees for 4-5 hours until dry and crispy.
- Or if using an oven, line a lipped cookie sheet with a piece of parchment.
- Lay the kale on the tray, try to get it in as much of a single layer as possible.
- Heat the oven to its lowest temperature. Watch carefully and flip several times at 15- to 20-minute intervals, until dry and crispy.
Nutrition
Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 5g | Sodium: 172mg | Potassium: 703mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 12525IU | Vitamin C: 150.3mg | Calcium: 198mg | Iron: 2.3mg
I hope you enjoy this Recipe for Kale Chips!
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Not a big fan of Kale but I might try this
I’m not fond of Kale either but made this way its yummy!
I absolutely have to try this recipe out – LOVE kale chips and this recipe sounds extra good!
Love dried kale but have never tried this recipe. would to try it. – shaunie
These look so easy and delicious! Thank you for the recipe 🙂
These look great and so easy to make.
Thank you so much for the recipe. I have been wanting to try kale, and kale chips but not store bought ones if you know what I mean. I am gluten intolerant and have a bunch of food allergies along with the GF problem.
I can’t wait to go to Whole Foods tomorrow and pick up the ingredients for the Kale Chips. Thank you again so much for sharing your recipe.
This is the best Kale chip recipe I’ve seen to date. It also looks like the tastiest!
I love kale too. I would love to try this chip recipe! Sounds so good!
I’m obsessed with kale, so it’s not too hard for me to get my greens in! The family on the other hand.. this recipe would be a great tactic for getting them to eat their veggies!
I think these would be really good to try. I love all the green veggies myself.
Wow these looks yummy! I didn’t know it was this easy to make it at home, I can’t wait to try this. Thank you for sharing.
I will have to try this recipe! I love kale. These look delicious!
wow i love kale chips so much that it sounds delicious. its a must make recipe for me for snacks in the evening. kale is really healthy and great way to make food.
I have never eaten kale. This recipe sounds good!
I’ve never had kale chips, but these do look good! What do they taste like?
I make Kale chips all the time but I never thought about putting on tahini and chipotle powder ooowee that sounds so delicious! I think I have a new favorite recipe. Im going to try this today thanks for the recopies I already saved to my computer. I also Favorited your blog to my computer. Im all about vegan eating and living a healthy life style
I LOVE Kale! Thanks for the recipe!
I love Kale chips!
Another use for tahini, great. I have only ever used it in my hummus.
I like kale chips and I have not tried your recipe for them, My daughter in law loves to make kale chips she does not use alot of ingredients, but they are great the first day, they do not store well, I will share this with her. Thank you
Personally, I like my kale chips simpler. I do like the 4 inch squares of kale in the directions though, I can see that making more consistent kale chips.
I love kale chips! And I appreciate every new recipe I find for them. The rest of my family won’t eat them though….amazingly enough, they prefer the raw kale in their sandwiches. LOL ahhh…the joys of being a wife and mother! Thanks for the recipe. also, could I use ACV in place of the liqid aminos?
katrina, I hate to ask but what is ACV?
It usually means apple cider vinegar, Colleen. She *could* have meant something else, though.
Oh Ashley! I”m not use to the abbreviation..hahahaha You gotta be right! hahaha
I will have to give this a try more things to do with Kale love it
I had to get use to dehydrating foods…so much tastier doing it yourself.
I am learning a lot here and never tried kale chips before. Something new for me and my family
So glad you are finding and learning new things on my site Sandy!
My friend lives on homemade kale chips!
I have been meaning to try kale chips for a while, lots of bloggers write about them. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us.
your welcome Shannon
I like these kale chips. Taste better than I thought they would
Great pj! So glad to have someone post their thoughts!
I love Kale chips…this far my fave have been the vegan/dairy free version from Brad’s that come in a pineapple-coconut flavor. If I could figure out how they make these, I would be in heaven! Until then, I will continue collecting great recipes like the one you have here. I would have never thought to use tahini, awesome!
Well, if nothing else they are pretty.
I have had a hard time selling the family on kale.
My dad grew kale in his garden this year. I haven’t tried making kale chips before. Looks delicious. Thanks for the recipe!
I haven’t ever had Kale chips before. I will have to try your recipe. They look good. Thanks!
I have heard so much about Kale chips recently that I think I am going to break down and have to try them! Thanks for the recipe.
Colleen, this looks amazing! I’ve been trying to make healthier chips to nosh on while I watch TV. I’m going to give these a shot.
This is a great recipe. I always hear people talking about making Kale chips but I have yet to try it.
I love tahini and I have been wanting to try kale in different recipes. I think these chips would make a wonderful healthful alternative to other snacks
I love them.
I’ve been looking for a kale chips recipe. I like store-bought kale chips but they are expensive. Making them myself should save me money.
Plus they taste better Eugenie
I LOVE Kale, it’s just so hard for me to make it the way my siblings make it. I like this recipe, so I will definitely be trying it out. Thanks!
Heather Swarthout let me know how it turns out for you and if you’d make any changes:)
My daughter has recently decided that she wants to try kale, but we don’t really know how to flavor it for roasting. This looks like a different recipe for her to try. Plus, I like that it uses Bragg’s for added nutrition.
Sherry Compton…you can add Bragg’s in place of soy sauce in any recipe 🙂
I honestly have never tried kale, but I have heard a lot of good stuff about it. I am always looking for ways to eat healthier, and I think my husband might like these…so maybe I should give them a try! 🙂
I love reading all the tips on how to use kale and its stems.. I wasn’t sure how to cook them and now I have a lot of ideas/recpes.
I’ve never added more to my kale chips than salt and vinegar, but these sound so awesome. I’ll give them a shot.
I have never tried kale before, I hear that is is a super food.. will have to get some and figure out how to cook it lol!
i been told to start glutein free i am allergic to alot of stuff and med and that is bad fro me been over wieight
My family loves kale chips. It’s hard to get my boys to eat their veggies but these are scarfed down in seconds!
Great! Do you have a recipe you use Veronica or do you buy them in the store?
This kale chip recipe has me intrigued for sure.Not only have I never had them before but I actually never heard of them before.I love trying different foods and recipes.It’s like when My mom used to say if you don’t try it you’ll never know if you liked it or not.
Oh you can buy Kale Chips in many natural food stores…all flavors. I like this seasoning the best but must admit I’m tempted about chocolate kale!
I have been hearing the health qualities of kale and although I’ve never tried it it will go on this week’s grocery list and I will make this recipe. We need to stop the junk food and get some healthy options.
Maria..come back and rate the recipe 🙂
Kale is something that I have never tried, its always nice to try something new and I could do with eating a few more greens, I must admit and these look very tempting and tasty and I do love things with a little spice to them!
Tracy they are yummy!
I love kale chips. So far, I like chocolate kale chips the best. I’ve purchased a couple of spicy/cheezy brands but they did not work for me. I am not into really spicy foods. I need to try more recipes to come up with the right mix of flavors and seasonings.
Char…do you make your own chocolate kale chips? I’d love your recipe…I’ve never heard of chocolate kale chips 🙂
My friend uses just lemon juice, salt and flax seed oil on hers…You could mix some form of acid, oil and seasoning that you like….
These look good, and with a nice non-intimidating ingredients list, too! Sometimes the kale chips recipes I see just seem like there are waaaay too many ingredients to bother with. Do you do anything with the stems that you don’t use?
Hi Molly…No I don’t use the stems for anything they are so fibrous and tough. Maybe others do. I would compost them 🙂
Here’s a good recipe to use kale stems. I’ve tried it, with raisins in place of goji berries, and it is sweet and tasty, not fibrous at all! I also throw a handful of stems from greens into the pot when I make veggie broth. What’s left goes in the compost!
http://jlgoesvegan.com/recipes-3-2/?recipe_id=6016058
Thanks Terri! So you make like a soup with raisins using the kale stems? Anything else you put in it?
Sorry for not being more specific! The link is for a slaw recipe that uses kale stems, carrot and apple. The accompanying dressing recipe calls for goji berries, but I’m too cheap to buy them so I subbed raisins.
I also utilize leftover kale (or collard) stems when I make homemade veggie both. I keep a zip bag in the freezer and fill it with mushroom stems, green stems, tough outer leaves from leeks, etc. When the bag starts to get full I throw it all in a big pot with carrots, onions, garlic, cover with water and simmer 30-40 minutes. It’s not a soup, but a broth, or soup base. I hope that helps!
Thanks Terri! I have never used kale or collards scraps for broths…think they are a bit strong. But it must turn out good for you 🙂