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Crisp Kale Chips

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Easy Homemade Kale Chips Recipe Crisp Kale Chips

Kale is a highly nutritious green in the Cabbage family and one of my favorite ingredients to add to healthy recipes. Most kids even enjoy these crispy chips!

According to Wikipedia:

Kale is very high in beta carotene, vitamin K, vitamin C, lutein, zeaxanthin and is reasonably rich in calcium. Kale, as with broccoli and other brassicas contain sulforaphane (particularly when chopped or minced), a chemical believed to have potent anti-cancer properties. Along with other brassica vegetables, kale is also a source of Indole-3-carbinol, a chemical which boosts DNA repair in cells and appears to block the growth of cancer cells.

Kale Chips are, in my opinion, the most kid-friendly way to serve Kale, especially if it is a new veggie at your house. My kids really don’t like Kale in stir frys or cooked dishes, but they really like Kale chips!

 
Easy Homemade Kale Chips Recipe Crisp Kale Chips
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Ingredients
  • One bunch of Kale
  • 3 TBSP olive oil
  • Sea Salt
  • Baking Sheet
  • Pastry Brush (or piece of cloth, or fingers)

Instructions
  1. Preheat to oven to 370 degrees.
  2. Make sure Kale leaves are washed and dried well. Remove stems- this is optional, and we actually often leave them in and just eat the leaves off of the stems.
  3. Brush or rub the leaves with olive oil until well coated and sprinkle with sea salt to taste.
  4. Place in the preheated oven for 5-10 minutes or less depending on how hot your oven is. You will need to watch them closely and remove them as soon as they are crispy and barely browning.
  5. Serve immediately or leave on the counter on a plate (do not cover) for up to 3 days.
  6. Flavor variations: try adding spices like cumin and chili powder or ginger and garlic for a different taste.

Ever made Kale chips? What is your favorite way to prepare Kale?

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  • Brittenemily

    oh my goodness what a great Idea!! I love kale and was wondering what els I could do with it!!!

  • theresa

    interesting, looks good! why do you say not to cover it?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Typically, if it is covered, they tend to get soft again after a
    while… I guess from the moisture being trapped in. If you just want
    to keep bugs/kids out covering with a napkin would probably work.

  • Becca

    I like to sprinkile a little cheese (like a parm.) on our kale chips.  Yum!

  • Thechubbygrl

    Fantastic idea! I’ve yet to try kale, may have to do this for my first try.

  • Thechubbygrl

    Fantastic idea! I’ve yet to try kale, may have to do this for my first try.

  • Veronica

    even my toddler likes them :)

  • Lizzie

    They are delicious! There are also recipes to flavour them – with paprika, lemon, etc, and if you do them at 100 degrees in the oven, you can make raw kale chips, and they keep their nutrients.

  • jtplus5

    These were very easy to make and soooo good. I washed and shook the kale then put it in a bowl with a paper towel under the leaves and used one other one to dry them, then added a small amount of olive oil - tore the leaves where they naturally come down towards the stem to make them bite size – a little more like a potato chip - then just with my fingers tossed and quickly rubbed oil over each-placed in a single layer on a baking sheet and sprinkled very lightly with sea salt then cooked according to recipe. They were gone in no time so……I made another batch today:) They definately have that satisfying salty crisp crunch of a chip…yum

  • Holly1414

    My new addiction! These are SO delicious!

  • Hannahmr73

    I always add lemon. It makes them amazing. I do the same with other veggies too, like zucchini or broccoli. All with salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Wayyyyyy yummy!

  • http://www.facebook.com/heidi.huesler Heidi Huesler

    I just made these for the first time. They came out perfect, except kale seems to absorb and then multiply any seasoning you put on them, so everybody just know to go really easy on the sprinkling of salt or whatever else you put on them. My next batch will be better.

  • kristen

    I like to sprinkle mine with nutritional yeast. yum!

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  • Nicole Bliss

    Make these often…great way to get in more veggies during snacking.

  • http://www.facebook.com/krista.thurston Krista Thurston

    Just made these. Kids (and me!) loved them!

  • Gwendolyn Kilfoyle

    Just curious why you use olive oil which is not good to use at high heat, rather than say, coconut oil.

  • http://www.facebook.com/spiderbutter Red Leap

    Super delicious! I used cumin and pink salt.

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