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Crunchy Dehydrated Kale Chips Recipe
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Crunchy Dehydrated Kale Chips Recipe

This Homemade Kale Chips Recipe is a great healthy alternative to store-bought chips - so good that anytime I make them they are gone in a flash!

Servings: 6 cups
Calories: 80 kcal
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: Vegan, Keto, AIP

Ingredients

  • 7 cups kale
  • 2-4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste. Coarse salt can also be used.)

Instructions

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  1. Wash kale thoroughly.
  2. Remove thick stems from kale (I chop the stems and saute them well to avoid waste).
  3. Chop or tear kale leaves into large pieces.
  4. Place kale pieces into a large bowl.
  5. Add olive oil and mix to coat.
  6. Add salt and mix to coat
  7. Spread kale in a not-too-thick layer on dehydrator trays (or cookie sheets if using an oven).
  8. Place trays in dehydrator and dehydrate until crispy dry. (I dry these at about 125°F and they take about 2½ hours.)
  9. Store in airtight containers (I use both plastic containers and bags, though be careful with the bags as these will crush easily).
  10. Hide from kids because these can really be quite tasty :-)!

Notes

  • You can make chips from kale, swiss chard -- really any kind of green.  But our favorite so far is the kale!
  • I dehydrate my kale at about 135 degrees (the temperature of the food is lower than the temperature setting on the dehydrator).  I know this doesn't leave the kale raw, but I have been doing quite a bit of reading on the dangers of eating raw cruciferous vegetables and how they can really wreak havoc on your thyroid.  The Healthy Home Economist has a great post on the problems with raw veggies - after reading that I no longer felt guilty about all the times that I passed over the raw broccoli and cauliflower at potlucks :-)!
  • You can, of course, make this kale chips recipe in your oven, but a dehydrator, especially the Excalibur Dehydrator, is a much better choice.  One of the main reasons why the Excalibur is great for making kale chips is that the trays are removable.  Kale chips are a lot taller than most foods you can dry, so you have to take out every other tray.  But even in my 9-tray machine I can only dry 4 trays worth of kale at one time.

Nutrition Information

Calories 80kcal (4%) Carbohydrates 7g (2%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 5g (8%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 224mg (9%) Potassium 384mg (8%) Vitamin A 7809IU (156%) Vitamin C 94mg (104%) Calcium 117mg (12%) Iron 1mg (6%) Net Carbohydrates 7g

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6 cups

Amount Per Serving

Calories 80

% Daily Value*

Calories 80kcal 4%
Carbohydrates 7g 2%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 224mg 9%
Potassium 384mg 8%
Vitamin A 7809IU 156%
Vitamin C 94mg 104%
Calcium 117mg 12%
Iron 1mg 6%
Net Carbohydrates 7g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.