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Nacho Kale Chips

nacho kale chips-01 I’ve been working on the recipe for the past couple weeks, and needless to say everytime I posted a teaser picture when I was testing it variations you all went nuts requesting my recipe 🙂 Sorry it took so long, but I promise It’s totally worth the wait! My Nacho Kale Chips are actually really easy to make, Start out by giving your organic kale a quick wash, then tearing the leaves from the center stem into chip sized pieces. You can dry them by spinning in your salad spinner – I like to get mine dry so the sauce sticks well.. put your clean, dry kale leaves in a large bowl.. IMG_0453 Toss all your “cheese” ingredients into your blender – I recommend purchasing a Vitamix if you don’t already have one.. I LOVE mine and use it nearly every.single.day. IMG_0445 All the “cheese” ingredients blended up smooth – Make sure you taste it, good cooks taste their food all the way though the process.. making sure each layer of flavors are seasoned well… This will taste just like nacho cheese sauce for chips 🙂 IMG_0449 Toss your cleaned Kale leaves with your “cheese” sauce…. IMG_0456 And when you’re laying them out in your dehydrator, use your fingers as paint brushes to be sure to paint the “cheese” sauce over each kale chip…And I’ve gotta warn you, no matter what.. these are messy to make. Be prepared to have sticky-gooey fingers 🙂 IMG_0458 Arrange each individual kale chip on your dehydrator tray, laying as flat as possible IMG_0471 Although these can be made in the oven, I encourage you to make them in the dehydrator.. not only is it much easier, they just taste better!! I have a budget friendly dehydrator (click HERE) and it works great…. however I am saving up for a new Excalibur Dehydrator because they are the best of the best and we use our dehydrator all.the.time.

Nacho Kale Chips

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Prepare your kale by washing, then stripping the green leaves off the tough center stems, tear leaves into large bite size pieces, preferably no larger than the palm of your hand. Reserve center stems for use in fresh juices or smoothies.
  • In your blender or food processor (I strongly recommend using a Vitamix) blend everything together except the kale.
  • You can add a little more Olive Oil or water to thin the "cheese" just enough to blend well
  • Continue to blend until your "cheese" is thick, pasty and smooth
  • In a large bowl, using your fingers, massage the cheese over the kale.
  • Arrange each coated kale leaf on the tray of your dehydrator - making sure it's well coated by painting on 'cheese" with your fingers and laying the leaf flat.
  • Sprinkle leaves with crushed red pepper flakes if you would like them to be spicy.
  • Dehydrate at 155 degrees for 2+ hours.. check them often.
  • Your Nacho Kale chips are done when they are dry and crispy - store in an airtight container.
  • Enjoy!!

Notes

Baking instructions:
Bake individual kale chips on parchment lined cookie sheets at 200 for 45 minutes to 1 hour, check them often. Turn them over 1/2 way through baking. They are done when they are dry and crispy.
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19 Comments

  1. Mine turned out more of a white color than the yellow Orange ish nacho cheese color…. I’m not sure what I did wrong

    1. Erin – the nutritional yeast replicates the cheese flavor – omitting or replacing it will not yield the same taste results.

  2. 4 stars
    Did a search on Pinterest for Best Kale Chips…made these now….wish I tripled the recipe! My fav one now. Thank you!!!

    1. Coconut Aminos is similar in taste to tamari sauce/soy sauce – however I would never advocate the consumption of soy!

  3. Sorry I don’t perfectly understand english…what is “T” and “t” ? tablespoon and teaspoon? and “c” is cup? and when you say 1 1-2 c red pepper is it like a normal sweet pepper?? Thanks, looks delicious! xx

  4. This looks interesting. I haven’t tried kale chip but what I am most interested in is this ‘cheese sauce’! Does it really taste like cheese dip? Like could you use this as a replacement cheese dip for nachos?

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