Baked Kale Chips
Baked Kale Chips are a popular healthy snack. These veggie chips are crunchy and delicious and crazy good.
Crispy kale chips cook up quickly so keep a bunch of kale on hand and you can whip them up anytime a craving strikes. Plus, they store reasonably well so you can make a batch to have on hand all week. They are perfect for packing in lunches or as a tasty after school snack.
Love veggie snacks, then check out these Plantain Chips and these crunchy Air Fryer Chickpeas.
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Why Make This Recipe
- Healthy – Kale chips air fryer is much healthier than regular potato chips or sweet potatoes chips.
- Easy – These chips are one of the easiest recipes you can and can convert even the most strongest kale hater you know,
- Make A Little Make A Lot – You can make a small batch as needed or make several batches so you have enough for the week to serve the whole family or a crowd. Just add an extra bunch to your grocery shopping.
- Better Than Storebought – If you’ve tried storebought kale chips and were unimpressed give this homemade version a try. The difference is noticeable.
Ingredient Notes
- Kale – this recipe calls for curly Kale. Use as fresh a bunch of kale as you can. I have also made this using Lacinato kale (aka Tuscan Kale aka Dinosaur Kale). All taste good.
- Oil – I use olive oil but use other oil, to your taste.
- Salt – use sea salt flakes.
So kale crisps, as a nutritious and healthy snack, you are welcome at my place anytime.
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How To Make Baked Kale Chips In Oven
Get complete ingredients list and instructions from the recipe card below.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F / 160 degrees C / gas 3 and prepare 2 baking sheets.
- Remove kale leaves from the tough stems, thoroughly wash and dry them and transfer into in a large bowl.
- Add the oil and some salt and massage the oil into the kale leaves so all the leaves are well coated.
- Lay the leaves in a single layer on the prepared baking sheets with some space between them. You might need to bake them in more than 1 batch.
- Bake kale chips for 10 -12 mins until crisp but not burnt making sure you turn them half way through baking. Do keep an eye on them as they do burn rather quickly.
- If you find that few leaves are not completely crispy then pick them out and put these back into the oven for a few minutes.
How To Prep Kale For Chips
- Like most greens, kale can hold dirt. So grab the entire head, remove, and then carefully wash and dry the leaves.
- Dry the leaves with a salad spinner so as to remove all the moisture.
- Next, remove the tough stems by cutting the leaves from the stems with a paring knife, or grip the stem in your fist and slide your fist down the stem to pull off the leaves.
- The leaves can then be chopped or torn into small chip-sized pieces.
Recipe Tips
- When making kale chips, it is essential to massage the leaves to tenderize and spread in the oil and flavor.
- For the best results, don’t overcrowd the baking sheet. Cook these in 2 or more batches as needed.
- Add more salt to your taste.
Delicious Variations
This kale chip recipe is good as is but here are a few variations to please all
- Make it sweeter – with some maple syrup or cinnamon sugar.
- Make it cheesier – with grated parmesan or nutritional yeast.
- Make it spicy with – with freshly grated black pepper, cayenne, red pepper flakes, chili powder.
- Make it nuttier – by adding toasted sesame seeds.
- Other flavors – garlic, cumin, fresh lemon juice, ranch, everything bagel.
FAQs
Storage
- Prep Ahead – Wash, dry and de-stem the greens when you bring it home from the store so it will be ready to use.
- Store – Kale chips can last about 5-7 days if stored in a brown paper bag or a loosely sealed zip-top bag with a paper towel inside. Keep at room temperature.
- Freeze – Freezing or refrigerating the chips will make them soggy, so I don’t recommend this.
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Baked Kale Crisps
Ingredients
- 2 bunches of kale
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to fan 140C / 160C / 325F / gas 3.
- Remove kale leaves from the woody stem, thoroughly wash and dry them and transfer into in a bowl.
- Add the oil and some salt and massage the oil into the kale leaves so all the leaves are well coated.
- Lay the kale leaves in a single layer on the baking tray with some space between them. You might need to bake them in more than 1 batch.
- Bake for 10 -12 mins until crisp but not burnt making sure you turn them half way through baking. Do keep an eye on your kale crisps as they do burn rather quickly.
- If you find that few leaves are not crispy then pick them out and put these back into the oven for a few minutes.
Notes
Looks so refreshing and what a great flavor!
Thank for sharing!
I had the privilege of working on an organic farm last summer and we had an abundance of kale which is one of my favorite greens. I was making kale chips all summer long and trying all sorts of different spices. My favorite were ones I made with ground down hot peppers that we had also harvested from the farm.
Those look lovely Bintu. I’m very new to the whole kale thing so only had it couple of times, like in my sauce, almost raw, making crisps never even crossed my mind…
I really must try more kale recipes, I’m sure I could grow it too, as it’s so hardy. Just not enough hours in the day!
I’ve never tried them, like you 8 wasn’t sure. Maybe I should give them a chance!
I adore kale and this is one of the best ways to eat them.
But why do all UK supermarkets insist on selling it shredded in bags rather than as whole leaves?
Bintu I am now seriously addicted to Kale Crisps. I followed your recipe yesterday, added some garam masala and smoked paprika. I had to cook mine for double time – thanks to my dodgy oven – but the end result was heavenly. You really do feel like you’re crunching on crisps. Yum!
Kale crisps definitely helped me get through my weight loss. A great healthy snack.
That is good to know Dannii and congrats on the weight loss.
OK these definitely look like my thing!
I so understand.
As you know I’m a big fan of Kale Crisps, my new fave thing! Funnily enough I baked some last night again as I seem to have accumulated far too much kale in my fridge lately. Baked them in toasted sesame oil and soy sauce and incredibly morish.
Oooooh Lou. I def have to try that version too.
I’ve never tried kale crisps before, but I’ve seen them floating about and I love the idea. So healthful and so much more appealing that chewing a raw kale leaf. Very simple recipes, Bintu…
JV – once you start on these you will not be able to stop.
Kale crisps sounds fab! I would love to try them 😉
Do let me know how you get on Sylvia.
Got to be so much better for you than crisps!
Janie x
Yeap – which is what I tell myself as I eat my second bowl full.
Kale chips are so good. The only problem is that they disappear so quickly!
Especially when you have little hands reaching into the bowl as well.
These do look really good. I just need to get Mr Glam over his prejudice with Kale. Great idea to add salad dressing to salad in the spinner. I’ve never thought of that. Great tip. GG
GG tell him I am converted and he will be too.
These look great, it’s nice to know some more healthy snack alternatives!
I know right – and think of all the flavours you can add in.
Wow these look great. Will be adding this to my recipe book
Thank you Michelle, I hope you like them.
These look very tasty indeed. It such a great and quick snack to make, and you can add more spices to suit your mood / tastes.
I wish I had been eating these earlier.