Cracked Pepper, Sour Cream  and Onion Kale Chips has some amazing flavors that really fool your taste buds.  You first get this amazing hint of sour cream, then you get a hit of onion, but then just when you think you have tasted it all…. the black pepper hits you!  I will be making these again and again and again!

I think a key to this recipe is to use fresh ground peppercorns!  If you don’t have them, don’t it, you can use regular black pepper.  But I encourage you to try them with some fresh ground pepper when you can.

Ingredients:

• 1 head of curly kale, organic
• 1 1/2 cups raw cashews, soaked for 2 to 3 hours
• 4 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 Tbsp raw apple cider vinegar
• 1 Tbsp onion powder
• 1 Tbsp black peppercorns (fresh ground)
• 1 tsp sea salt

Preparation:

1. Wash and de-stem your kale.  Starting at the bottom of the kale, strip away all leaves leaving behind only the stems. Tear leaves into approximately 2- to 3-inch pieces.   Make sure you get as much excess water off of the kale as possible.  If you don’t it will make your sauce “soupy”.  Set aside.
2. In a blender, combine all the ingredients and blend until creamy.
3. In a large bowl pour your sauce over the kale and evenly coat.  Use your hands for this job.  It is easier and more fun!
4. Place the kale on the non-stick Teflex sheets that come with your dehydrator.  Spread the pieces out.
5. Dehydrate on 105 degrees for approx. 6-8 hrs or until dry.  I tend to pull mine out before it gets 100% dry because I like it a little chewy.
6. Store in an airtight glass container and be ready to nibble non-stop till the last crumb is gone!

Here they are wet on the tray waiting to go into the dehydrator.

Posted on Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 at 9:35 pm. Filed under: Kale Chips Tags: Dairy Free, Soy Free, Vegan RSS 2.0 feed.

6 Responses to “Cracked Pepper, Sour Cream and Onion Kale Chips”

1. Lori says:

   July 21, 2011 at 4:04 am

   THANK YOU for sharing! These looks so delicious and your photos are so amazing!!! I have been making cheesy kale chips for weeks now, but I was able to finally make a double batch and I think that will get us over the craving as I have a big bowl of them, so I plan on making these once the ones I have here are gone, but then…I may make them to have them on the side…will let you know. ☺

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   • amie-sue says:

     July 21, 2011 at 6:53 am

     Thank you Lori. I just got done sharing with my husband that kale chips are the hardest thing to photograph because of their shape and coloring. I am just a “point and shot” photographer and always cringe when I see my pictures of kale chips. haha So your words really encourage me. :) Go ahead and make them…it’s nice to have a variety on hand. hehe

     Many blessings, amie sue

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2. Nina says:

   July 27, 2011 at 9:26 pm

   I tried this today and it really is delicious! I would never have thought that cashews and lemon and vinegar would give a sour cream flavor. My 2.5 yr old son loves the “chips”.

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   • amie-sue says:

     July 27, 2011 at 9:55 pm

     Hi Nina….they are addictive aren’t they? I am so tickled to hear that your son is enjoying them as well! Thank you for sharing. Blessings, amie sue

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3. Chrissy says:

   July 30, 2011 at 4:47 pm

   These are so so AMAZING !!! Just plain yum !!!!

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   • amie-sue says:

     July 31, 2011 at 8:05 am

     I concur! :)

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