Cheesy Kale Chips
Oh my, these Cheesy Kale Chips are just amazing. The nutritional yeast plays a very import role in creating a very cheesy flavor. I highly recommend the Bed Star brand. I have tried many others and don’t get the same result in flavor. In the recipe it states to put in red pepper flakes, this is optional if you don’t like much heat. You can also use any type of kale for this recipe. Trust me, these won’t last long in your kitchen!
Ingredients:
- 1 head curly leaf kale (de-stemmed and tore in bits)
- 1 cup raw cashews (soaked for 2 hrs)
- 1 large red bell pepper
- Juice of one large lemon
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tsp of red chili pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Preparation:
- Chop the red pepper into chunks and add to a blender with the lemon juice. Blend until the pepper is broke done nicely.
- Add the cashews, red chili pepper flakes and salt and again blend until smooth.
- Add the nutritional yeast and blend again. Doing it in stages like this helps you to get the smooth consistency you need without over-heating it.
- Put the kale in a large bowl then pour the blended mixture over it and massage it in until all the leaves are coated.
- Place it on dehydrator trays on mesh sheets and dehydrate at 110 degrees for about 8 hrs. If they aren’t crispy enough, leave them in a bit longer.
Tips:
- Soaking your cashews will help them blend smooth and creamy.
- Use the kale when it’s as fresh as possible, kale gets much more bitter as it gets older.
- When tearing the kale into pieces, don’t tear the kale up too small. They will shrink as they dry.
Posted on Thursday, November 25th, 2010 at 12:48 pm. Filed under: Kale Chips Tags: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Vegan RSS 2.0 feed.
These are sooooo good!! Two days after making them, they were gone!! Thanks for this wonderful recipe.
Umm, umm good, that’s what cheesy kale chips are, umm, umm good!!! Sue, my taste buds are loving it. I added some chipolte seasoning & smoked paprika to this third batch & I’m just snacking away. Thanks for the recipe.
Oh that sounds yummy too Shaj! Kale Chips are my all time favorite snack food. :)
Hello Amie-Sue, Thank you for the awesome website. My kale bunches must have been too big for one batch so I made a second batch but I was out of lemons. I substituted 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, I think it is an improvement on this delicious recipe.
Good afternoon Will,
That can happen. I have seen tiny to large bunches of kale at the stores…so sometimes a person has to just eyeball it. ACV is great substitution, thank you for sharing that just in case others find themselves short on lemons. I have used AVC in kale chips and do enjoy it as well…it’s all in preference. Have a blessed weekend! amie sue
I just made these chips and trying to handle myself around them so I don´t eat them all in one go ;-) I guess they really deserve an OMG rate. Congratulations Amie!
The OMG stamp?! Yay! haha
Hello again, Amie-Sue!
I am hosting my first official uncooking class this Saturday, and would love to use your Cheesy Kale Chip recipe in class. If you give permission, I will be glad to pass the credit along to you, plus provide a link to your site. (It’s THE site for great raw recipes, anyway!)
Greetings Suzie!
By all means….share share share… it’s what it is all about. :) Have a wonderful time, breathe and know that you will do amazing. Let me know how it goes, I am so excited for you! You will be in my thoughts that day. :) amie sue
Your recipes look amazing!!
I just wanted to ask, can you recommend something other than kale for chips? I love kale chips, but I live in Greece and there is no such thing :(
This recipe is amazing. Thank you so much for posting!
WOOOOHHAAAA! Awsome snack! And awsome website!!!
Kale are in season here in Denmark at the moment :-)
Many many thanks for all the inspiring recipes
PEACE – Positive energy activates constant elevation
Derjurgen
Forget snack derjurgen, more like addiction! lol Your welcome and enjoy! Have a blessed day and thank you for the comment. amie sue
Wow, these were amazingly wonderful and so easy to make! It was hard to stop eating them :). Took some to work and passed them around – most everyone loved them, so I referred them to your your site. Thanks so much for your beautiful photos and fabulous recipes!
Thank you Sandi… together we will convert this world over to kale chips… one chip at a time. hehe Have a wonderful weekend! amie sue
I think I’m making these this coming weekend. Noticed the batter’s essentially the same as your cheese nip cracker flavoring–and that cracker’s the most popular in my house. So I figure everyone at home will go for these kale chips, too. Thanks, Amie-Sue.
Yes indeed Ben… if they liked the cheese nips, they will surely love these. :) Have a great day, amie sue
I am curious about nutitional yeast as I am trying to cut sugar and yeasts as it is supposed ot help the thyroid. Your thoughts? Is this a different type of yeast? I love cheesy Kale chips! But will they love me?
Hi Carole,
I am not sure about the connection between nutritional yeast and the thyroid. I can only suggest that you do further research on this, I don’t know the answer to it. Sorry.. Have a great day, amie sue
As I type our Cheese Nip crackers n Kale chips are dehydrating right now my kids had the nerve to want some after sneering there noses up whenIi was prepping the first batch ! Surprise surprise theyre bout trned out to eating everything raw cause of your delicious recipes on here Thaaaaaaanks for sharing I sho wish youd make some vidoes so we could learn by watching even tho you break it down puurfectly ~ again thany U mucho grande
Haha I love it Queene. I love hearing stories like that. :) I would love to do some videos because some things are hard to put into writing. I just need to get over being camera shy. :P Have a blessed and wonderful weekend. amie sue