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Kale Chips

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Oh my goodness, these are so good! The first time I tried making kale chips was in my oven and I just used salt, pepper, and olive oil for seasoning. They were really not good at all. I sort of gave up on the idea until I went to visit my friend Emily, who has been eating a whole foods diet for a long time, she is an expert! Her sister actually does the simple healthy tasty blog and Emily posts on there sometimes too! Anyways during our visit, she offered me some kale chips and wow, I went home and ordered a food dehydrator as soon as I could so I could make them! I got this one made by Nesco and love it so far! Recipe from simple healthy tasty.

-1 or 2 bunches of kale ripped into chip size pieces (I used curly leaf kale)
-1/3 cup raw cashews
-2 tablespoons lemon juice
-3 tablespoons water
-1/4 cup olive oil
-1/2 teaspoon sea salt
-1/4 cup nutritional yeast
-1 small chunk of onion
-1/2 teaspoon chili powder
-1/4 teaspoon cayenne
-1/4 teaspoon turmeric
-1 clove garlic
-ground black pepper to taste

Here are the directions from simple healthy tasty:
Blend all ingredients (except kale) until smooth in blender. Using a pastry brush “paint” both or one side (I do both sides) of a kale or collard leaf and set them on a nonstick sheet on your dehydrator. Dry them at 105 degrees for 6-12 hours, take off sheets, turn them over and dry for 2-4 hours more, until crispy.

My dehydrator doesn't have different temperature settings, I think the temperature is around 140 degrees, so I had to experiment a little. My kale chips were nice and crispy after about 4 or 5 hours of dehydrating, I turned them over and dehydrated for one more hour. Perfect!!

Update: You don't need the non stick sheets but it does make for an easier clean up. I only have two non stick sheets so when I make a big batch, I spray my remaining trays with a little olive oil and don't flip the kale chips over toward the end.
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