The Best Baked Kale Chips Recipe
Want to make the best baked kale chips ever? This kale chips recipe is super easy with only four ingredients, making this healthy vegan snack readily accessible. The trick to crispy baked kale chips is all in the technique.
Ingredients
- 2 bunches Lacinato kale
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- salt & pepper 5-7 generous twists of each mill
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 275ยบ.
- Wash the kale and prepare it by removing the leaf from the rib (or stem). See my blog post for details on how to do this efficiently.
- Slice the kale into bite-sized pieces and thoroughly dry it using a salad spinner (or blot with a towel). The drier the kale is, the more likely the kale will crisp in the oven.
- Combine the kale, olive oil salt and pepper in a large bowl and massage the olive oil and seasonings into the kale. As you massage the kale, it will become darker in color and slightly wilted. Once this happens, stop massaging.
- Spread the kale out on two baking sheets prepared with a silicon baking mat or parchment paper. Bake on the middle racks for 10 minutes. Then pause to stir the kale. Return the baking sheets to the oven for an additional 10-15 minutes, checking on the kale at 10 minutes. It should be crispy, but not burnt.
- Remove the baking sheets from the oven and allow the kale chips to cool completely. Serve within 1-2 days. Store the kale chips in an airtight container.
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