Cheezy Kale Chips

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Averie Sunshine

Published: Oct 17, 2009

Updated: Feb 08, 2024

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I love kale chips and here’s my recipe with a visual guide below

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Fresh kale, chopped red bell pepper, sliced lemon, and a container of mushrooms on a kitchen countertop.
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Cheezy Kale Chips

By Averie Sunshine
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4
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Ingredients 

  • 1 cup cashews, soaked for a few hours
  • 1 red bell pepper, de-seeded
  • 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice, juice of 1/2 a lemon
  • 3 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast
  • ½ Tsp Salt
  • Dash Black Pepper
  • Optional: 1/2 Tsp of Agave
  • Optional: Splash of water if mixture is too thick to blend
  • 1 bunch kale, washed and trimmed

Instructions 

  • Blend all ingredients (other than kale) together in your Vita-Mix, blender, or food processor. (I processed my cashews for 30 secs alone, first but not necessary)
  • Place kale in a large mixing bowl and pour sauce mixture over kale and massage it into the kale very well using your hands.
  • Dehydrate for 4 to 8 hours, or until desired crispness is reached, flipping intermittently.
  • Or, bake in a 200F oven (optionally keep with the door ajar) for about 3 hours, or until done and crispy, flipping intermittently.

Nutrition

Serving: 1, Calories: 218kcal, Carbohydrates: 16g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 16g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g, Sodium: 520mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 4g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Blend all these ingredients together  in your Vita-Mix, Blendtec, or food processor.  I processed my cashews for 30 secs alone, first.  But not necessary.

Sliced red pepper, kale, lemon and cashews on countertop

After blending

Ingredients after being blended in blender

Smooth consistency but not perfectly pureed is how I prefer it

Tamper holding up some of the blended mixture

Wash and de-stem one large bunch of kale and tear into pieces and pour the mixture on top

Kale in bowl with blended mixture poured over top

Massage in with your hands & Put on Teflex lined screens to Dehydrate

(last time I made them I didn’t have my Teflex screen liners and let’s just say the chip coating mixture leaked everywhere.  Not so fun.  I was way more prepared today!)

Mixed up kale and blended mixture placed on lined dehydrator tray

It’s unseasonably hot here today, like 100F.  I don’t need a dehydrator, I could just put my kale chips on my back patio table and roll that way.  Kidding, sort of.

But into the Magic Box they went.

Close up of covered kale on dehydrator tray

It has been suggested to dehydrate at 105 F for 12 hours.  I have a tendency to dehydrate a little warmer and for less amount of time, but that’s because I am impatient and want to start munchin’ my chips!

Close up of blended mixture over kale

….After their time in the Magic Box, I finally got to enjoy!

Finished Cheezy Kale Chips on dehydrator trays
Overhead of Kale Chips on dehydrator tray

Thin-n-crispyraw vegan kale chip

Hand holding up one crispy Cheezy Kale Chip

Some of them still have a lil of the chunky red pepper action going onbecause the coating mixture was smooth-ish but not totally pureed as I noted

Up close of hand holding front of Kale Chip

And if they make it a container, you can put all your chippy’s into a reusable container or just devour 2 screens worth at once.  I won’t tell.  Promise.  They are savory, cheesy, crunchy, and I totally wouldn’t blame you!

Large Kale Chip on dehydrator tray
 
 
 
Have you ever tried or made kale chips?

 

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Comments

  1. Hi Averie :)
    I'm a new fan of your site – especially all the incredible gorgeous, irresistible recipes. I've just made the chocolate mousse and my reaction was just like you foretold….. I could NOT believe what my purely happy taste buds just told me there!!! SO smooth, rich, creamy and authentic. Actually much better, I think!
    My boyfriend is a chef and I can't wait to surprise him with this awesome treat. Maybe he won't even be able to guess the base? ha ha :)
    THANK YOU!
    Love, Maria

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  2. Just made this! :] I've made a similar one before that had peanut butter, but I'm pleased that even without the PB, this tastes great!
    However, after a few spoonfuls, I remembered the batch of PB cookies I made this week that didn't turn out as well as I'd wanted. So I threw a couple of those in the Vitamix and blended them in briefly. Pb-cookie-chunk-chocolate-mousse! So I ended up with some PB in there after all, haha.

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  3. I think it's about time I tried ProBars! Two Thumbs up must mean that they are pretty darn GOOD! :D

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  10. Enty #3 – Post on your review of ProBar.

    PS. Not that it will help me win ProBars but Skylar is too cute copying mommy!

    PS. I made the Vegan Mousse but the recipe I had was one avocado, one banana…..Sooooooo good. I keep forgetting about it. Delish!

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  11. Those deserts look heavenly. I'll have to try them when I'm back in the states!

    I never new that all the probars were vegan – that's super cool by me!

    (Entry 8)

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  13. You're wild with those desserts, girl! :-)

    And this is for entry #9 for the ProBar contest.

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  14. yeah i'm digging the review and i really want to try them now! still have to make that mouse though. the avocados in my fridge are calling the vita-mix's name.

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