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Cheesy Kale Chips

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"An addictive alternative made with nutritional yeast. Who would have thought that leafy green chips loaded with nutrients could be so addictive? Nutritional yeast is deactivated yeast; it's not alive and has a slightly cheesy flavor which many vegans like to use as a cheese substitute. It can be found at most health food stores and some big-chain grocery stores." — Ravenhood

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2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 bunch curly kale, torn

1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1/3 teaspoon salt

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Directions

Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
Drizzle olive oil over the kale in a large bowl and sprinkle with the nutritional yeast and salt. Stir with your hands to coat kale.
Spread kale onto baking sheets.
Bake in preheated oven until kale begins to get slightly crisp; rotate racks and flip the chips, and continue baking until completely crisp, 45 to 60 minutes total. Make sure to keep an eye on them to make sure they don't burn; if you notice certain chips ready much sooner than others, take them out.

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PREP 5 mins
COOK 45 mins
READY IN 50 mins

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Cook's Note:
The best way to bake these is by using a food dehydrator, where you just lay them on the sheets and wait until they are nice and crispy, and they are raw, meaning that none of the nutrients are lost. This method will take several hours for them to be ready, but the taste will be superior.

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Feb 01, 2013

These are excellent! Thanks for delicious way to enjoy kale. If you don't have nutritional yeast use parmesan.

—Baking Nana

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Aug 22, 2012

I used popcorn flavourings, rather than the yeast, to get the cheese flavour. Although the yeast is fine, I am not a fan of it! I tossed mine in a bit of olive oil, and salted lightly with sea salt, but will add garlic, or seasoning of sorts next time. I'm thinking about salad seasoning, like Mrs Dash or others. I get a seasoning that is for Greek dishes which would be great on the kale. I also used parchemnt on the sheet when baking, as I can mist with my oil mister, and sprinkle the seasoning on easily. Cleanup is a breeze.

—EvaB

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Sep 24, 2012

This was insanely fantastic and addicting. I made 5 batches - it was all gone within 24 hours, am now having to make more. Thank goodness there is lots of free kale in the garden. This was enjoyed on ALL ages from 5-70. Even the little kids who were saying "ew" when picking the kale and watching me make it absolutely loved it and I had to take them away!

—bigcountryfarm

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Feb 11, 2013

This is a really easy, simple, and delicious recipe. I gave my kale a little "massage" to help spread the olive oil around before I added the nutritional yeast and salt to help it stick. I also found it helpful to use parchment on my baking sheet for easy cleanup. As a side note, I made and reviewed this recipe exactly as written. You can't substitute popcorn seasoning for the main ingredient (other than kale) in this recipe and expect to get the same results. It's a totally different recipe.

—minsch1

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Jan 30, 2013

I bought some commercially made chips last week and loved them so I thought they must be easy to make! They are! I used the oven to dehydrate and just a sprinkle of Thai seasoning in addition to the yeast, instead of salt. Delicious!!! Thanks for the awesomely easy recipe! Make sure to buy a couple bunches of kale... The first one will be gone as soon as they're done!

—L. Sullivan

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Mar 20, 2013

This is so easy and so incredibly delicious. Thanks so much for sharing!

—Lousi

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Feb 22, 2013

Very yummy. The whole family loves these! I put it all in a gallon ziplock bag, it was much easier to make sure the seasons distributed evenly that way, and your hands don't get dirty; plus then the kids could help. :)

—Sarah

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Apr 17, 2013

I used Dino Kale. It is a sweeter Kale that I use in Salads and it was great in the Kale chips. Be careful not to use to much Sea Salt. Use as much nutritional yeast as you want as it gives it that cheesy flavor (I use nutritional yeast on popcorn, yummy) I baked these but I will try a dehydrator next time. I buy Kale Chips commercially and they are an expensive snack. I wanted to make them myself. This recipe was easy. These chips were delicious and addictive. What a wonderful low calorie and healthy snack to have on hand to serve to family and friends!!

—mspindy

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Nutrition

Calories
111 kcal
6%

Carbohydrates
10.8 g
3%

Cholesterol
0 mg
0%

Fat
5.5 g
8%

Fiber
4.1 g
17%

Protein
7.8 g
16%

Sodium
165 mg
7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Cheesy Kale Chips

Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 111
Calories from Fat: 49

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5.5g 8 %
Saturated Fat 0.7g 3 %
Cholesterol 0mg 0 %
Sodium 165mg 7 %
** Potassium 545mg 15 %
Total Carbohydrates 10.8g 3 %
Dietary Fiber 4.1g 17 %
Protein 7.8g 16 %
** Sugars 0g
** Vitamin A 230 %
** Vitamin C 149 %
** Calcium 13 %
** Iron 17 %
** Thiamin 8 %
** Niacin 294 %
** Vitamin B6 409 %
** Magnesium 9 %
** Folate 100 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.