These Raw Kale Chips with Spicy Peanut Sauce are an easy and healthy recipe made with clean, real food ingredients. They're the perfect plant-based snack recipe made with a dehydrator and can be prepared in under 15 minutes!
Here's Why This Recipe Works
My top 3 favorite reasons:
- Healthy Plant-Based Alternative To Store-Bought Chips
- Can Be Prepared In Under 15 Minutes
- Made With Clean, Real Food Ingredients
You can feel good about making my healthy recipe because it's raw, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, and contains no refined sugar.
Karielyn's Expert Tips + Ingredient Substitutions
Here are some of my expert tips to make this recipe perfectly:
Water: Depending on the consistency of the peanut butter you use, you may need to adjust the amount of water. Start with ¼ cup and add an additional ¼ to thin the sauce out, but only as needed.
The sauce should have a semi-thick consistency (not too thin and not too thick) so it will stick to the kale pieces.
Jalapeno: Since the heat of a jalapeno will vary so you can add less or more jalapenos if you prefer.
Avocado Oil: This can be substituted with organic extra-virgin olive oil in the same amount.
Coconut Sugar: You can substitute with your favorite granular sweetener.
Himalayan Pink Salt: This is my salt of preference, however, it can always be substituted with sea salt.
Serving Size: This recipe will make approximately 4 cups of kale chips. Nutritional information is shown for ½ cup which is (1) serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Other Kind Of Kale Chips Can I Make?
I like to make kale chips using different homemade dressings that I would normally use to make a salad with.
For example, some other kale chip recipes I've made using homemade dressings are:
When you dehydrate the kale and dressing together, it's like having a healthy salad on-the-go.
Just put them in an air-tight container and they're a perfect nutrient-dense lunch or snack for work, a road trip, or even while traveling!
Want More Healthy Plant-Based Snack Ideas?
Check out these:
- Cacao Drizzle Holiday Popcorn
- Roasted Chickpeas with Chipotle and Lime
- Raw Vegan Carrot and Flax Crackers
Kale Chips with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 cups organic kale (de-stemmed)
For the sauce:
- ½ cup organic peanut butter
- ¼-1/2 cup water (filtered/purified) (filtered/purified)
- 3 tablespoons organic coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon 100% pure avocado oil
- 1 tablespoon organic fresh cilantro
- 2 cloves organic garlic (freshly crushed)
- 1 organic jalapeno
- 1 teaspoon organic red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
Instructions
Prepare the kale:
- De-stem, or remove the kale from the thick middle stem, then tear the leaves into bite-size pieces.
- Place the kale pieces in a large mixing bowl, then set aside.
Prepare the sauce:
- Add all the ingredients for the sauce to a Vitamix and blend until it's smooth. Depending on the consistency of the peanut butter you use, you may need to adjust the amount of water. Start with ¼ cup and add an additional ¼ to thin the sauce out, but only as needed. The sauce should have a semi-thick consistency (not too thin and not too thick) so it will stick to the kale pieces.
- Taste and adjust the seasonings to your preference.
Assembly:
- Pour the sauce on top of the kale pieces and gently stir everything together until all the kale pieces are evenly coated with the sauce.
- Spread the kale onto mesh dehydrator trays (mine filled two Excalibur trays) and dehydrate at 115 degrees for 4-6 hours, flip them over, then dehydrate for an additional 4-6 hours, or until they are completely dry and crispy.
- Store them in an air-tight BPA-free container at all times because they will become soft if they are exposed to moisture in the air.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Information
Copyright Notice
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Katherine says
Hi Karielyn,
This is a fantastic Kale Chips recipe! I love making kale chips but this recipe delivered! So full of flavor and spicy just how I like it.
Thanks a lot!
Karielyn says
Hi Katherine! Thank you and I L.O.V.E. spicy too! I'm glad to hear you liked them and thanks for letting me know 🙂
Rebecca says
Just made them, and they are absolutely phenomenal! I almost ate the entire batch myself and had to have my husband take them away from me to save myself ;). Will be making these again since kale is on sale!! And will be trying the other recipes, too. Thanks for sharing!
Karielyn says
Hi there Rebecca! I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed them! When I first made them, I really, really liked them but wasn't sure if anyone else would since they are a little "out of the box", but now I'm glad to know someone else did!
Thanks for taking the time to let me know...I really appreciate it 🙂
Rebecca says
Oh, no, this is the type of recipe that is right up my alley, and I felt that I needed to say something so you would know (if you didn't already 😉 ) that you were going in the right direction!
Karielyn says
Hi there Rebecca! I'm so glad to hear that my recipe sounds like something you would enjoy! I hope you give it a try and thanks for letting me know you'd like it 😉
Reduceri says
Perfect snack! Easy to make and worth the wait, thanks
Karielyn says
Hi there! Thanks so much and I'm glad to hear you liked the recipe! 🙂
Anna Lund says
If you do not havery a dehydrator, is there a other way of preparing them?
Thanks!
Karielyn says
Hi there Anna! You can definitely make kale chips in a regular oven, but these are a little different because they have a thicker, creamier coating (Spicy Peanut Sauce) than regular kale chips.
I haven't tried this, but I would make a batch and put a couple of the kale pieces in the oven (on a pan lined with parchment paper) at the very lowest temperature, checking and tossing them every 15 - 20 minutes or so until they become crisp.
If they come out good, then I would put the remainder of the batch in using the same instructions. If they don't come out good, I would just eat the kale/Spicy Peanut Sauce as a salad with some sesame seeds sprinkled on top. I've done that before when I didn't want to wait for them to dehydrate and it's excellent as a salad too!
Thanks for your question and I hope you are able to enjoy them 🙂