These No-Bake "Cheesy" Kale Chips are an easy and healthy recipe made with only 5 clean, real food ingredients. They're the perfect plant-based snack that's healthier than store-bought chips, can be prepared in about 10 minutes and made with a dehydrator!{ Plant-Based | Raw | Vegan | Gluten-Free | Dairy-Free | Lectin-Free | No-Bake | Keto/Low-Carb | Alkaline | Paleo-Friendly }
De-stem 8 cups of kale, break/tear into bite-size pieces, then add to a large mixing bowl.
Drizzle the avocado oil over the top of the kale pieces and toss until the avocado oil is evenly distributed using your hands if necessary, then set aside.
Prepare the seasoning:
Add all ingredients for the seasoning to a food processor and process until it has a fine, crumbly texture.
Sprinkle 1/4 of the seasoning onto the kale pieces and toss as you would a salad.
Continue to sprinkle the seasoning, 1/4 at a time, tossing each time to make sure each piece of kale is covered.
Assembly:
Transfer the seasoned kale pieces to a mesh dehydrator tray and dehydrate at 115 degrees for approximately 8-12 hours, or until they are dry and crispy.
Store in an air-tight container because they will lose their crispiness if exposed to moisture in the air.
Notes
Kale: I like to use curly kale, but I'm sure you could use whichever variety you have or prefer. In addition, after you break the pieces of kale off the stems, don't throw them away - save them for juicing!Avocado Oil: This can be substituted with organic extra-virgin olive oil.Nutritional Yeast: The only brand of nutritional yeast I will use is this non-fortified brand. It does not contain fortified ingredients, synthetic vitamins, or MSG.Himalayan Pink Salt: This is my salt of preference, however, it can always be substituted with sea salt.Dehydrator Tip: After you put the chips on the mesh dehydrator tray, put an empty tray with a ParaFlex sheet underneath the mesh tray to catch any of the seasonings that fall off and to make clean up easier.Serving Size: This recipe will make approximately (8) cups of dehydrated kale chips. Nutritional information is for 1/2 cup which is (1) serving.