Your kids don’t like green vegetables? They will as soon as they try these Kale Chips!
If I give the kids a choice of sides for dinner without a doubt they will both ask, rather scream for “KALE CHIPS”! They know that they’re a nutritional powerhouse, but that’s not the reason they love them so much. The crunchy texture and taste alone would sell just about anyone. I’ve had this recipe on Weelicious for such a long time I knew it was time to give it a little love for Rewind Wednesday. Over the years I’ve made them with every kind of kale I can get my hands on from dinosaur, to curly to purple and more. Each one cooks up as beautiful and delicious as the one before. Make too many? Just pop them into zipper bags or glass containers after they fully cool for a treat you can enjoy all week long!
When you’re trying to inspire kids to eat healthy, my experience has been if whatever you are making for them is in the form of a chip, muffin, pancake or on-a-stick, it’s usually a hit! We’ve been making these kale chips a lot recently and I can’t tell you how fast they disappear! I truly can’t believe how tasty they are — I know that’s a huge statement, but I think I like them even more then potato chips (and that’s saying a lot)! They’re crispy, crunchy and on two recent occasions when I served them to kids — several of whom normally turn their noses up at anything green — they devoured the entire bowl full in minutes.
Another plus is that kale is among the most nutrient rich of all foods. Loaded with vitamin A, C and calcium, this is a vegetable that gets an A plus for nutrition and one that you definitely want your kids to be eating!
Kale Chips
Ingredients
- 1 Bunch Kale
- 1 Tbsp cooking oil spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
- Wash and remove stems off the kale and cut leaves into 2 inch pieces.
- Divide the kale between 2 cookie sheets lined with a Silpat or parchment paper, drizzle with oil (or spray with oil) and toss to coat (make sure there is a bit of space between the pieces of kale so they don’t steam).
- Bake for 18-20 minutes (keep an eye on them during the last few minutes of cooking so they don’t burn).
- Serve.
One of my fave snacks!
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Hi Catherine,
Love love love your site. I’ve made so many of your delicious recipes. Question about the kale chips though. I made them last night and they were delicious and crunchy right out of the oven. I stored them in a tupperware on the counter overnight after they had cooled and now they are chewy and pretty much inedible! 🙁 Do these need to be eaten immediately or is there a better way to store them? I’m so disappointed because they were so yummy last night. Thanks!
I made a batch and my 17 month old loved them! The first two batches were experiments as I figured out the correct amount of oil, oven temperature, and cooking time for my specific oven (the first two burned), but I managed to get crispy green kale after the third try. Thanks!
I loved them!
I like to have the kids help. IF we buy non-organic, I soak them in the sink for a long time. Then after cutting them into smaller pieces (I think a key in making them crunchy) I let the kids spin them dry in the salad spinner. garlic powder, evoo, 15 minutes and then YUM. If there is any left over I smash it up in their pasta the next day.
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Just made and love it! My husband and 2 year old daughter ate them right up! Thank you for a great recipe! 🙂
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those who found their chips to be bitter…i’ve discovered that kale i’ve grown myself and pick while the leaves are still semi small have a much milder taste. they are amazing versus the store-bought big bunches that are strong and have a strong sent when in the oven. we use MCT oil and salt and cook on 250 for 20 minutes.
one of my favorite recipes from you catherine!! thanks so much for what you do here :o)
Mojo on my kale is sublime!
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300 degree oven worked better for me!
Yum!
WOW just realized my “kale ” chips were actually swiss chard! no wonder my pic looked alot different hahaha will try again with actual kale! delicious none the less =)