We can’t get enough of this Superfood veggie called Kale. Today I’m sharing the crispy cheezy kale chips recipe. Who doesn’t love chips or anything very crispy? Rocco is crazy about anything crispy. Anything with a crispy crunch he calls ‘krupuk’, which is a deep fried cracker in Indonesia. Well, I rather see him eating Kale chips then ‘krupuk’ though.
At first, he really hesitated to even try the kale chips, because it’s a veggie in disguise, even he noticed that. So to make it more interesting for him to eat (which means less veggie looking) I experiment with spices and herbs. I add garlic and nutritional yeast to this recipe to add a cheezy flavor. Which honestly is a big hit here.
The secret in making the kale really crisp and not soggy, is to not drench the kale in oil. The best way is to lightly “marinate” oil with the kale and let it slowly cook in the oven on low heat.
Curious about it? Let’s make some super healthy crispy cheezy kale chips.
Crispy Cheezy Kale Chips
Ingredients
- 300 gram kale, washed and stems removed
- 2 tbsp virgin olive oil
- 6 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Method
- Pre heat the oven to 150 C.
- Wash kale and remove the big stems in the center. With your hand you tear the kale leaves apart in big chunks or like desired. Place in a big bowl and add the olive oil and gently massage the kale with the oil until it softens a bit.
- Next add nutritional yeast, salt, pepper and garlic powder and toss to combine.
- Place kale on a baking sheet with parchment paper in an even layer and bake for 20 minutes. Flip halfway, to ensure evenly crispiness. Keep an eye on the kale for burning, you know it’s burnt when they turn brown and they will really taste nasty and bitter, you don’t want this to happen.
- Take the tray out of the oven and this is also an important part: let it cool for 5 minutes, this will crisp things up even more. Feel free to add more nutritional yeast at this step for a flavor bomb. Happy munching!
