How to Make Kale Chips

I tried this and it was great! I look forward to using the recipe again with different seasonings. My husband didn’t like cumin in it.

Was dubious about this recipe as I pretty much hate kale. I baked the kale leaves my neighbour gave me with lemon pepper, cumin and salt at 110 C fan forced for 15 mins, turned them over and baked for another 5 mins. Absolutely delicious! Crisp and tasty. Thanks very much! Even my dog, who has gone off veges, ate them.

This works! I’ve tried many recipes, but this is the first time my kale chips were neither burnt nor soggy.

Tried many recipes for kale chips, this one works the best. Made it dozen of times now. Decided to finally leave the 5 star rating it deserves as a thank you for this recipe… while another batch is in the oven as I write this :)

Patience rewarded — “low & slow” works esp. well for Kale Chips

This was a great recipe. Simple easy to make & worked perfectly. I used black kale and it came out super delicate & crispy. I flipped each piece over by hand so it wouldn’t break. I cooked for 15 + 5 min as I didn’t want to miss and have them burn. Thanks for sharing!

Yum! I used broccoli leaves and kholrabi leaves from the garden, and had the oven at 250F, a success!

The best kale chip recipe I’ve ever tried. Perfect flavour and crispy. Thank you!

Another winner from Dana. They key really is to put leaves in a single layer. This makes them really crispy, although very time consuming. I enjoyed using garlic salt and cumin. Next time I’ll try nutritional yeast. Thanks Minimalist Baker!

Knowingly that ovens vary in temperature/size, it still took a lot longer than 20mins at 225. Next time I will use my old method at 350!

Definitely a 5 star recipe- these turned out excellent. Thank you!!

Don’t know why I didn’t google temp for kale chips sooner as I kept burning mine. Glad I found your page and this recipe. My husband and I ate the whole batch :D

I had 16lbs of KALE from my last harvest before making ready my winter garden. I chopped some into bite size and blanched it in boiling water. Then submerged it into hydrogen peroxide and shook it off and spun in salad spinner. Then into the freezer in plastic containers. They held shape and freshness for about a month. After I juiced the rest, and made salad for a week. Then the 6lbs in the freezer were taking badly needed space. So I googled chips. I made chips for a day in my counter top Hamilton Beach oven. My favorites spray mix is a mix of olive oil, tabasco, apple cider vinegar, and bake in convection oven at 300’f like 4 minutes and turn off heat and allow the convection to keep going for another 5 minutes. Then remove and turn over chips in pan then shake some garlic salt on to taste. Back into oven and turn it on to 150’f with the convection going for about 10 minutes. They are hardy and hold thier shape well. WARNING THEY ARE ADDICTIVE

these were great! i did 250 F for about 25 mins. i also took them out about two-three times to remove the cooked/smaller pieces so they wouldn’t burn.

PS these are a five star!

I have to start by saying I don’t like kale. My sister turned me onto these and they are awesome! One suggestion – change the serving size from 4 to 1. I couldn’t stop eating them! I used Penzy’s Mural of Flavor on half and Penzy’s Forward on the other half. Can’t wait to try your suggestions and those of the other readers.

Hi! When I was little my mom made these and I decided to make them today. I used olive oil , garlic salt, and taco seasoning. I made about 4 batches and they ae delish! Thank you for sharing your recipe.

Made these with EVOO, garlic salt and Romano. Delicious! After reading all the comments baked at 250 F for 30 minutes, stirring and flipping halfway. Worked perfectly

Love this recipe! I have made them before at 110 degrees Celsius in my old oven, and found for my new oven it has to be 100 degrees Celsius or they burn. I’ve also found with really limp old kale they burn quicker, whereas with fresh from the markets they take a little longer to crisp up. Definitely keep an eye on them once they get past the 15 minute mark, but they are well worth the effort!

Great recipe! I used Siberian kale fresh from my garden and it was delicious. Also they were crispy until we finished them a couple days later. Maybe has more to do with the humidity? I’m in Colorado, so it’s dry dry dry.

Just made these! So so good! Had to share the way I did them on my insta! Will definitely be making these many times again in the future!

I just tried this recipe today and holy kale its delicious! I was shocked I could make my own healthy, delicious chips. I followed the recipe pretty exactly but here’s what I did slightly differently: I used 3-4 tablespoons of avocado oil, sprinkled salt, garlic powder and chili powder then mixed it all together in a bowl. I baked on 225 F for 15 minutes, flipped them then baked for 10 more minutes. After that they were crispy perfection!

Not good. The oven temp is way off. If you follow this recipe verbatim it WILL produce burnt kale. If you enjoy eating burnt greens then please follow this recipe, you’ll love it…

Thanks!!!

Made as directed, except (bc there’s some law requiring everyone using a recipe to modify in some way then comment anyway) sprayed with coconut oil instead of tossing. And lacinato instead of curly. Had planned to leave most of first batch in oven with light on to dehydrate so it would last longer, but it tastes too good. Also failed to IG it …

Fool proof indeed. My oven takes a bit more time, but you nailed it perfectly: slow and low. I can always depend on your recipes to be tested and true. Cheers!

I made these chips with kale from my garden. I used olive oil, sea salt, cumin and Mrs Dash Extra Spicy. I baked them at 225 in a convection oven for 15 minutes, turned the pan and tossed lightly (per instructions) and baked an additional 7 minutes. They came out perfect and so delicious!!! I will definitely make them again!

Excellent recipe! Very tasty, crisp, perfect texture. I have tried other recipes…nothing compares to this recipe. The temperature seems perfect for not burning and crispness! Spices recommendations was perfect; savory! On the baking sheet I used parchment paper to place the Kale on…to me it helps To keep chips from burning, and is easier to toss half way through the bake cycle. Well done, great instructions. I use a gas stove, it does have convection capability… however I just used the normal bake cycle. Our stove does have pretty good temperature control.

…again…nicely done!!!

I found the temperature and time suggested in the recipe to be wildly inaccurate.

Oh yummy! I i love the salty cruch and can say this is a DELICIOUS healthy snack! my kids love it too LOL

Sooooooooo……is it wrong to eat all of this at one sitting? Asking for a friend.

P.S. Freakin Fantastic! I used 1tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp chili, 1/2 tsp paprika, 2 tbs nut. yeast, and a liberal amount of salt. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My son and husband both chocked but we had a good laugh! Be aware of the leaves still green after baking. I made two trays in the same batch for my first time – and I admit that I hardly bake. The leaves in one tray were mostly brown, the leaves from the other were mostly green but crispy when they were just out of the oven. But After a while it seems that the green leaves absorbed water from the air and became chewy and can get stuck in the throat! Thought to share so other poor husbands and sons don’t get punished for mom’s poor cooking ;)

I’ve never had kale chips before but was interested in it. Found this recipe and I am converted for life now :) so simple to make, I just used olive oil and salt and baked and they turned out perfectly crunchy. I normally don’t know what else to do with my huge pile of kale apart from cutting it up and putting it in a salad. Now I have a perfect snack for my drive home after work.

Quick and easy. Mixed olive oil and a dash of garlic salt. Amazing. Crispy and tasty. My new favorite way to eat kale.

So yummy! Worked perfectly.. I minced some garlic, grated some Parmesan and put on a sprinkle of salt. I used baking paper on one tray (didn’t have enough for the other) and I think the tray with paper went crispier!
Thanks for the recipe :)
Ps. I follow you on Instagram. I googled kale chip recipe and recognised your name in the searches. So thanks again!

I made this and it turned out good . I put some salt, cayenne, and Brazilian seasoning. It’s much better flavor than the store bought Kale that I purchased 2 days ago. Only downside is that Some are not crispy and some are too dry. I guess it’s because I used kale that I put in the freezer to keep and store it for a longer time so it’s a little frozen when I put it in the oven. No complains as still it turned out really good.

This was a great, easy recipe. I washed the kale and spread it out on tea towels on the counter, and dried them. I used oil, pepper, and Montreal Steak Spice (my favorite seasoning).

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I made two batches and in the second batch I added sunflower seeds.

They came out great at 225 degree convention oven, took out at 15 minutes, turned and kept in 5-6 minutes longer.

Thank you for giving us a healthy snack!

They turned out beautifully crisp, thank you!

We made this yesterday. It was so easy and delicious. Our batch baked faster than the recipe said (they were done when I went to turn them) but sometimes my mom’s oven runs hot.

Perfect recipe, came out super crispy using convection! Used kosher salt and garlic powder. My teen girls and I love them!

The slow bake on convection was perfect!!! We finished off two batches with just a little olive oil and sea salt. My picky 8 year old loves it!

I just made two batches seasoned with salt. The first batch I ate all of them before I could transfer them to a container, it was that addictive! The next batch I managed to put in Tupperware and plan on finishing tonight. I used a bag of “thoroughly washed kale”. If you happen to use prewashed produce, I recommend washing carefully still…my kale needed it. This recipe was perfect with temperature and outcome. Mine were done in 15 minutes the first time and 20 minutes the second batch, just because I crowded my pan a little more the second time.

I had recently bought a large bag of tripled wash kale from my local store! Thinking how to fix either in smoothie or baked fries! Started searching google and came here! Your suggestions great! Preheated my oven to 300 degrees! Did not have parchment so used foil! Took large bowl , 2 cups of kale, 1 tablespoon of extra light tasting olive oil, garlic & herb salt free McCormick perfect pinch, all natural ground turmeric and smoked paprika! Mixed well and baked 25 minutes or so! Loved them and ate all up!

I used 1 bunch of organic kale & mixed with nutritional yeast. I spread over 3 trays & added Japanese chili & sesame. I followed your directions and they turned out perfect. I wished I’d done 3 bunches of kale as I ate them all so fast!

I never cared to do kale chips before. I did out of curiosity and trying to eat a little better. They were delicious! And super easy. I did them with nutritional yeast and chili powder.
They are so light and very addicting!

You made my boyfriend like kale! Well done. I also tried it with Chard, worked the same. Round 2 is in the oven now.

I wash & tear the kale, then spread it out to dry overnight. I use 1 TBSP olive oil & 1 TBSP of an Italian herb mix. Then I bake them at 225-degrees for 1 hour, pick out the thoroughly dry pieces, then put the pan in for another 30 minutes. 25 minutes doesn’t dry them out & they’re still quite chewy.

Easy, quick, tasty, home-grown goodness! Thank you!

I used the amounts of spices recommended in the recipe. I would say it was a little overpowering but maybe that was because I used too much or had too little kale? I did need 25 mins in the oven and not 15mins as listed

Excellent
used dino and Russian kale with either salt, garlic powder or cumin
we liked the cumin best

Amazingly simple and delicious! Thanks for sharing!

Made this as I’m missing crisps like no tomorrow when I’m dieting. Some did over cook but the few I did have were to die for!
I’m not a fan of bland crunchy veg and fruit is lettece and so on but this I’m happy to have any day of the week!

Love it! It worked perfectly. Thank you!

I just pulled these out of the oven and they are PHENOMENAL! They are packed with flavor. I used avocado oil. The only thing I did differently was I used more sunflower seeds instead of cashews because I didn’t have any cashews in the pantry. I did just a straight substitution (1/4 cup sunflower seeds instead of 1/4 cup cashews). My seven year old and I can’t stop eating them! After I flipped the kale pieces over, I put them back in the oven for 6 minutes and they turned out perfect. THANK YOU!!!

I just made these with salt, black pepper and some chilli flakes. They were sooo good – perfect crunchiness and not soggy. Thanks for the recipe!!!

I am thrilled to find this delicious beautiful receipe!..Light and so flavorful

Made these last night and they were delicious! My first attempt at kale chips and they came out perfect – I ate a whole bowl!

I just made these, they turned out perfectly!

Easy and delicious not crispy after storing..Wish I knew how to keep them crisp..I used a mix of Southwest seasoning.chili cumin powder, dash of sugar. .Tastes like hot bar b que.. flavor

I used pre cut bagged kale, and it took about twice as long to cook. I know the over temp was correct because I have a thermometer in the oven. :(

I made this for my husband and I to try last night. (Posted and tagged ya’ll on ig) I also made some collard crisps following this same recipe. Both were delicious, thank you very much!

I made them and wow there great ? now I’ll eat kale lol

Tried them Wow now I’ll eat kale. This is a great recipe

Made them with veggie oil (all I had on hand) Italian seasoning and a pinch if salt with parmesan cheese.. next no salt.. but good anyways!

Never tried kale chips before. I love your recipe. Yummy

First time I tried your recipe and they came out perfect!!!

I used TAJIN as my seasoning.
It’s a Mexican seasoning with chili lemon flavor. So addicting!

Thank you!

Omg! I love this! Thank you for giving me a guilt free snack recipe.

I just tried this and the Chips came out perfect. Very easy to do.

just made it! first attempt — spot on!
spices: salt pepper garlic ny
also replaced with olive oil, it works great.
keep up the good work!
thumbs up from greece :)