The Best Cheezy Dehydrator Kale Chips Recipes

THE BEST CHEEZY DEHYDRATOR KALE CHIPS

Steps:

• Soak cashews in water for one hour.
• In a food processor, add the soaked cashews, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, olive oil, onion, garlic powder, salt, and chipotle powder. Process on high, adding a splash or two of water if needed, until you have a thick uniform paste.
• Massage paste onto kale leaves with your hands until all the kale leaves are evenly coated.
• Lay the kale flat on dehydrator trays (without overlapping), place in your dehydrator, and dehydrate for 6 hours at 135ºF.
• Remove from dehydrator and enjoy, serve at parties, or store in airtight containers.

RAW CASHEW CHEESY KALE CHIPS

Steps:

• Place cashews in a bowl. Cover with water; let soak for at least 1 hour. Drain and rinse.
• Transfer cashews to a blender; blend until finely chopped, scraping the sides of the bowl periodically. Add red bell pepper, onion, lemon juice, jalapeno pepper, and garlic; blend until well chopped. Scrape the sides of the bowl; add 3/4 cup water, nutritional yeast, paprika, turmeric, mustard, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth, adding more water if necessary.
• Combine cashew mixture and kale in a large bowl; scrunch kale with your hands until evenly coated with cashew mixture. Spread in a single layer on an unlined dehydrator tray.
• Dehydrate kale at 105 degrees F (41 degrees C) until crisp, about 8 hours.

CHEESY KALE CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
• Drizzle olive oil over the kale in a large bowl and sprinkle with the nutritional yeast and salt. Stir with your hands to coat kale.
• Spread kale onto baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until kale begins to get slightly crisp; rotate racks and flip the chips, and continue baking until completely crisp, 45 to 60 minutes total. Make sure to keep an eye on them to make sure they don't burn; if you notice certain chips ready much sooner than others, take them out.