Crispy Kale Chips with Honey-Lemon Drizzle
Posted: 10/18/19
Updated: 03/01/22
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The best kale chips you’ll ever have! They’re crispy and light with the most amazing, easy honey-lemon drizzle. Kale chips just don’t get better than this!
Why This Recipe Is So Good
- They are easy to make Whole30, vegan, low carb, or keto.
- They are perfectly crispy and so tasty.
- They are a great healthy alternative to potato chips.
How to Make It
- Pre heat the oven 300F.
- After you have washed the kale, completely dry it. This is critical to crispy kale chips. Use a salad spinner ideally.
- Massage the oil into the kale and spread on two baking sheets. DO NOT OVERCROWD if you overcrowd, they will steam and will not get crispy.
- Bake in the pre heated oven for 10 minutes. Then, switch the position of the sheets and cook for another 10-12 minutes or until crunchy but not brown. Remove from the oven.
- Melt the butter, add the honey, lemon and salt and stir together. Pour over the chips and serve.
Recipe Variations
- to make whole30 simply omit the drizzle
- to make vegan replace the butter with vegan butter or coconut oil and use maple syrup instead of honey
- to make low carb or keto, omit the drizzle, or make it either without sweetener or with a keto-friendly sweetener
What Makes These Chips So Good
These crispy kale chips are seriously so delicious and really crispy. A few simple techniques make them this way:
- All water MUST be removed from the kale. Spin the kale in a salad spinner. If you do not remove all the water, the kale will steam in the oven and the kale will be wilty.
- Do not overcook them. They will get brown and change taste. You want them to look matte and hold their shape (not be droopy) but they should not *feel* super crispy/crunchy right out of the oven.
- Do not overcrowd the baking sheets. You’ll need two baking pans. This is another critical technique for crispy kale chips
A simple honey-lemon drizzle
The honey-lemon drizzle takes it totally elevates these crispy kale chips. It is buttery, bright, sweet and ohhhhhh so good! It only takes a matter of minutes to make the drizzle and it is worth every minute!
Why This Recipe Is Perfect for Snacking
These crispy kale chips are a great healthy snack and a perfect replacement for potato chips. One serving comes in at around 100 calories and they are. loaded with vitamin A and C.
Be sure to check out these other tasty kale recipes!
- Kale Salad with Cranberries
- Curried Lentil Kale Soup
- Kale, Pomegranate and Feta Salad
- Sauteed Kale with Garlic
- Kale Caesar Salad
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Crispy Kale Chips with Honey-Lemon Drizzle
The best kale chips you'll ever have! They're crispy and light with the most amazing, easy honey-lemon drizzle. Kale chips just don't get better than this!
Ingredients
- 2 bunches organic kale washed, dried and sliced. Thick stems removed
- 1 tablespoon neutral oil like avaocado oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt plus more
- 1 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon lemon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven 300F.
- After you have washed the kale, completely dry it. This is critical to crispy kale chips. Use a salad spinner ideally.
- Massage the oil into the kale and spread on two baking sheets. DO NOT OVERCROWD if you overcrowd, they will steam and will not get crispy.
- Bake in the pre heated oven for 10 minutes. Then, switch the position of the sheets and cook for another 10-12 minutes or until crunchy but not brown. Remove from the oven.
- Melt the butter, add the honey, lemon and salt and stir together. Pour over the chips and serve.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 106kcal, Carbohydrates: 13g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 5mg, Sodium: 255mg, Potassium: 573mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 11713IU, Vitamin C: 141mg, Calcium: 175mg, Iron: 2mg, Net Carbs: 12g
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
What a perfect healthy snack, and that touch of lemon in there sound so good!
I bet these are delicious with hte little bit of honey glazed on them!
Kale chips are so irresistible but that sauce really upgrades them to make them much more flavorful!
So good, especially with the addition of the honey lemon drizzle! I could eat a whole pan of them!
These are always a hit at my house! I literally bribe my son to do his chores with them. Haha!
That sauce at the end MAKES these chips. So flavorful and addicting!
Kale chips seriously have my heart. I can’t get enough of them and find it very hard to share haha 😉
Kale chips are my Friday night treat with a glass of wine. I make them without anything on them but will try the honey-lemon drizzle for a change.