GreenSmoothieGirl.com reader Tonya C. donated a recipe for yummy “chips” (I call them “crisps” because they’re really light and airy) made in the dehydrator. I have significantly altered the recipe. Brewer’s Yeast is a good way for vegans to obtain Vitamin B12.
Cheesy Kale/Collard Crisps
1/3 cup cashews, soaked 1-2 hours (optionally)
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
3 Tbsp. water
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp. Original Himalayan Crystal Salt
¼ cup nutritional (or Brewer’s) yeast
2 green onions (including the green part)
½ tsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp. cayenne
1/4 tsp. turmeric
1 clove garlic
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Blend all ingredients well in Total Blender. Press one side of 20-30 small kale or collard leaves (stems removed) in mixture and dry them for 4-6 hours in Excalibur dehydrator (until crispy).
Here’s a hilarious video of Tonya’s adorable 2-year old Emily making and eating the chips that her family calls “Emily’s Cheetohs.” They were disappearing during the night because Emily would wake up and wander into the kitchen to eat them:
http://raw100.ning.com/video/video/show?id=2170300%3AVideo%3A228864&xgs=1
Enjoy!
p.s. If you’ve been wanting an Excalibur dehydrator, here’s a link to another blog entry with another cracker recipe I really like, and a link to get a dehydrator:
http:///www.greensmoothiegirl.com/blog/?p=369
Emily is so adorable! She is a Rawkstar! Now if a 2yr old eats collard greens then that recipe has to be mighty tasty. I’m going to make a batch & see for myself! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe, they are delicious! This is by far the best kale chip recipe that I have tasted as of yet.
Thanks for the recipe. Here is another sitethat has good information on dehydrators. Best.
I tried making this. The blended mixture was sooo good by itself. But I coated it on too thick and it came out really salty after drying. They were still very good and I craved them all day. I just had to shake the coating off.
Next time I will cut a bit of the salt and wipe more off the leaves after I dip them. I also thought of pouring the mixture in a plastic bag and adding the leaves to coat them.
Super yummy, thank you! Who thought dried kale could actually taste like this?
My ignorance is showing. Where is the kale/collards? Anything special that we should do with them. Coat them with the mixture listed? Sorry, have never made or had these. Don’t understand.
Bing! click on the green space. Wow. Found the rest of it, thanks.
I decreased the salt and made some other changes in the text above. I think the recipe is fantastic now. I dipped thinly sliced zucchini in it and dehydrated them until crisp–YUMMY.
I couldn’t get this to blend well in my Blendtec. I had to add 2 more ounces of water.
THESE ARE SOO GOOD! I think this is my preferred way to eat greens from now on. I’m gonna make lots more until I eventually get sick of them. Then I’ll wait a month and start over! Heh heh.
I use a cup of water instead of the small amount of water in the recipe. That makes the coating easy to coat and the taste just right.
Is there anything that could be used in place of the brewers yeast? All yeasts seem to make me very sick for some reason. This sounds really good though!
How does one store kale chips (on the rare occasion that they don’t eat them all right away)? Last time we put them in a tupperware container, but that made them go soft. We can’t keep them out either, because the cats like them too!
I am making these in my dehydrator as we speak, but I have the same question as Charlotte, being I am “test-driving” these in hopes of making some and taking them on a road trip in a month. BTW, any other suggestions for good grab and eat snacks/foods for a hotel visit with 4-5 days full of dancing events, please suggest away! I am hoping to get a refrigerator in our room and bring my blend-tec, but I certainly could use any help you can provide!