I know when you’re on a ketogenic diet, you really can’t get much crunch in your life. The best we get is some cheese crisps, the crunch of raw vegetables, and maybe pork rinds once in a while. But they’re just not the same!

If you’ve been searching for some potato chips, these may just rid you of the cravings. The salty taste, the extreme crunch, and…the added health benefits of kale. What’s not to lose?

Now, when you’re cooking these you have to be careful. There’s 2 important steps. The first is to get all of the residual water off of the kale. If you don’t do that, they won’t crisp up nicely. The second step is not to overcook them. There’s a very fine line between perfectly cooked and crisp kale chips, and overcooked tough and bitter kale chips.

I see a lot of recipes online tell you to add the salt prior to putting them in the oven. Don’t do that. The saltiness comes out much better after the kale has been cooked. You want to keep the spices fresh, and not cook/burn them onto the kale when it’s in the oven.

I hope you enjoy them (actually, I know you will) and as always I love hearing your feedback and twists on the recipe!

Yields 4 large servings of kale chips

The Preparation

6 ounces kale
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon seasoning salt

The Execution

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F.

2. Remove your bindings on your bunch of kale. Separate the leaves from the stems of your kale. You want to try to get as little stem as possible.

3. Rinse your kale with cold water. Add it to your vegetable spinner and remove as much water as possible.

4. Add your kale to a kitchen towel and remove excess water drops.

5. Put your kale into a Ziploc bag and add 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil. Mix it well so that it coats every single leaf.

6. Add your kale to a baking sheet. You want to make sure that the kale is spread out a little bit. I ended up using 2 baking sheets to cook the bunch of kale I had. Try to press the leaves flat so you get a more even and crisped cook on each leaf.

7. Bake the kale for 12 minutes and remove from the oven. You want the edges of the kale to be a little browned, but the rest of the kale to stay a darkish green. BE CAREFUL – there is a fine line between being overcooked and being perfect. When they’re overcooked, they come out very bitter.

8. Add your salt to the finished kale and serve! You can add different seasonings, or just use your favorite seasoned salt.

This makes a total of 4 servings of Crispy & Delicious Kale Chips. Each serving comes out to be 73 calories, 7g fats, 1.7g net carbs, and 0.9g protein.

NUTRITION	CALORIES	FAT	CARBS	FIBER	NET CARBS	PROTEIN
6 ounce kale	48	0.7	9.5	3.4	6.1	3.2
2 tablespoon olive oil	239	27	0	0	0	0
1 tablespoon seasoning salt	7	0.2	1.6	1	0.6	0.3
Totals	294	27.9	11.2	4.4	6.7	3.5
Per Serving (/4)	73	7	2.8	1.1	1.7	0.9