Kale Chips

I am so excited to share my new favorite snack, kale chips!! I don't know about you, but I am a girl that loves her chips. The down side is that there aren't many "healthy" chips out there. I have come to accept this. I have made it my goal to find a substitute for my chip addiction. Many recipes I have tried were not very successful. They were either burnt to a crisp, soggy, or just flat out horrible.

I was becoming very desperate for some kind of homemade veggie chip I didn't care what it took. I followed the instructions exactly. My first batch of kale chips said to massage the oil into the leaves and I literally spent about 45 minutes just massaging oil into a green leaf. I thought these really better be good. When I tried them they were ok, but still not as crisp as I would have liked. The bottom line was that they were definitely not worth the time.
Months later I came across one of the best inventions ever! It was an olive oil spray can. Now I know what you're thinking, that's not anything special, but trust me it is! I have tried many other olive oil sprayers but they all stopped working at some point and they would get messy when you have to refill it. This is a picture of what I have. It is like Pam only without the propellant and its extra virgin olive oil!

These kale chips were really easy to make, that's what I love about them! All I did was stem the kale and then tossed them in olive oil. I think a key factor in how they turn out is the amount of olive oil. If you have too much they will not be able to crisp up.

Kale Chips

-1 bunch fresh kale
-1 Tablespoon Olive Oil (or enough to lightly coat the leaves)
-sea salt

Preheat oven to 350 degree. Cut the stems of the kale out and rip the remaining kale into bite size pieces. Lay the kale on a cookie sheet and evenly coat with oil. Sprinkle with sea salt. Bake for 29-25 minutes or until crisp.