Oven Baked Kale Chips With Coconut Oil
These homemade Oven Baked Kale Chips with coconut oil are such an easy side dish or snack. They’re crunchy, healthy, and delicious! Make this recipe for your next crunchy snack. Both kids and adults love these.
Have you ever tried making your own kale chips?
I have made them off and on for many years, usually in my food dehydrator. I’ve found that baking them in the oven is my preferred method though, since it’s so quick and easy.
I recently bought a bag of kale chips at the store and couldn’t believe that they were nearly $7 a bag! So, I am back to making my own. I can make my own homemade batch for closer to $2.50 a batch, so that’s a huge savings. I think you’re really going to love this easy kale chip recipe.
Why You Need This Recipe
- Homemade oven baked kale chips are inexpensive and easy to make. Save money and time by making your own!
- Kale is such a healthy vegetable. It is part of the cruciferous family which means it has cancer-fighting properties. See more of my cancer-fighting recipes including the best cancer fighting smoothies and how to make broccoli sprouts.
- These taste remarkably like a real chip. The kale is not bitter and is crunchy with a great texture and mild flavor. See all of my favorite gluten-free and dairy-free snack ideas.
Key Ingredients
- Curly kale can come in a green or purple variety and you can use either one for kale chips. I chose green curly kale for this recipe since that’s what I found at the farmers’ market.
- Coconut oil helps the kale get crispy. If you want to make these oil-free, you should at least give the kale a quick spray with nonstick cooking spray. Otherwise, you are likely to get steamed kale or burnt kale.
- Sea salt adds a little more flavor and makes these oven kale chips seem like a treat.
Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.
Recipe Steps
It’s so easy to make homemade baked kale chips. Here are the steps.
Step One
Remove the kale from the stems. Wash the leaves in a colander.
Step Two
Pour the kale leaves onto a clean dish cloth and pat dry.
Step Three
Place the kale into a large mixing bowl and pour over the coconut oil. Use your hands to coat the kale leaves with the oil. Lay the chips on a baking sheet (try not to let them overlap too much).
Step Four
Bake on a lined baking sheet at 350°F for 8 minutes on one side and then 5 additional minutes on the other side.
Step Five
Serve your kale chips hot out of the oven.
Recipe Tips
- There are three main varieties of kale that I usually see at the store: curly kale, baby kale, and lacinato or dino kale. I only recommend using curly kale for making homemade kale chips. The other varieties really aren’t ideal because the leaves won’t hold onto the oil and seasonings as well.
- You can feel free to get creative with your flavorings or seasonings. Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, or smoked paprika would all be delicious! Or, you can use a flavored salt like Garlic Salt.
- If you want another cooking alternative, try my recipe for Air Fryer Kale Chips.
Recipe FAQs
Store homemade kale chips in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days after baking.
Yes, but you will need to bake them for up to 12-18 hours to get them crispy.
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Oven Baked Kale Chips
These homemade Oven Baked Kale Chips with coconut oil are such an easy side dish or snack. They’re crunchy, healthy, and delicious! Make this recipe for your next crunchy snack. Both kids and adults love these.
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 large bunch curly kale, green or purple
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or aluminum foil for easy clean-up.
- Use your hands to remove the kale leaves from the stems. Add the leaves to a salad spinner and wash thoroughly. Spin dry.
- Gently pat the kale dry using paper towels or a clean dish towel. Place them in a bowl and pour over the coconut oil.
- Use your hands to coat the kale with the oil.
- Place the kale leaves on the baking sheets, trying to keep the leaves from overlapping. Sprinkle lightly with the salt.
- Bake at 350°F for 8 minutes. Flip the kale chips and return them to the oven. Bake for approximately 5 more minutes, or until the leaves start to become brown around the edges. Be careful not to burn.
- Remove from the oven and serve immediately.
Notes
- Store any leftovers in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- There are three main varieties of kale that I usually see at the store: curly kale, baby kale, and lacinato or dino kale. I only recommend using curly kale for making homemade kale chips. The other varieties really aren’t ideal because the leaves won’t hold onto the oil and seasonings as well.
- You can feel free to get creative with your flavorings or seasonings. Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, or smoked paprika would all be delicious! Or, you can use a flavored salt like Garlic Salt.
- If you want another cooking alternative, try my recipe for Air Fryer Kale Chips.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Healthy
- Diet: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 63
- Sugar: 0.1 g
- Sodium: 146.9 mg
- Fat: 6.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 0.4 g
- Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 0.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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Such an easy delicious snack! I have to make this for my son! He will love them!
What a great recipe! So easy and so much flavor!
So healthy and delicious too!! I have always wanted to make these, but all the kale ends up as pesto or in salads! Got to try this one soon!
This is one of my favorite healthy snacks!
Great recipe and idea! I’m excited to try this.
Thanks for sharing!
These sound great Carrie! I haven’t tried making kale chips in the oven yet, but this sounds like a nice healthy “fry” replacement =)
Looks like you are getting some gorgeous weather!
Aren’t kale chips the best?! So easy to make too! I bought packet kale chips the other day and they didn’t taste anywhere near as good as the real deal.
Thanks for sharing Carrie 🙂
I love oven baked kale chips! Especially when I am too lazy to whip out my large dehydrator. Personally, I think curly kale makes the best chips! These look delicious!
Thanks, Alex, and I agree! 🙂
I love oven baked kale chips! I don’t own a dehydrator, but have done them in the oven at about 100F for a few hours and had similar results to dehydrated kale chips. But doing them at a higher heat would be a quick treat! I’ll have to give it a shot! 🙂
Enjoy your springtime weather, and maybe send some sunshine to Nova Scotia?!
Thanks, Stacie, and yes, sending you some sunshine and warm weather, it’s about time you got some in your part of the world!
I am very anxious to try these. Thanks for the idea!
You’re welcome, Ginny, and let me know how your turn out! 🙂