Kale Chips! Easy and SOOO delicious!

Oh my gosh!  As many of you know, I have NOT had good experience with Kale. In fact it was to the point I banned it from my own grocery cart every time "I thought" that I would try it just "one more time...". Yep!  Totally true!  I have tried it steamed, sautéed, in my Shake (that was a HUGE disaster) and yes, even these little beauties I pictured above.

Anyhow a very good friend of mine offered to come to my house and actually make them FOR me to regain my trust in this "supposed" awesome green!  So she did. I ate every last bit and now have a secret addiction!

Here is how to create a delicious snack that adds that crispy crunch that we love from those regular chips we "used" to buy!  ha ha

INGREDIENTS:
*Need 1 bunch of kale
Olive Oil
Sea Salt and/ or seasonings (i.e.: cumin, paprika, garlic powder?)
2 baking trays

How To:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees
Line tinfoil on cookie sheets if you want less mess!
Peel and break apart leaves off the stalk of the kale and rinse in colander. Dry with paper towel and place on cookie sheet. 

Drizzle olive oil over the leaves and then KNEAD all the leaves to ensure that each leaf is coated with oil. (*That my friends was the missing link the first time I tried them! ha ha) 

Sprinkle with a seasoning and/or a dash of sea salt. Some seasoning ideas include: cumin, paprika, garlic powder.  I actually used a rub that I have made that I like on my steak!)

Then line the cookie sheet with ONE LAYER of kale leaves (*also another link missing when I first made them!). If the leaves are all over on top of each other they won't bake well.

Place in oven for 5-10 minutes, take out and FLIP the leaves over and bake for another 5-10 minutes until leaves are crispy! Totally addicting! May you all enjoy and feel better about getting in those greens! xo