Crispy, Cheesy Air Fryer Kale Chips

A large white tray is filled with bright green Crispy Air Fryer Kale Chips with a cheesy seasoning.

These Air Fryer Kale Chips make a delicious snack that takes next to no time to prepare and have the added bonus of increasing your vegetable intake for the day.

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Modern

Keyword: Dairy free, Gluten free, Kale chips

Prep Time: 4

Cook Time: 6

Total Time: 10

Servings: people

Calories: 234kcal

Author: Gabby Campbell

Equipment

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1 Air Fryer

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat the air fryer to 320ºF/160ºC while you prepare the kale chips.
Pull the leaves off the thick kale stems and either chop or rip into bite-sized pieces.
In a large bowl - mix the ingredients for the chip seasoning by stirring together the nutritional yeast, tahini, water, lemon juice, garlic powder, and salt until a paste forms.
Add the leaves into the bowl and massage them through the kale so that each piece is covered in a thin layer.
Place the seasoned kale pieces onto air fryer racks or into your air fryer basket. The kale won't crisp up if the racks or basket are too crowded so you may need to do 2-3 batches depending on the size of your air fryer.
Turn the air fryer back on to 320ºF/160ºC and cook the kale chips for 6 minutes. Rotate the racks half way through or shake the basket to ensure even drying.
Tip into a bowl, let sit for a minute or two, then enjoy.

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Notes

Note 1: Add 1 tablespoon of my Garlic Miso in place of the garlic powder. You'll get lots of extra umami flavour!

See the substitutions and variations section above for instructions on how to make these in the oven if you don't have an air fryer. Just note that the cooking time is going to vary greatly depending on how thick your layer of paste is (tip, it shouldn't be too thick!). I would check at 30 minutes and flip then if they're starting to feel crisp. Continue to check every 10 minutes thereafter. You want the paste to be dry and the chips to be crisp.

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