Best Raw Cheesy Kale Chips Recipes

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Provided by Amanda Nicole Smith

Time 9h30m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups raw cashews
1 red bell pepper, roughly chopped
¼ cup roughly chopped onion
1 lemon, juiced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded
2 cloves garlic
¾ cup water, or more as needed
½ cup nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon dried mustard
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
2 bunches curly kale, stemmed

Steps:

Place cashews in a bowl. Cover with water; let soak for at least 1 hour. Drain and rinse.
Transfer cashews to a blender; blend until finely chopped, scraping the sides of the bowl periodically. Add red bell pepper, onion, lemon juice, jalapeno pepper, and garlic; blend until well chopped. Scrape the sides of the bowl; add 3/4 cup water, nutritional yeast, paprika, turmeric, mustard, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth, adding more water if necessary.
Combine cashew mixture and kale in a large bowl; scrunch kale with your hands until evenly coated with cashew mixture. Spread in a single layer on an unlined dehydrator tray.
Dehydrate kale at 105 degrees F (41 degrees C) until crisp, about 8 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 140.6 calories, Carbohydrate 13.1 g, Fat 8.1 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 7.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 83.3 mg, Sugar 1.5 g

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Number Of Ingredients 9

Steps:

Directions: Divide Kale into pieces and place in dehydrator. Mix ingredients 2. - 7. together in blender until mixed. Drizzle kale with mixture. Dehydrate approx. 8 hrs. or until desired crispieness.