Take your kale chips to the next level by adding a little texture and loads of flavor with these Sun-Dried Tomato Cashew Kale Chips!
I am so obsessed with kale chips right now. Like really obsessed. They're just sooooo good. They're like little green potassium-packed crunchy vehicles for anything you want to put on them and my girl Alicia just recently introduced me to these incredible Sun-Dried Tomato Cashew Kale Chips which are now a new favorite!
Easy to Make
Even better, these chips have the already amazing crunch of the dehydrated kale, but also the added texture of the cashews and sun-dried tomatoes. PLUS the "cheesy" flavor from nutritional yeast!
Step 1: Add everything (except the kale) to a food processor or blender to create a chunky paste.
Step 2: Rip kale off of stems into medium-large pieces and mix the paste with the kale as evenly as possible.
Step 3: Add kale pieces to dehydrator trays and dehydrate for 8-12 hours.
Normally, on their own, kale chips take just a couple of hours in the dehydrator, but because of all of the tomato-cashew goodness on them, I gave it a lot longer - 8 hours.
And done! Kale chips but kicked up a notch and coated with cashews and sun-dried tomatoes!
The kale chips that you know and love but with the added hearty, filling, and nutrition from cashews! Little crunchy healthy flavor trains. Sun dried tomatoes, cashews, a fake 'cheesy' flavor, and garlic. Yum!
Tools Needed
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Dehydrator: This is the dehydrator that we started with and loved, and then we upgraded to this bad boy.
While you can also use your oven at a very low setting (or a dehydrate setting if you have it), if you want to get into the world of dehydrating, a dehydrator is an investment that you will no regret making!
Other Dehydrated Snacks
Coated, hearty, healthy, and delicious! Sun-Dried Tomato Cashew Kale Chips for the win!
Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 large bunch Kale ripped into medium-large sized pieces
- 1.5 oz sun dried tomatoes packed in oil
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1-2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Soak cashews in water for 1 hour.
- Wash kale, rip into bit sized pieces (exclude stems) and set to dry in a large bowl (or dry in a salad spinner if you have one)
- Add sun dried tomatoes (removed from oil) garlic powder, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, salt, and cashews (removed from water) to a food processor or blender. Blend. If too dry / chunky and not loose enough to spread / coat on kale, add a tablespoon or two of water, one at a time.
- Make sure kale is mostly dry then add tomato cashew mixture to the bowl. Mix very well ensuring that all of the kale is coated.
- Add kale to dehydrator trays and set dehydrator to 145 degrees for 8 hours. Put them in before you leave for work and when you get home they'll be done!
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature - good luck storing them longer than a day!
Lori
What a fun twist to the normal kale chips Tracy!
Tracy
Thanks Lori! 😀
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower
Oh oh oh! I've been wanting to try kale chips for the longest time, but these! these take them to the next level. I love that you added sun dried tomatoes and cashews! Thanks for bringing it to Fiesta Friday, Tracy!
Tracy
Thank you, Andrea! You should definitely try kale chips- they're sooo delicious and super easy to make! 🙂
Jess
Kale chips are awesome in and of themselves but adding the sun dried tomatoes and cashews must send them completely over the top. I'd probably eat the whole batch in one sitting lol Thanks for sharing Tracy 😀
Tracy
Hahaha I seriously almost did- it took great restraint not to! 😀
Nancy
Now these are kale chips! Wow, Tracy, you've certainly elevated them to a whole new level. 🙂 They look positively delicious!
Tracy
Thanks so much, Nancy! 🙂
Shari Kelley
Sounds so good, Tracy! I have really been wanting to try making Kale chips. Love all the additional flavors in this!
Tracy
Thanks, Shari! You should! The best part is you can add anything you want to them. Just oil and salt, or some garlic powder, nutritional yeast, I even made some with a steak seasoning! 🙂
spiceinthecity
These look gorgeous!
Tracy
Thank you! They taste even better- they didn't last long! 😉
Stephanie @ The Cozy Cook
I've never cooked with kale before but I'm thinking I must start-- My mom used to make good stir fry with it. I'll have to remember this for when Santa brings me a dehydrator!!! 🙂
Tracy
It's sooo good- you should. Do it. You can make kale chips in the oven too 🙂 I'm so excited for you to get a dehydrator!!! I still need to use my new waffle iron- we've just been too busy around here to have a waffle morning, but it's going to happen sooonnn!!
bscartabello
These look super good! xx Bianca
Tracy
Thanks, Bianca! 🙂
Ngan R.
Once again, you've proved I need a dehydrator!
Tracy
Yes! I support this! 🙂 I'm so in love with mine- it's always on and making something delicious!
Sue
There they are as promised! Yuuuuummmmmmm!!!