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Air Fryer Kale Chips have only 4 simple ingredients (kale, olive oil, salt, and pepper) and easily made in one of our favorite kitchen appliances, the Air Fryer. These are savory, crisp, and a great healthy snack alternative.

Air Fryer Kale Chips

Hi Friends, I have a healthy snack for you made right in one of our favorite small kitchen appliances, the air fryer, these Air Fryer Kale Chips!

These are so great during warm weather when you do not want to use the oven.

Have you seen our other post on Kale Chips made in the oven?

If not, here it is: How to Make Kale Chips

The kale I used in these photos is from Roots to River Farm CSA.

Ingredients

Here are the 4 simple ingredients to make these Air Fryer Kale Chips:

• 1 bunch of kale, stems removed and cut or torn into chip-size pieces
• olive oil, regular
• Kosher salt, amount to taste
• fresh ground pepper, amount to taste
• optional ingredients, serve with cheese, hot sauce, soy sauce, any favorite seasonings or sauces

Kitchen Tools

• air fryer *I have a DASH Air Fryer (Dash DFAF455GBAQ01 Deluxe Electric Air Fryer + Oven Cooker with Temperature Control, Non-Stick Fry Basket, Recipe Guide + Auto Shut Off Feature, 6 qt, Aqua)
• measuring spoons and cups *not really needed
• tongs
• large mixing bowl

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This post was originally published 1/19/2020 and updated and republished on 8/22/2021

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Air Fryer Kale Chips

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Air Fryer Kale Chips have only 4 simple ingredients (kale, olive oil, salt, and pepper) and easily made in one of our favorite kitchen appliances, the Air Fryer. These are savory, crisp, and a great healthy snack alternative.

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Ingredients

• 1 bunch of kale, stems removed and cut or torn into chip-size pieces
• olive oil, regular
• Kosher salt, amount to taste
• fresh ground pepper, amount to taste
• optional ingredients, serve with cheese, hot sauce, soy sauce, any favorite seasonings or sauces

Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, add prepped kale pieces, olive oil, kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper and mix until the kale is fully coated.
2. Add the prepared kale to the air fryer basket in a single layer (you might have to do this in batches, or if you want to do multiple layers you will need to move them around with tongs so they will evenly cook). Cook at 250 degrees F for 10 minutes and check, turn over any leaves if needed. Cook 5 minutes more, checking every 5 minutes and removing any pieces that are done as you go along. Be careful not to let the kale chips burn which can easily happen as they get close to being done. Enjoy!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 125Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 631mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 2gSugar: 2gProtein: 4g

Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best.

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