Cocoa-Nut Kale Chips

I have been working on crafting kid-friendly vegetable recipes for a side project of mine and I think I hit the jack pot with this one! I made a batch this afternoon in hopes of having a sweet after-dinner treat, however between me, my husband and son they vanished quickly. 

 Kale has certainly been touted as a super food for a few years now and I try to eat it fairly regularly in salads, on sandwiches and cooked into eggs. Finally, I can add this tasty green to my desert collection!

Enjoy!

Cocoa-Nut Kale Chips

Ingredients: 

* One small to medium bunch of kale 
* Coconut oil (4 tsp.)
* Honey (1 tbsp.)
* Unsweetened coconut flakes (1/3 cup)
* Unsweetened Cocoa powder (1 tbsp.)
* Cinnamon (1 tsp.)

Instructions: 

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. 

Wash the kale and pat very, very dry. Tear the kale into pieces (you don't have to get them super small, they shrink down quite a bit) and remove the larger stems (I like to keep the small stems in place for texture). Place the torn kale leaves into a medium-sized bowl. 

In a small dish mix together two teaspoons coconut oil and honey. Pour over the kale leaves and massage into the kale well. 

In the small dish mix together the remaining 2 tsp. of coconut oil, the coconut flakes, cocoa and cinnamon. Pour over the kale leaves and massage all ingredients to mix the dry mixture into the kale, trying your best to coat evenly. 

Pour the kale onto a baking sheet lined with foil. Make sure that the kale is spread evenly over the baking sheet, no layers! If you need to you can bake another batch. 

Bake for approximately 40 minutes until lightly crisp. I turned up the heat for the last 5 minutes for some extra crisp (300 degrees) although I will say this recipe is not super crunchy. 

*Check the oven often to make sure your kale is not burning!