Last week I had a kale chip show-down. I really like kale chips, but I’m kinda picky about them. They are expensive to buy, but a pain to make (and never as good in my opinion).
Pro: good flavor
Con: poor texture (they were semi soggy and didn’t crunch like chips aught to)
Will I buy again? No.
SnackLets spicy chili-lata kale chips
Pro: holy spice!
Con: holy spice! (these packed a serious kick that I couldn’t handle for much more than a few bites at once)
Will I buy again? No. They were too hot for my delicate palate. But I still adore the double o cheesy flavor immensely and will buy that one time and time again.
SnackLets giddy up BBQ kale chips
Pro: addicting flavor
Con: nada
Would I buy again? Yes. I loved these so much I ate the whole bag.
Other honorable mentions:
Kale Krunch tarragon and dijon – best kale chips on the market, but SO freakin’ expensive
kaia foods sea salt and vinegar – yummmm
What brands have you tried? Or do you make your own? Or do you think kale chips are gross?
I am totally opposite in my opinion – I think store bought kale chips are nasty, and home-made is palate orgasm. I always make my own kale chips: cheesy kale chips, orange-flavored kale chips, salty kale chips, chocolate kale chips…
I don’t think you can ever beat home-made!
I went through a Brads phase (naked flavor) but they are so pricey and I think I ate so many I got sick of them (oops). I’ve made my own twice now…getting better but they keep ending up too soft. I really like rawknrollcuisine.com “notchos” flavor. they usually have them at Erewhon if you ever trek that far east. Do they sell the SnackLets in LA?
I LOVE the Cheezy Chipolte Kale Krunch chips! They are a rather new obsession for me and my husband & kids think I’m
nuts for eating them. They are super pricey though and I’ve yet to try my hand at making my own. They have a new Hibiscus & Pink Peppercorn flavor that should be hitting the stores soon. I’m anxious to give it a try!
what a helpful post! i used to make kale chips pretty much every afternoon, but then got lazy:) haha
I tried to make kale chips……..once. 🙂
Thank you for the review!
Let’s make some this Mon. I could be down to experiment. =)
no thanks.
yeah, SnackLets is an LA based company so you can find them more easily in various so cal health foods stores. never heard of the rawknrollcuisine ones…ill have to keep my eye out.
perhaps you could come over and make me some?? mine never turn out that good…
I’ve never bought packaged kale chips…but now I know which ones to pick up if I do. Gracias.
Also, I have to make some kale chips for lunch now. Gracias, again.
jajajaja. noted. leisure monday it is then. 🙂
I’ve made my own but I’ve never bought any! I keep meaning to try some but I feel like the ones I make are probably healthier!
kale chips are the shit. i am addicted. but you already know this because i text you nonstop and tell you.
why didn’t you talk about alive and radiant? those are the best ever. EVER. i’m obsessed.
i don’t care for rhythm. brad’s are ok. they’ll do if i can’t find anything else.
I don’t think I’ve ever tried store-bought kale chips, but now I’m thinking I might try them. I like the homemade kind, but they’re so NOT portable for taking to the hospital with me–they’d end up in a million pieces, I’m sure. Thanks for the reviews!
I’ve made kale chips before, and didn’t think it was difficult. I just tossed with EVOO & salt, and baked them in the oven. It was actually really easy. I’d probably just make my own if I had a burning desire for them, since I imagine buying pre-packaged ones are expensive and kale is SO CHEAP there is no reason to spend ridiculous amounts of money on it.
So glad you posted this. I am always leery of bagged kale chips 🙂
i dont like those simple ones as much…i like the kale chips with a thick nutritional yeast/cashew/red pepper coating…soooooo good.
they are definitely not portable and they often raise a LOT of eyebrows and inquiries…
i thought i did tell you about alive and radiant??? those are the best ones ever!!
You did tell us about Alive & Radiant! They are the company that makes the awesome Kale Krunch chips. Yum!!
i thought so! i know i previously posted about them (in addition to mentioning them in this post).
how do you make yours? mine are always to thin and they just break apart, and do you have any good seasoning recipes?