Easy Baked Vegan Tofu Nuggets (oil-free)
These healthy vegan tofu nuggets are not only oil-free and super crispy, they also have the perfect texture.
Servings 2 servings
Ingredients
- 1 block firm tofu 200 g
wet mixture
- 100 ml soy milk
- juice of ½ lemon
dry mixture
- 50 g breadcrumbs like panko breadcrumbs
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 230C/450F.
- Combine the ingredients for the wet mixture, stir and let sit for a couple of minutes.
- Cut or break the tofu nuggets into little cubes roughly the same size. Add them to the wet mixture and let them soak for a couple of minutes.
- In the meantime, add the dry ingredients to a bowl and mix. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Remove one tofu cube from the wet mixture and transfer to the dry mixture. Coat evenly, then transfer to the baking tray. Repeat with the remaining tofu.
- Bake the tofu nuggets for 20 minutes, flipping them halfway through.
Notes
Soy milk works best to make vegan buttermilk because it has a high amount of protein.
Feel free to experiment with the ingredients for the dry mixture. You can use: breadcrumbs, nutritional yeast, almond meal, ground hazelnuts/walnuts, quinoa, hemp seed hearts...