Amazing, crispy, smoky, savory vegan rice paper bacon, made with simple ingredients. Gluten-free, vegetarian, nut-free recipe. Who knew vegan bacon could be this easy and delicious?
Recipe by Yup, it's Vegan on April 18, 2016
Prep time: PT30M
Cook time: PT10M
Total time: PT40M
Rating
4.84 stars (78 reviews)
Keywords
rice paper bacon, vegan bacon
Ingredients
rice paper ((there should be enough marinade to make 8 sheets of rice paper's worth of rice paper bacon, possibly more))
2 tablespoons neutral oil
3 tablespoons soy sauce ((or tamari for gluten-free))
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
1/2 tablespoon maple syrup ((this only gives a slight sweetness to round out the flavors, but you can feel free to omit or reduce it))
generous pinch of ground black pepper
pinch of paprika ((I used hot Spanish paprika))
Categories
Breakfast
lunch
Cuisine
gluten-free
vegan
vegetarian
Steps
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. (See notes for microwave instructions)
Whisk together all of the ingredients for the marinade in a wide bowl until the nutritional yeast is incorporated well; prepare a second wide bowl filled partway with water.
Prepare a metal, oven-safe rack with a sheet of parchment paper. (Skip this if microwaving).
Cut rice paper into thick strips, or to the size that you want. Note that the strips will shrink in size a little bit when cooking. Some brands of rice paper will crack a little bit when you cut them; Use a large, very sharp knife to minimize this.
Take two strips and stack them. Holding them together, dip them very quickly into the water. (UPDATE: if you have kitchen scissors, try dipping 2 whole rice paper sheets stacked together into the water, then cutting them into strips instead. I don't recommend cutting wet rice paper with a knife, it's not as easy as it seems). They should then start to stick together on their own. Gently squeeze excess water from the fused pair of rice paper strips.
Dip the fused pair of rice paper strips into the marinade and coat it fairly generously; place it onto the parchment paper.
Repeat with additional rice paper/rice paper strips until the rack is filled. NB: Periodically stop to whisk the marinade again and re-emulsify it; the oil will start to separate over time.
Bake for about 7 to 9 minutes, or until crisp. If your oven has hot spots, rotate the tray partway through. The strips can burn easily, so keep an eye on it and take them out as soon as they're done. The end result will be mostly crispy with some slightly chewy parts. :)
Once fully cooled, store leftover rice paper bacon in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. It will stay pretty crispy. But it probably won't survive 3 days without being eaten :)
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 9 strips
Calories: 114 kcal
Carbohydrates: 7 g
Protein: 5 g
Fat: 7 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 473 mg
Sugar: 2 g
Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
Reviews
Grace on 2022-10-12 (5 stars): Fabulous recipe! Modify the seasoning a little bit and it turns into “chicken skins”! Do the exact method above, but soak the sheets in water for 20 seconds (until they are more goo-ey), and add these to the marinade: “Simply Organic Turkey Rub” and “McCormick Grill Mates Smokehouse Maple Seasoning” (both on Amazon). YUM!
Tiffany on 2022-04-24 (5 stars): YES! I have used unsweetened applesauce in place of the oil and it works great! :)
Caitlin on 2022-02-06 (5 stars): This turned out SOOO good!
Linda on 2021-02-07 (5 stars): *haven’t eaten bacon!
Linda D on 2021-02-07 (5 stars): Just made BLTs—actually really yummy. Then again I have r eaten bacon in 40 years so maybe not the best judge!
Linda D on 2021-02-07 (5 stars): Just made this—both ways; oven and microwave. Both were REALLY good! I couldn’t find liquid smoke so I used a smoked barbecue herb seasoning, which worked great. Immediately made a BLT on GF toast. I haven’t had one of those in YEARS and I am very happy! Mind you, I haven’t had bacon in 40 years so not at all sure if this really tastes like bacon, but in any case—it is delicious! Put the leftovers in the fridge—looking forward to seeing how thy hold up. Thank you!
Nicole on 2020-10-02 (5 stars): This recipe is crazy good and easy! I double up on the rice paper and use a pizza cutter to make strips. So simple!
Melissa on 2020-09-18 (5 stars): I made it without the oil and cooked in the air fryer. We liked it. They had some chewy and some crispy areas. Not bacon but certainly not bad. I will add it to sandwiches tonight.
