Crispy Eggplant Bacon Recipe (Air Fry or Oven)

User Reviews

4.6

36 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Total Time

    25 mins

  • Servings

    4 servings

  • Calories

    80 kcal

  • Cuisine

    American

Crispy Eggplant Bacon Recipe (Air Fry or Oven)

This vegan eggplant bacon recipe takes all the flavor and crispiness of bacon and packs it into thinly sliced eggplant. It's perfect for a meat-free breakfast spread, BLTs, or just whenever you're craving bacon. And with almost 20 5-star reviews, it's sure to disappear fast!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • ½ eggplant
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce 15 mL, or tamari for GF option
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil 15 mL
  • 1 Tbsp maple syrup 15 mL
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce vegan

Instructions

  1. Prep: Preheat oven or air fryer to 250°F (121°C). Cut eggplant into quarters lengthwise, then thinly slice into long strips resembling bacon (about ⅛ inch thick—a mandolin slicer makes this easier).
  2. Flavor: In a small bowl, stir to combine all remaining ingredients. Liberally brush onto both sides of eggplant slices.
  3. Cook: If air frying, place bacon in a single layer in your air fryer and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, until dry and browned. If baking, place on a parchment-lined baking sheet in a single layer and bake for 30 to 45 minutes, until dry and browned (flip each bacon slice halfway through bacon for even cooking).
  4. Cool: Allow eggplant bacon to cool slightly. It will continue to crip up as it cooks!

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1serving Calories 80kcal (4%) Carbohydrates 8.9g (3%) Protein 1.7g (3%) Fat 5g (8%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 0mg (0%) Sodium 748mg (31%) Potassium 297mg (6%) Fiber 4.3g (17%) Sugar 4.7g (9%) Calcium 10mg (1%) Iron 0.5mg (3%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 80 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 80kcal 4%
Carbohydrates 8.9g 3%
Protein 1.7g 3%
Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 748mg 31%
Potassium 297mg 6%
Fiber 4.3g 17%
Sugar 4.7g 9%
Calcium 10mg 1%
Iron 0.5mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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