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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!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 80 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 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 each salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cumin
- 1 tsp vegan Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- 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).
- Flavor: In a small bowl, stir to combine all remaining ingredients. Liberally brush onto both sides of eggplant slices.
- 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).
- Cool: Allow eggplant bacon to cool slightly. It will continue to crip up as it cooks!
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Nutrition Information
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
(8%)
Fiber
4.3g
(17%)
Sugar
4.7g
(9%)
Calcium
10mg
(1%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 80
% 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.