This vegan rice paper bacon is a savory nut butter version of a totally unique vegan bacon concept. quick and easy recipe with rich smoky flavor!
recipe originally published February 8, 2017
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Rice Paper Bacon
That phrase "life changing" when it is used to describe something that is most decidedly not? We are not a fan. If I were to utter the phrase - I won't - this would be that time.
I have been mostly vegetarian from a young age. Like, way before the Hot Dog Incident even. Before making that conscious decision to not eat meat, one thing I enjoyed the flavor of was bacon. I loved the flavor, I loved the smell – that’s about it. I rarely ate it.
In the last year, I have eaten more of this bacon than any real bacon ever. and I have been making all kinds of things with it – like wrapping it around stuffed dates. Mmm.
Let me tell you – when you cook this bacon? Your kitchen smells. like. bacon. Actual bacon. This also tastes pretty darn close. Texture? Well. I will be honest – not really. But my rice paper bacon recipe version has the rich, fatty component that helps with texture and flavor.
Rice Paper Bacon Recipe
There are two ways I have been making this – thin single layer bacon, or thicker double layer bacon. I can come up with reasons to make each, and in the five times I have made this, four of them have been double layer thick.
So, this rice paper bacon recipe – not my idea.
The latest super cool invention in the vegan food world is rice paper bacon, or Lækon-strimler (bacon strips). As with all new cool things, there are many iterations to be found.
I have had several variations of plant based bacon, mostly mushroom based like in this Crispy Shiitake BLT Sandwich, or tempeh based. This rice paper bacon though – smells like bacon, tastes so much like bacon, and has the crispy but soft texture.
Life changing? Maybe, if you are a vegan who loved bacon, or if you want to cut back on cholesterol and meat, even a little bit.
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Vegan Rice Paper Bacon
A savory nut butter version of a totally unique vegan bacon concept. IMPRESSIVE recipe with rich smoky flavor!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons cashew butter
- 2 – 3 tablespoons gluten free tamari
- 1 – 2 tablespoons gluten free liquid smoke
- 1-2 tablespoons water, depending on desired thickness
- 3 sheets rice paper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
- In a small bowl, whisk together cashew butter, tamari, and liquid smoke. Add water as needed. (I usually add just a small amount of water to make a spreadable paste consistency, definitely not liquid.)
- Using kitchen scissor, cut rice paper round into strips (I used the round edges too).
- Cut each strip in half to make shorter strips. Use these two pieces to make one double layer bacon.
- Carefully coat strips with cashew butter mixture until well coated, this is messy but I use my hands.
- Stick two coated strips together as one piece, removing excess coating so it is not too thick.
- Place on parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat with all strips.
- Bake at 350 °F for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, turn each strip over, return to oven for another 7-10 minutes.
- *For thin bacon, use only one strip.
Notes
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
3 piecesAmount Per Serving: Calories: 52Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 547mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 3gSugar: 1gProtein: 3g
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claiborne says
I chanced upon eating Medjool dates with ground cashews, recently. That combo will soon be as common a phrase as "peanut butter and jelly" so I was surprised but not surprised to see cashew butter as the 1st ingredient here. of vegan bacon to go with dates. I will try that if and when I get ahold of rice paper etc.
Kristina Sloggett says
ha, common as pb + j... I love that. I love cashew butter in this recipe; any nut butter works for the "fatty" component of bacon, but cashew and even almond butter have a rich flavor that is not as familiar as a peanut butter.