Carrot Bacon

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Steps to Make It.

Ingredients

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Nutritions

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PHP Directions

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HTML Directions

1. 1

   Gather Ingredients
   

   Gather the ingredients.

2. 2

   Preheat Oven
   

   Preheat the oven to 300 F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Run a y-peeler over the carrots from top to bottom with a good amount of pressure to make long, thin strips. Continue until you have peeled both carrots as much as possible.

3. 3

   Mix Marinade
   

   In a medium bowl, combine the soy sauce, oil, tahini, maple syrup, paprika, pepper, and liquid smoke, if using. Whisk together until well mixed.

4. 4

   Marinate Carrots
   

   Add the carrot strips to the marinade, then toss to coat. Let sit for 30 minutes at room temperature.

5. 5

   Prepare Baking Sheet
   

   Remove the carrot strips from the marinade and place on the prepared baking sheet in a single layer, leaving a little space between each. Brush the tops with some of the excess marinade left in the bowl.

6. 6

   Bake Carrots
   

   Bake the carrot bacon for about 20 to 25 minutes or until browned, but not burned. Keep a close eye on the strips in the last 5 minutes.

7. 7

   Cool and Serve
   

   Let cool for a few minutes to crisp up before serving. If the "bacon" isn't as crispy as you'd like, you can return it to the oven for a few more minutes. Enjoy!

If you ask vegetarians and vegans what food they miss most, bacon is probably at the top of their list. There's something about the savory smell, crispy texture, and salty, smoky flavor that makes it irresistible. And while there are vegetarian bacon products on the market made from tempeh and soy, you can get surprisingly close to the real thing using carrots. Yes, carrots.

Sliced thin (we love the Y-peeler for this), then marinated in a mixture of tahini, soy sauce, paprika, and maple syrup, the carrots are baked until crisp. The strips not only achieve a similar flavor and texture to bacon—minus the chewy fat—they even look bacon-y. We include liquid smoke in the recipe to make the carrot bacon smell and taste more authentic, but you can always leave it out.

Carrot bacon can also be cooked in the air fryer, but you'll need to work in several batches to keep the strips in a single layer. Halve this recipe for vegan bacon for 2 or double it (spreading over 2 baking sheets) for a crowd. Serve your carrot bacon with classic vegan breakfast and brunch dishes, on a vegan burger or sandwich, or simply enjoy it as a flavorful snack.

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