You can make bacon with WHAT?

Yup, you can make DIY vegan bacon bits with this ingredient

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Kristina Todini, RDN
October 15, 2024

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If you’ve been around these parts for awhile, you’ll know my absolutely favorite plant-based protein is tempeh. But did you know that you can make it into bacon?

Yup, it’s true – crumbling up tempeh and cooking until crispy makes for a tasty take on plant-based bacon bits. But there’s also one secret ingredient that adds the perfect bacon flavor without the actual bacon…and you can find it in today’s recipe.

🥓 + 🌱,

Kristina
faux bacon believer

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Today’s recipe

3 more tempeh recipes you’ll love 💛

Tempeh Sweet Potato Kale Salad

A simple kale and quinoa salad bowl with baked tempeh and crispy sweet potatoes.

Crispy Tempeh Caesar Salad

An easy vegan caesar salad recipe with marinated and roasted tempeh and croutons. A tasty plant-based take on traditional caesar salads!

How to Make Crispy Tempeh in the Oven

The easiest way to bake delicious crispy oven-baked tempeh, no frying needed.

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