Coconut “Bacon”

Name: Coconut “Bacon”
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons tamari; 1 teaspoon liquid smoke; 1 cup large flake coconut

Ashley Goldstein • Mar 22, 2016 (Updated: Aug 20, 2019)Comment Jump to Recipe

I have heard of premade coconut bacon being available for purchase, but since I already had large flake coconut on hand, I figured it would be easy enough to make myself. The results were so good, I was worried that I wouldn’t have any left to actually top the cupcakes with. While I can’t tell you what “real” bacon tastes like, I found the flavor of the coconut bacon to be very similar to veggie bacon (not vegan), which is what I grew up on. It sure was nice to find such an easy replacement to a childhood favorite.

Coconut “Bacon”

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1 30

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons tamari
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
1 cup large flake coconut

Instructions

Mix tamari and liquid smoke, and then set the coconut in it to marinate for an hour or more.
Bake the marinated coconut in a toaster oven at 300°F for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the flakes dried out.

Category: Recipes

Diets: PareveVegan

About Ashley Goldstein

Ashley Goldstein is a vegan personal chef and baker currently available in the NY/NJ area. She offers personalized, plant-based meals prepared in the comfort of your own home, as well as flexible scheduling. Her services encompass casual daily or weekly meals, as well as special events, including holidays or date night. She also offers custom orders of artisanal vegan pastries. Ashley is a native New Yorker and a brand new Israeli. A long time vegetarian, Ashley began to make the transition to vegan after discovering the magic of vegan baking over 9 years ago, and it is her goal to make plant-based cooking delicious and accessible both to other vegans, and to those who like their veggies on the side.