Crispy Baked Tofu

Crispy Baked Tofu is a oven-baked recipe ready in 50 min. It makes 4 servings, each 310 kcal with 22 g protein. Beginner level, 13 ingredients.

Adapted from a home cook's recipe and measured by Cookpath.

  • 50 min20 min hands-on
  • Beginnerlevel
  • 310kcal a serving
  • 22 gprotein
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Crispy Baked Tofu

What is Crispy Baked Tofu

Pressed tofu slabs coated in a seasoned arrowroot crust and baked until crisp, served with an almond butter, lemon, ginger and maple sauce.

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How to make Crispy Baked Tofu

Tips from the cook

  • Thin the sauce with 2 tbsp water to use it as a salad dressing.
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Meal prep and storage

Keep leftover tofu in the fridge up to 3 days and reheat at 190 °C for 15 minutes to crisp it again.

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Crispy Baked Tofu substitutions

Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.

Firm tofu0 option
    Sesame oil2 options
    • Neutral oil (sunflower or rapeseed) 1:1

      Loses the toasted nutty flavour in dressings.

    • Peanut oil (not for peanut allergy) 1:1

      Still contains peanuts.

    Soy sauce2 options
    • Tamari (labelled gluten-free) 1:1

      Still soy.

      Still contains soy.

    • Coconut aminos 1:1 (sweeter, use a bit more salt)

      Less salty; dark, sold in health-food aisles.

    Cayenne pepper2 options
    • Hot smoked paprika or chilli powder use 2x the amount

      Less heat.

    • Leave out (optional heat at 1/4 tsp) leave out (optional heat only)
    Almond butter2 options
    • Sunflower seed butter 1:1

      Dishes where a mild almond taste is the point.

    • Pumpkin seed butter 1:1

      Hard to find in shops; flavour is more earthy.

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