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Baked buffalo tofu bites on a plate with celery sticks and a bowl of vegan ranch dressing.

Buffalo Tofu Bites (Vegan and Oil-Free)

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  • Author: Allie
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

Oven-baked buffalo tofu bites are easy to make, vegan, and oil-free.  The tofu nuggets are tossed in a hot and spicy buffalo sauce, making them perfect as an appetizer, a wrap filling, or an addition to grain bowls.

Ingredients

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  • 1 block (454 grams) super firm tofu, drained
  • 2 ½ tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch or arrowroot powder
  • 2 tablespoons tamari or low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1  ½ tablespoons water
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • 1/4 cup Frank’s Red Hot Original
  • 1  1/2 tablespoons nutritional yeast

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat to prevent the tofu from sticking to the tray.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the 2 1/2 tablespoons of nutritional yeast, cornstarch, tamari, water, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and salt.  Mix to form a paste.
  3. For super firm tofu, drain the tofu, don't pat dry (the extra liquid helps thin out the paste), break off pieces of tofu into bite-size pieces, and add them to the paste.
  4. Gently stir the tofu and the paste.  I like to use a silicone stirring spatula to fold the tofu and paste to help prevent the tofu from crumbling.
  5. Spread the tofu out in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.  If you have excess paste, don’t pour it on the baking sheet.
  6. Cook for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
  7. Mix the hot sauce and 1  1/2 tablespoons of nutritional yeast in a large bowl.
  8. After 30 minutes, remove the tofu nuggets from the oven, add them to the large bowl, and toss with the hot sauce mixture to coat.
  9. Spread the tofu back out on the baking tray and cook for another 5 minutes.

Notes

If you use Frank’s RedHot Buffalo sauce instead of Frank's RedHot Original, skip adding nutritional yeast to the hot sauce.

If you substitute super firm tofu for extra firm tofu, it will need to be pressed for 20-30 minutes and then patted with paper towels to remove excess moisture. 

For extra firm tofu, I would also reduce the water in the recipe to 1 tablespoon and reduce the nutritional yeast to 2 tablespoons.  Firm tofu doesn't work well for this recipe, and don't use silken tofu.

If you freeze your tofu, this may mess with the liquid ratio needed for the recipe because the freezing process extracts more liquid from the tofu.

If the paste is too thin, add a little more cornstarch.

If the paste is too thick, add a little more water.

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Category: Main Course
  • Method: oven
  • Cuisine: American

Find it online: https://www.threelittlechickpeas.com/buffalo-tofu-bites-vegan-and-oil-free/