Crispy Baked Vegan Onion Rings
These vegan onion rings are baked until perfectly crispy outside yet tender in the middle and made with just a few simple pantry ingredients. This recipe is dairy-free, nut-free, vegan, and can easily be made gluten-free.
Ingredients
- 2 medium onions or 1 large, peeled (about 1 pound) yellow, white, or Vidalia
- ¾ cup dairy-free milk of choice
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour or substitute
- 1 heaping cup panko breadcrumbs or substitute
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- oil spray
Dipping Sauce Options
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450ºF. Slice onions into 1/2-3/4 inch rings, separate them and set aside.
- Get a medium-size bowl and a shallow bowl ready. Using the medium-size bowl, make the batter by whisking the dairy-free milk and flour together until smooth. In the shallow dish, mix together the breadcrumbs and seasonings.
- Set up your dredging assembly line from right to left starting with your sliced onions, then the batter, then the seasoned breadcrumbs and then a lined baking sheet.
- Dip each ring into the batter, lightly shaking off any excess before dredging it in the seasoned breadcrumbs. Arrange them in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet and spray the tops of the onion rings with oil. Bake for 16 minutes, or until golden brown (they'll have varying shades of brown).
Notes
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How can you make these baked vegan onion rings using what you already have? Here are some ideas…
- Gluten-free? ➝ you can also use chickpea flour (also called garbanzo bean flour or besan) or gluten-free all-purpose - just be careful, some brands have milk powder in them.
- No panko breadcrumbs? ➝ you can pulse plantain chips or crackers in a food processor until it has a coarse texture (similarly to the breading in my chicken parmesan recipe)
- For the seasoning ➝ you can use anything you like, just don't leave out the salt