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Vegan KFC Chicken Tenders

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These delicious tenders are perfect or a weekend dessert!
Course dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword dinner recipes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Author carleigh

Equipment

  • Air Fryer

Ingredients

  • 1 370g block extra firm tofu frozen, thawed and pressed
  • 1 cup Cornstarch
  • 1 cup Plant-based milk
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1½ cup Breadcrumbs
  • 2 tbsp Nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp Smoked paprika

Sauce

  • 1 cup Hot sauce
  • 1 tbsp Maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp Nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp Paprika

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Lay out 3 separate bowls. In the first, add the cornstarch. In the second, add the lemon juice and plant based milk and mix. In the third, the breadcrumbs, nutritional yeast and paprika combined.
  • Slice your tofu into approximately 10 strips.
  • Coat in the cornstarch, then the lemon juice plant milk mixture, and finally the breadcrumbs. Lay on the baking sheet.
  • Bake or air fry for 20 minutes until crispy. In the meantime, combine the hot sauce, maple syrup and nutritional yeast.
  • Sauce up your fingers and enjoy! See our other sauce options above in the article!