Get the Recipe: Vegan Zucchini Fries (Paleo)
These Vegan Zucchini Fries are crispy golden and delicious! They are a great healthy alternative to French fries. These Paleo zucchini fries can be baked in the oven or made in an air fryer!
Ingredients
- 2 medium sized zucchini
- ½ cup dairy free milk, I used almond
- ¾ cup tapioca flour, or cornstarch
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ½ tsp ground pepper
- pinch sea salt, to garnish
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease metal pan with nonstick spray.
- Slice zucchini lengthwise into fries. Each zucchini should produce about 10 to 12 fries.
- Pat zucchini fries dry with paper towels.
- Pour milk into a shallow bowl. Combine tapioca flour, onion powder, garlic powder, nutritional yeast and ground pepper in another shallow bowl.
- Dip each zucchini fry in the milk. Then dredge through the dry ingredients mixture until fully coated. Add fries to a strainer and shake off any excess breading.
- Place on metal pan. Repeat for remaining zucchini fries.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Then flip fries over.
- Bake an additional 15 minutes or until fries are crispy. Optional but recommended: broil on high for 1 to 2 minutes for extra crispy fries.
- Finally, remove from oven and serve with desired sauce.
Notes
- Medium sized zucchini tend to work better than large zucchini. If using a large zucchini, only 1 is needed.
- Cornstarch or arrowroot powder can replace tapioca flour.
- It is important to pat zucchini dry. This removes some of the moisture and allows them to get more crispy.
- Any dairy free milk works! I used an unsweetened almond milk.
- Shake off excess breading as you dredge fries through dry ingredients. Too much breading can lead to gummy fries.
- Broil fries for 1 to 2 minutes on high at the end of cooking to get them extra crispy.
- The above photos show parchment paper on the pan. I recommend NOT using parchment paper for crispier fries. Placing fries directly on the pan gets them crunchier.
- These fries are best served immediately. Unfortunately they do not do well in the fridge as leftovers.
Calories: 122kcal, Carbohydrates: 26g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 23mg, Potassium: 387mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 313IU, Vitamin C: 20mg, Calcium: 59mg, Iron: 1mg