The Ultimate Vegan Mozzarella Sticks
These homemade, realistic vegan mozzarella sticks are the ultimate comfort food. Pair them with a delicious marinara sauce, and you've got yourself the perfect appetizer for a party, game day, or to eat all to yourself!
Ingredients
Mozzarella
- 2 cups plain, raw cashews, soaked in water for at least 24 hours
- 3/4 cup almond milk, plain, unsweetened
- 2 tsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 tsp raw apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp + 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1/2 cup tapioca flour/starch
Breading
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup almond milk, plain, unsweetened
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp dried basil
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
You Will Also Need
- 1 quart vegetable/canola oil, for deep frying
Instructions
Mozzarella
- Add all of the ingredients to a HIGH powered blender and blend until EXTREMELY smooth.
- Pour the mix into a medium-sized saucepot and place over medium-low heat.
- Whisk constantly for 10 minutes or until the entire mix gets stuck in the whisk. Remove from the heat.
- Take a rubber spatula and fold the mozzarella a few times to smooth out.
- Lay down a sheet of plastic wrap onto the counter and dump the mozzarella mix on top. Form it into a 1/2 inch thick rectangle. The dimensions should be about 11 inches long by 3 1/2 inches wide. Wrap the plastic wrap over it nice and tight. Place on a sheet pan and into the freezer to semi-freeze for about 5 hours.
- Once the mozzarella is about 90% frozen, cut it into 1/2 inch thick sticks.
- Place the mozzarella sticks back on a parchment-lined baking sheet and put back in the freezer until you are ready to bread them.
Breading
- Now, place the flour into a wide, shallow bowl and place the milk into another wide, shallow bowl.
- Add the panko, garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano, dried basil, salt, and pepper in another shallow bowl and mix well.
How to Bread the Mozzarella Sticks
- First, coat the mozzarella stick in the flour very well and then shake off the excess.
- Coat the stick in the milk very well, making sure there are no spots of flour showing.
- Coat it in the panko bread crumb mix.
- Rub the stick in between your hands to create a more rounded out shape. Toss is in the bread crumbs again if necessary.
- Lay the mozzarella sticks on a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze for 20 minutes.
How to Deep Fry the Mozzarella Sticks
- Heat a pot or deep fryer with the vegetable/canola oil to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place no more than 4 mozzarella sticks into the oil at a time (unless you have a huge deep fryer, then you can fry more).
- Fry for 3 minutes.
- With a spider, pair of tongs, or a slotted metal spoon, gently remove the mozzarella sticks and place them on a paper towel-lined sheet tray to get rid of excess oil.
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