Healthy oven-baked vegan onion rings
Homemade vegan onion rings – baked in the oven, easy to make and delightfully crispy. Easy recipe for oil-free onion rings made with only 5 ingredients. Author: Krista, www.bunnymommycooks.com
Servings Prep Time
25onion rings* (check notes) 20min
Cook Time
15min
Servings Prep Time
25onion rings* (check notes) 20min
Cook Time
15min
Ingredients
  • 3 onions(each onion ~200 – 210 g)
  • 150ml of aquafaba(liquid from a can of canned chickpeas)
  • 50g of flour
  • 150g of breadcrumbs
  • spices of your choice(I used a pinch of salt and pepper and 2 teaspoons of each – garlic powder, onion powder and turmeric powder)
Instructions
  1. heat the oven to 180°C/355°F;
  2. peel and cut the onions in ~1cm/0.4” thick slices, then with your fingers separate the onion layers to obtain rings – for crispier onion rings, separate each layer, but for a bit juicier onion rings, create every ring from two layers instead of one. The central part of each onion slice can either be used for this recipe to make tiny rings or saved for other recipes;
  3. prepare three containers that are big enough for the largest onion ring. In the first container put the flour. In the second container pour inside the aquafaba. And in the third container mix together the breadcrumbs with your chosen spices;
  4. line a baking tray with parchment paper and then line from left to right in the correct order all the necessary things to make the onion rings. First – the container with separated onion rings. Second – the container with flour. Third – the container with aquafaba. Fourth – the container with breadcrumbs and spices. Fifth – the baking tray with parchment paper;
  5. use one hand (or fork) as the dry one and the other hand (or another fork) as the wet one. With the dry hand/fork take the onion ring and put it in the container with flour, coat it from all sides and then shake a bit to let the excess flour fall off. Then transfer the onion ring to the second container with aquafaba. By now using your wet hand/fork, coat the onion ring from all sides with aquafaba, then keep it for a moment over the container to make the excess aquafaba drip off. Then transfer the onion ring to the third container. By using again your dry hand/fork, first try to sprinkle some breadcrumbs over the onion ring to avoid that you touch it while it’s still wet. Then, when it’s slightly coated, with your dry hand/fork move it around in the breadcrumbs to coat the onion ring completely. Then transfer it to the baking tray. Repeat the same with all the remaining onion rings;
  6. place the baking tray with the coated onion rings in the preheated oven and bake for 15 – 18 minutes. Preferably serve while still warm.
Recipe Notes

* the amount of onions rings depends on several factors: whether you choose to create rings with one or two layers; whether you choose to use also the central part of each onion slice or not; how many layers in total your onions have.