Being vegan doesn’t mean you need to miss out on delicious food items like bacon. It only means that you need to get creative and make yourself some vegan bacon.
Vegan bacon has been trending on popular social media platform TikTok for some time, and it isn’t hard to see why. It is crunchy, tasty, and doesn’t use any animal products.
Vegan bacon first became popular thanks to actress and social media personality Tabitha Brown. She shared a video with the recipe on her TikTok profile back in 2020, and it took the internet by storm. The clip was viewed astonishing 21.3 million times to date and received close to four million likes.
Brown’s recipe includes slicing the carrots into strips and marinating them in a mixture of liquid smoke, maple syrup, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and onion powder with black pepper. After the carrot strips spent several minutes marinating and picking up the flavors, she cooked them in an air fryer (you can use the oven instead) on 380 F and got herself some crispy carrot bacon.
@iamtabithabrown Carrot bacon❤️ #tabithabrown #veganbacon
♬ original sound – Tabitha Brown
Other TikTok users tried the recipe and fell in love with it, with one saying carrot bacon is “seriously good.”
@everything_delish Trying the newest trend- CARROT BACON! Thanks @iamtabithabrown for the recipe inspo! #carrotbacon #vegan #recipe #food #tiktokfood
♬ SugarCrash! – ElyOtto
The carrot bacon trend also prompted some to explore other ways to create vegan bacon using rice paper, which also proved quite popular.
@plantyou Vacon anyone? #summer #bacon #vegan #veganbacon #plantbased #recipe #easyrecipe #healthyrecipe
♬ Dancing in the Moonlight – Jubel
@healthyfoodieph Crispy and Delicious! #HealthyOnefor2021 #TiktokEatsPH #FoodieTokPH #Vegan #HealthyFoodiePh #Bacon #VeganBacon
♬ Nobody – Mitski
If you ask us, these vegan bacon recipes are worth trying, even if you are not vegan. Give them a go and let us know if you like them.
