Coconut Bacon
Posted: 06/03/25
Updated: 06/11/25
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Coconut bacon: only 5 ingredients but lots of smoky flavor and crunchy texture. This vegan alternative to crispy bacon bits is a quick and easy way to add a salty, crispy touch to salads, dips, or any recipe that calls for crumbled bacon.
What We Love About This Recipe
- Oven-baked coconut bacon is so easy to make, you’ll have crispy vegan bacon bits in roughly 15 minutes!
- This recipe uses just 5 ingredients, all of which are super easy to find.
- The flavors in coconut bacon are absolutely delicious. Sweet maple syrup combined with a rich smokiness from the paprika and liquid smoke, plus the salty umami of the tamari. The coconut flakes don’t taste super coconutty, so don’t worry – you likely won’t even notice that particular flavor after everything’s baked.
Cheryl’s Tips
- Check your coconut bacon about once a minute after stirring halfway through the cook time. They make take a little less than 12 minutes, so be sure to pull them out when they look browned and crispy.
- You can store these in the freezer if you’d like to keep extra. Just let them thaw at room temperature, and they will be just as crispy as when you first made them!
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Coconut Bacon
A crispy, salty, smoky, totally vegan alternative for bacon bits!
servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsweetened coconut flakes
- 2 tablespoons lite tamari
- 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º Fahrenheit. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Place 2 cups unsweetened coconut flakes in medium bowl. Set aside.
- Add 2 tablespoons lite tamari, 1 tablespoon liquid smoke, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, and ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika to small mixing bowl. Whisk ingredients together until fully incorporated.
- Pour prepared sauce over coconut flakes. Toss or stir ingredients together until coconut flakes are completely coated in sauce.
- Pour coconut flakes onto lined baking sheet and spread coconut flakes out into single, even layer. Place baking sheet in preheated oven.
- Bake coconut flakes 6 minutes, then carefully remove pan from oven. Stir coconut flakes, then spread flakes out again. Return pan to oven.
- Bake coconut flakes 6 minutes more or until coconut flakes are crisp and lightly browned. Check coconut flakes every 60 seconds to prevent burning.
- Carefully remove pan from oven and set aside. Let coconut flakes cool completely, then serve as desired.
Notes
- Leftovers: Let coconut bacon cool completely then transfer “bacon” to airtight container. Store at room temperature up to 1 week or freeze up to 1 month.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 121kcal | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Total Carbs: 6g | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Net Carbs: 3g | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Sodium: 265mg | Potassium: 111mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
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