Vegan Zucchini Fries: raw zucchini sticks dipped in eggless batter, rolled in a flavourful bread coating and baked to crispy perfection. Deliciously simple vegan appetizer perfect any time, game day, potluck you name it! They will send your taste buds into overdrive!
And easy zucchini recipe with phenomenal flavours and crispy texture
Wait until you taste my zucchini fries recipe! OMG! The BEST crunchy crispy oven baked zucchini fries that are vegan- made without egg batter or dairy milk, instead I used a dairy free eggless batter and Italian seasoned Panko bread crumbs.
Now you don’t need to miss out on Red Robin or Denny’s fried zucchini sticks. You can make your vegan version at home without a deep fryer and they taste just as good or better- not kidding!
The crunchy coating is so good you will be amazed! And it’s only 15 minute of prep time and they’re baking in the oven, ready to be devoured!
They honestly taste like they’ve been deep fried but they are so much healthier and no messy oil to deal with! and the breading does not fall off! My kids and grandkids LOVE them!
These are best served with my 5 minute vegan ranch dressing and or warm marina sauce for dipping! Ketchup always goes over well with the kiddos too!😊
So if you have fresh garden zucchini to use up this is a great way to do it! Make zucchini fries! Definitely a crowd favourite and so easy to make!
How to make vegan zucchini fries:
Preheat oven to 425° Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and generoulsy spray with cooking oil spray, set aside.
Cut zucchini in half lengthwise and then into sticks, about 1 inch or so thick and approximately 4 inches long.
Add the wet batter ingredients to a medium size mixing bowl and whisk to combine
Mix the dry breading ingredients in a shallow plate (I use my pie plate)
Dip zucchini into the batter, making sure it is fully coated, the batter will be thick. Now dredge in the Panko bread mixture, gently pressing to coat. Repeat with remaining zucchini
Place zucchini on prepared baking sheet. Spray tops with cooking oil spray. Bake for 20 minutes, until golden brown and crispy, flipping halfway through cooking time.
Enjoy! Serve with my 5 minute vegan ranch dressing and or a side of warm marinara sauce. Ketchup is a great dipper too! For full recipe ingredients and instructions see recipe card below.
Pro tips for perfect crispy oven baked zucchini fries:
- don't cut the zucchini sticks to small or they might become overcooked and soggy in the oven!
- don't over bake them or you'll run into the same problem - overcooked zucchini
- completely coat them in the batter -that will become the crispy coating when they're done baking
- Panko is a must for this recipe as it gives such a great crunchy crust to the fries
- use small to medium sized zucchini that are firm. Larger zucchini will have soft centres that will be mushy when cooked.
These zucchini fries are:
the best
vegan
oven baked not fried
crispy and crunchy
kid friendly
super tasty
easy to make
perfect for dipping
Healthy
Enjoy you guys! Happy Day! Please feel free to comment below and give this recipe a rating. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
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Crispy Baked Vegan Zucchini Fries (Easy Recipe)
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6 appetizer servings 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Vegan Zucchini Fries: raw zucchini sticks dipped in eggless batter, rolled in a flavourful bread coating and baked to crispy perfection. Deliciously simple vegan appetizer perfect any time, game day, potluck you name it! They will send your taste buds into overdrive!
Ingredients
- 2 small to medium firm zucchini (about 1 and 1/2 lbs)
- cooking oil spray for baking sheet and zucchini tops
Batter:
- 1 cup unsweetened non dairy plant milk, any variety- almond milk, soy, etc...
- 1 cup all purpose flour*
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Seasoned bread crumbs:
- 1 and 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 3/4 teaspoon seasoning salt or 1/2 teaspoon regular salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon granulated onion
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
For serving:
- 5 minute vegan ranch dressing for dipping (optional but highly recommended!😊)
- and or warm marinara sauce
Instructions
To make zucchini fries:
- Preheat oven to 425° Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and generously spray with cooking oil spray, set aside.
- Cut zucchini in half lengthwise and then into sticks, about 1 inch or so thick and approximately 4 inches long.
- Add the wet batter ingredients to a medium size mixing bowl and whisk until smooth
- Mix the dry breading ingredients in a shallow plate (I use my pie plate)
- Dip zucchini into the batter, making sure it is fully coated, the batter will be thick. Now dredge in the Panko bread mixture, gently pressing to coat. Repeat with remaining zucchini
- Place zucchini on prepared baking sheet. Spray tops and sides with cooking oil spray. Bake for 2o minutes, until golden brown and crispy, flipping halfway through cooking time. For step by step photos see above post.
- Enjoy! Serve with my 5 minute vegan ranch dressing and or a side of warm marinara sauce. Ketchup is a great dipper too! This recipe will serve 6 as an appetizer, approximately 4-5 fries per person.
Notes
- For gluten free zucchini fries: I have not tried this recipe using gluten free ingredients. My suggestion would be to use a gluten free flour blend or rice flour in place of all purpose flour and gluten free panko instead of regular. As I said I have not tested this though. If you try it let me know how it goes for you😊
- Can these be frozen? have not tried freezing we usually just eat em up when they're fresh out of the oven!
- Panko is a Japanese style bread crumb and can be found in most grocery stores along side regular breadcrumbs
Pro tips for perfect crispy oven baked zucchini fries:
- don't cut the zucchini sticks to small or they might become overcooked and soggy in the oven!
- don't over bake them or you'll run into the same problem - overcooked zucchini
- completely coat them in the batter -that will become the crispy coating when they're done baking
- Panko is a must for this recipe as it gives such a great crunchy crust to the fries
- use small to medium sized zucchini that are firm. Larger zucchini will have soft centres that will be mushy when cooked.
- Prep Time: 15 Minutes
- Cook Time: 25 Minutes
- Category: Snacks & Sides, 30 Minute Vegan Recipes
- Method: Oven baked
- Cuisine: American, Canadian
Keywords: zucchini fries, vegan zucchini fries, vegan appetizers, game day, super bowl, baked zucchini fries, zucchini fries vegan, crispy, fried zucchini without eggs and milk, breaded zucchini vegan
Nathan
These fries were dynamite my kids loved them.
★★★★★
Verna
Yay! Glad you all enjoyed them. Thanks for leaving a review so appreciated!
Denise
Can these be made in the Air fryer? Thank you
Verna
Hi Denise, I would bake them at 375° to 380° 12 minutes or so. Make sure to spray air fryer with cooking oil first then the tops of zucchini. Give them a flip half way through. Hope that helps, enjoy!
Jessie
Such a fun snack for my family everyone really enjoyed them
★★★★★
Verna
Wonderful, thank you!
Rita
These are so amazing!everybody wants me to make them soon again
★★★★★
Verna
Yay!! thank you so much Rita really appreciate your feedback
Anne
So much flavour. Enjoyed then so much we're already planning when to make them again
★★★★★
Verna
What a nice compliment, thank you
Allison
Wow! These were incredible. My family loved them. Great way to use up that excess zucchini!
★★★★★
Verna
Thank you so much Allison thrilled your family enjoyed them and I really appreciate your feedback!
Liz C Nesbitt
These are delish! and will help me with my abundance of zucchini from the garden this year. The ranch dressing is so great with these as well as your awesome Cauliflower Buffalo Wings.........Yum
Verna
Thank you so much!
Jane
This recipe is a keeper, amazing! Kids gobbled them up
★★★★★
Verna
Awesome! Glad they enjoyed the recipe
Delilah
Wow definitely making these again holy cow were they tasty! Thank you for sharing
★★★★★
Verna
Thank so much!
Suzie
these were so delicious!
★★★★★
Verna
Yay! thanks so much!
Margaret
This is the third time we’ve made these so I thought I should comment. Truly delicious thank you
★★★★★
Verna
thank you so much!
Lisa m
Omg these were so good my kids and well the whole family, loved them. I will be making these again and again!
★★★★★
Verna
Thrilled you all enjoyed the recipe!
Liz
Lights out. The most delicious recipe I've ever made. I used gluten free ingredients and it was a home run. My family made me print it so I'd never lose it lol. Thank you so much!!
★★★★★
Verna
Awesome! Thrilled you enjoyed it Liz! thanks so much for your comment!
Jordan
Made these yesterday for my family! Wow they were so good! And your ranch dressing is dynamite.
★★★★★
Verna
Oh thanks so much Jordan glad your family enjoyed them. Appreciate your kind words happy day to you!
Briar
Can these zucchini fries be made in an air fryer?
Verna
My daughter cooks hers for 12-15 minutes at 400 degrees flipping halfway through cooking. You'll have to work in batches, make sure they are in a single layer and don't overcrowd them. I recommend spraying both sides of breaded zucchini with cooking oil like the oven method so they get nice and crispy. Hope that helps Briar.