How To Make Vegan Oven-Fried Pickles (Gluten-Free)

These vegan & gluten-free oven-fried pickles are the perfect game day snack. Fried pickles are one of my all-time favorite bar foods, and this take on the recipe makes them acceptable any day of the week!

What You’ll Need To Make Oven-Fried Pickles:

• Dill Pickles (whole or chips)
• Almond Flour
• Cornstarch
• Nutritional Yeast
• Seasonings:
  • Smoked Paprika
  • Onion Powder
  • Garlic Powder
  • Cayenne
  • White Pepper
  • Salt
• Vegan Butter or Oil

• Ingredients for the Ranch Sauce:
  • Vegan Mayo
  • Vegan Cream Cheese
  • Scallions
  • Lemon Juice
  • Almond Milk
  • Seasonings

How to Make Oven-Fried Pickles

Since we aren't using a fryer, this recipe is actually super quick and easy! Only one bowl and one sheet pan required!

If you have an air-fryer, this recipe works great with it!

First, Slice Pickles & Mix the Dredge

If you chose to use whole pickles, take this time to pat them dry and thinly slice them into chips.

In a mixing bowl, combine 1 cup of super-fine almond flour with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, 1 tablespoon of nutritional yeast, as well as all of the seasonings listed above.

Then, Mix & Bake the Pickles

Toss in the sliced pickles with the flour mix until each piece is coated with the dredge.

Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and lay the pickles out evenly, without touching.

Either melt 1 tablespoon of vegan butter and baste each pickle chip or lightly spray them with cooking oil.

Bake at 400 degrees for 25-27 minutes until crispy and golden brown.

Finally, Make the Ranch Sauce 

The vegan ranch is so simple! Just mix together 1 tablespoon of vegan mayo, 1.5 tablespoon vegan cream cheese, chopped green onions, onion powder & garlic powder, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon of almond milk.

Ingredient Substitutions:

For the most part, this recipe is very straightforward and you might even have all the ingredients already!

If you don't have nutritional yeast, not a problem! Just omit and add a bit more salt & garlic powder.

Instead of almond flour, feel free to use regular flour, whole wheat flour, or another gluten-free flour of your choice! However, I would not recommend using coconut flour for this recipe.

Make it WFPB! (Whole-food, plant-based)

_{WFPB avoids animal products as well as oils, refined sugars and grains, and processed foods.}

Luckily, this recipe is pretty close to WFPB already! Almond flour is perfect for this, as it is made from a whole food. Simply omit the butter or oil, and cut back or omit the amount of salt.

For the ranch sauce, I recommend replacing the cream cheese and mayo with a cashew cream base. You'll also want to omit the salt in this or replace it with miso paste.