Easy Baked Tofu
This easy baked tofu is tasty and low-maintenance. No marinating needed. It makes a great component for a salad or meal prep and works well with all kinds of flavors, not just Asian ones.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 pound tofu sliced horizontally in half (like a hamburger bun)
- oil spray
Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1/2 Tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 Tablespoon nutritional yeast
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 475F.
- Use a paper towel to carefully squeeze as much water as you can from the two tofu slices.
- Prepare a small baking sheet with a layer of aluminum foil. Spray a thin layer of oil onto the foil. Place tofu slices, cut-side-up on the foil.
- Combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl. Mix well.
- When the oven is preheated, place baking sheet into the oven. After 10 minutes, remove the baking sheet.
- Use a spoon to stir the sauce, then add it carefully onto the tofu, making sure the entire top surface is coated. Take care to avoid too much pooling in the baking sheet. Use only half of the sauce. Return baking sheet to oven and bake 10 minutes
- Remove the baking sheet and add the rest of the sauce onto the tofu, again spreading it out evenly.
- Remove tofu from the oven. It is ready to serve or store.
Notes
The recipe calls for the tofu to be cooked in a conventional oven, but the tofu is quite nice if done in an air fryer. The edges get much crispier this way. If air frying, use a temperature of 390F and cook 8 minutes without sauce, then 16 minutes with sauce, flipping once and adding sauce in the middle.
Whether in the oven or air fryer, you want to keep an eye on the tofu to make sure it’s not completely dried out or smoking. The goal is to use all the sauce and for all of it to be absorbed by the tofu.