Vegan Meatballs With Cranberry Sauce

These Vegan Meatballs With Cranberry Sauce served with a tangy sweet and sour cranberry sauce have the perfect texture for the festive season! It is an easy and delightful meatless appetizer.

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Course: Entrée, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: vegan meatballs with cranberry sauce

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 35

Servings: servings

Calories: 310kcal

Equipment

1 Baking Sheet
1 saucepan

Ingredients

Vegan Meatballs

1 14-16 ounce package extra-firm tofu, mashed
1 cup bread crumbs or 4 slices of bread ( I used gluten-free bread)
1 cup walnuts
1/4 cup Bragg liquid aminos
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
2 tablespoons tapioca starch or cornstarch
1 tablespoon onion powder
2 cloves garlic chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon rubbed sage
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried basil

Cranberry Sauce

1 cup water
2/3 cup organic cane sugar
1 cup cranberries
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
1/2 cup barbecue sauce

Instructions

To Prepare Vegan Meatballs

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare a baking sheet, line with parchment paper and spray or brush with oil, set aside.
Prepare the breadcrumbs by blending 1-inch pieces of bread in a blender or food processor. Scoop breadcrumbs into a large mixing bowl.
Add walnut to the food processor and process until finely crumbled.
Place the tofu, Bragg’s Liquid aminos, nutritional yeast flakes, tapioca starch, onion powder, garlic, salt, rubbed sage, oregano, and basil in the food processor and process.
Add blended tofu mixture into the bowl. Form into balls and bake for 30 minutes, turning meatballs after 15 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the Cranberry Sauce

To Make Cranberry Sauce

Sort and rinse cranberries, place them in a medium saucepan over medium heat with water, sugar, and ginger.
Bring to a boil; the cranberries will start popping. Reduce heat to simmer for about 5 minutes or until sauce starts thickening.
Use the back of a large spoon and crush some of the cranberries against the saucepan.
Add barbecue sauce and cook for another minute.

To Serve

When vegan meatballs are finished cooking, transfer to a large serving bowl or platter.
Pour cranberry sauce over the meatballs or dip individual meatballs with a fancy toothpick and place on a serving dish.

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