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Try making your own!These amazingly delicious recipes prove you don't have to be a vegan to appreciate the creativity it takes to come up with smokey and crunchy goodness. Whether you are craving sweet, spicy, savory, or a little bit of everything, there is something here for everyone without the waist-line changing saturated fat of bacon.
1. Maple Bacon Banana Donuts
Larimer Street Kitchen / Via lorimerkitchen.com
Homemade coconut bacon bits on a vegan donut with a maple glaze. Recipe here.
2. Creamy Carbonara Pasta With sh*take Bacon
Blissful Basil / Via blissfulbasil.com
Next time you want mushrooms in your creamy pasta, turn them into bacon. Recipe here.
3. Plant-based Vegan BLT Sandwich
Foodscape / Via foodscape.vanillaplummedia.com
These protein-rich portobello mushrooms taste like bacon and will knock your socks off. Recipe here.
4. Maple Chocolate Bacon Popcorn!
Larimer Street Kitchen / Via lorimerkitchen.com
Baked to perfection with coconut, liquid smoke, maple syrup and chocolate. Recipe here.
5. Tempeh Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms
Connoisseurus Veg / Via connoisseurusveg.com
Made with Cashew Cream Cheese, spice and tempeh bacon. Recipe here.
6. Baked Bacon Peanut Butter Cup Donuts
Breakfast to Bed / Via breakfasttobed.com
Made with veggie bacon, coconut milk, peanut butter...yum! Recipe here.
7. Mini Jackfruit and Kimchi BLT Slider Bites
Vedged Out / Via vedgedout.com
Here's recipe that proves you can go without meat without giving up the sweet hickory bacon flavors. Completely whole-foods and plant-based with a shredded-style jackfruit bacon and homemade buns. Recipe here.
8. Bacon Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Seitan Beats Your Meat / Via seitanbeatsyourmeat.com
Your favorite butter pecan ice cream to the next level. Recipe here.
9. Mexican Twice Baked Potatoes
Vegan Yack Attack / Via veganyackattack.com
Baked Potatoes go with bacon like salt goes with pepper and this potato is a match made in heaven. Recipe here.
10. Glamorgan ‘Sausages’ In Eggplant ‘Bacon’ Wraps
Mouthwatering Vegan / Via mouthwateringvegan.com
Had to look twice to know this wasn't bacon? Me too! Recipe here.
11. Butterscotch Cupcakes With Coconut-Bacon
Post Punk Kitchen / Via theppk.com
Smokey coconut bacon is always a tasty dessert treat. Great for a special occasion! Recipe here.
12. Hot Caramelized Onion-Bacon Dip
This Can't Be Vegan / Via thiscantbevegan.com
This indulgent recipe made with vegan cheese, sweet onions and soy bits will take no time to whip up. As Shoshana says, "Who says vegans can't eat rich, decadent, unhealthy foods?!" Recipe here.
13. Tofu Red Pepper Breakfast Sandwich with Avocado Bacon Spread
Cookbook Aficionado / Via cookbookaficionado.com
Packed with flavor, protein and a complete breakfast. Recipe here.
14. Smoky Apple Baked Beans
Fat Free Vegan Kitchen / Via blog.fatfreevegan.com
Black beans, northern beans and chickpeas make this protein focused and the perfect side dish at any party. Recipe here.
15. Vegan bacon and seed chocolate bark and smoky nuts
GG Giraffe / Via gggiraffe.blogspot.com
Chocolate? Low-calorie and low-fat bacon? This must be a dream. Totally vegan recipe here.
16. Bean without Bacon Soup
Kitchen Treaty / Via kitchentreaty.com
No actual bacon is in this soup, but the smokey flavor still lends a perfect comfort ending to any rainy day. Recipe here.
17. Chocolate and Bacon Ice Cream Sammies
Rawxies Life / Via rawxieslife.com
What list is complete without a bacon and ice cream sandwich? Recipe here.
18. Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza
That was Vegan? / Via thatwasvegan.com
Your meat-free version of college night. Recipe here.
19. Summer Pasta Salad with Carrot Tops and Fakin' Bacon
Thank God Bourbon Is Vegan / Via thankgodbourbonisvegan.com
This pasta includes some unusual ingredients that you may have in your kitchen, but don't usually use. Recipe here.
20. Pumpkin Pancakes with Smoky Maple Bakun
Plant Chef / Via plantchef.com
Take a stand on keeping your house smelling like bacon even without the pork belly. Recipe here.
21. Vegan Kale Caesar Salad with Tempeh Bacon
Hot For Food / Via hotforfoodblog.com
This recipe has coconut and tempeh bacon options for some different flavor profiles. Recipe here.
22. Bacon and Cheese Stuffed Dates
This Can't Be Vegan / Via thiscantbevegan.com
It might sound strange but the savory and sweet combination is a winner! Think of the Spanish Chorizo-filled Dates and you'll want to serve these as your next appetizer. Recipe here.
23. Vegan Bacon Cheddar Mini Quiches
Hell Yeah Its Vegan / Via hellyeahitsvegan.com
Made with Tofu for eggs, Vegan Cheddar and bacon. Recipe here.
24. Vegan Bacon and Eggs
jlgoesvegan / Via jlgoesvegan.com
Who says you can't have your bacon and eggs in the morning? Recipe here.
25. Homemade Vegan Bacon Cheeseburger
Off Beat Home / Via offbeathome.com
A completely plant-based whole foods burger. Recipe here.
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