air fryer vegan crab stuffed mushrooms
These air fryer vegan crab stuffed mushrooms are so easy to make and incredibly delicious...and yes!...they actually taste like crab! Baby portobello mushrooms stuffed with vegan "crab" mix, made from tofu, shredded potatoes, mushrooms, celery, and a clever blend of condiments and spices to give your crabless stuffed mushrooms a crabby flavor!
Equipment
- air fryer
- grater
Ingredients
- 24 oz baby portobello mushrooms (baby Bellas)
- 1/2 block extra firm tofu
- 2 tbsp sweet onion, diced super small
- 1/2 tbsp oil
- 1/2 cup frozen shredded potatoes, thawed
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped small
- 1 stalk celery, cut into very small pieces
Ingredients For Flavor
- 2 tbsp vegan mayo
- 2 tbsp sweet relish
- 2 tsp mustard
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp capers, diced into small pieces
- 1 tbsp nori flakes
- 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
For garnish
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 375℉**if you do not have a preheat setting on your air fryer, simple turn on air fryer for 5 minutes with nothing in it.
De-stem Mushrooms
- Begin by thoroughly washing your portobello mushrooms
- Remove the stem of each mushroom with a small knife. Reserve half of the mushrooms stem. You can save the other half for stock or discard them. Place the top of the mushrooms aside, you will be stuffing them later.
Prepare tofu filling for the air fryer
- Chop the reserved mushroom stems into super small pieces**just use half of the stems that you removed from the mushrooms
- Shred your tofu with a grater**if you don't have a grater, just crumble the tofu into small pieces
- Place shredded tofu, chopped mushroom stems, and diced onions in a mixing bowl
- Add 1/2 tbsp of oil. You can use any neutral oil. Mix until evenly coated
- Place on the tray of your air fryer. **You can spray the air fryer tray with an oil spray or line with parchment paper if desired to ensure nothing will stick.
- Place the tofu, mushroom stem, and onion mix into the air fryer for 10 minutes at 375℉. Mix at the 5 minute mark
- **While your tofu mix is cooking, use your time wisely and move ahead to prepare the other ingredients
Prepare the rest of the vegan crab mix
- In a bowl combine the (thawed) shredded potatoes, chopped garlic, chopped celery, and all of the ingredients listed under "ingredients for flavor".
- When the tofu has finished air frying (10 minutes), place the mix in the bowl with the rest of the ingredients.
- Mix until evenly combined
Stuff the mushrooms
- Once the vegan crab mix has been prepared, it's time to stuff the mushrooms!
- Lay your mushroom caps on a flat surface and stuff each one until all of the mix has been used up
- Place the mushrooms on your air fryer tray in a single layer. You can give your stuffed mushrooms a quick spray with oil if desired, this will the more moist. You can skip the extra oil of desired.**If you have a small air fryer you will need to cook mushrooms in batches
- Place the tray in the preheated air fryer and cook your vegan crab stuffed mushrooms for 10 minutes at 375℉
- The vegan crab Mushrooms will be ready when the mushrooms are tender and juicy and the vegan crab mix is slightly crispy
- Remove from oven, top with chopped parsley, serve and enjoy!
