Vegan ham is a little tricky! This recipe uses white beans, oats and a varied combination of seasonings to get that hammy flavor just right.

I’m at it again! More whole food “meats.” I’m excited about this one because ham recipes are another one that I studiously avoid. I never liked ham, so it’s not even a taste I really want to emulate that much. But, in certain applications, a hammy texture and salty “meat” flavor can be yummy. So! Here we go. Vegan ham.

Vegan Ham

Ingredients

4 cups Cooked White Beans
1 cups oats
1 tablespoon Bragg’s or soy sauce
2 tablespoons Nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon Liquid smoke
1 teaspoon Bacon salt
2 tablespoons Maple syrup (you could sub brown sugar or molasses)
House seasoning, to taste
Optional–for a sturdier “ham,” add about 1/4 cup of gluten or mashed potatoes

Method

Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.

Mash your beans until mostly smooth and mix in oats, nutritional yeast, liquid smoke, bacon salt, syrup, and house seasoning.

The spices are really to your taste, mix in the amount you think would work for you and taste it and see if it’s hammy enough. I didn’t do a lot of flavoring because I didn’t want it to be super hammy. Feel free to boost yours up.

Bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 35-40 minutes.

To slice it super thin, freeze it for about an hour and cut it with a sharp knife or cheese slicer.

The Results

Yum! This is not super duper hammy, but is a great sort of reminiscent-of-ham salty flavor.

Stop by tomorrow to see this “ham” used in a veggie-converted version of Scrambled Egg Brunch Bread.