Nutritional Yeast Tofu is crispy and flavorful with a slightly cheesy taste from, you guessed it, nutritional yeast! These crispy tofu bites are easy to make in the oven or air fryer in 30 minutes.

Because the yeast cells are inactive (i.e. dead), nutritional yeast doesn’t have any leavening properties that would cause bread or baked goods to rise like baker’s yeast.

But much like miso paste, nutritional yeast will last a very long time — like, U.S.-representative-term-long — when stored airtight in a cool, dry place. So I had ample time to figure things out.

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