Oven roasted dried edamame is a protein packed snack everyone loves, including kids! Sprinkle with salt & enjoy in between meals & on the go. This one is cooked in your oven but you can make air fryer edamame too now.
Homemade dried edamame is such a great treat! It just takes a few minutes to roast these babies in the oven and give them a salty crunchy texture. If you’re looking for a protein packed snack these are it.
How to Roast Edamame
We are suckers for anything we find at the Asian supermarket near our house. Discovering these a few months ago was a treat and we got hooked! I knew you should be able to bake them at home and it seriously was so easy to do.
These are shelled, without pods which you don’t eat anyway right? Defrosted is best but it is also a great way of how to cook frozen edamame. Just a quick dunk in some cool water to thaw and you’re set to get crispy on a sheet pan in no time.
Ingredient Notes
You want to start with a bag of shelled edamame soy beans. You can buy fresh and pop them out of the pods or buy frozen and leave on the counter for about an hour to defrost to get rid of the moisture and ice on the outside first.
Tossing with some Olive oil or avocado oil once outsides are nice and dry is the first step. Use extra virgin, the good stuff, for the best flavor and texture.
As for the seasonings you can use what you love. Garlic powder, salt and pepper should be the given and simple choices though. You can add some shredded parmesan if you like too, it adds a bit more pungent flavor and we like it. You could make air fryer garlic and dice some of that to throw in too
Then you are going to need a large bowl and wood spoon to prep it. You’ll want a baking sheet too to throw them into the oven. A bit of spray or parchment paper will prevent sticking. If you have a silpat mat that works underneath. I use one of these for roasting vegetables in the oven of all kinds. Our baked sweet potato cubes are great too.
Tips
To remove soy bean from the pod it is easy to press once steamed but if you are removing them before cooking it is a bit more difficult. To make things easier you should soak them in a bowl of cold water for 30 minutes to loosen. Then press on the outer side enough where the “seam” opens and the beans can pop out. Then bake on a sheet pan as directed below!
It is important to lay them on paper towels and roll them up to eliminate as much water as you can to begin with. Then the olive oil will stick nicely and allow the salt and garlic to adhere to the outsides as well. Then baking won’t take quite as long. Most are the same size so that shouldn’t vary the timing much.
Dried Edamame Recipe
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Pour edamame on paper towels and fold over to eliminate moisture on outsides.
- Pour into a bowl and drizzle with olive oil and toss. Sprinkle on seasonings and cheese, toss to coat.
- Lay down a piece of parchment paper or spray cookie sheet with non stick spray and pour on, making sure they aren't overlapping.
- Bake 15-18 minutes flipping halfway thru time. Allow to cool before serving.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How Long Does it Take to Roast Edamame in Oven?
How crunchy you want them to become will alter the timing from person to person but you should. Bake 15-18 minutes flipping halfway thru time. The cook times are subjective. Of course if you are cooking more than you see here it will take a bit longer. If you want them really crunchy then add a few minutes but make sure to slip them over before you do so. I don’t like them as crispy as CornNuts just because I have several crowns in my mouth and cannot afford to get them loose.
16 minutes is usually just about right to get the result you see here below. Crunch on them as a snack or with a meal like Instant Pot Chinese pepper steak and rice.
How to make these spicy
If you wanted to add some heat to these babies it is pretty easy. Add some chili powder and/or dried Sriracha is even better. Taste, add, toss, and shake on more if it isn’t hot enough for you. These are fresh or defrosted, you can roasting frozen vegetables in oven too but they won’t get as crispy crunchy as this.
How to save
As far as storing them make sure it is air tight so they stay crunchy. Use pint size freezer bags or a sealed container. Then enjoy a few at a time and seal once again so they stay crisp as possible.
Is dried edamame good for you?
Yes, they are high in plant based soy protein, fiber and antioxidants so yes they are quite a healthy snack. Containing essential amino acids we all need it is packed with goodness with every little salted dry bite. If you want to buy a container full and compare yours to the packaged type you could but homemade is always best to maintain the most nutrients.
Yes, this is how we tried it the first time. Seapoint Farms makes them. I will say though that making it yourself is so much better.
Bagged didn’t have enough sea salt on it for me and was a bit too well done. This way you can adjust seasonings as you’d like so they’re perfect.
