These simple baked eggplant fries are the perfect snack or appetizer for a crowd. Crispy on the outside, velvety tender on the inside!
Eggplant fries with Greek Tzatziki sauce make the perfect Mezze (appetizer) for a crowd. Plus, they are easy to prepare and a great way to use up eggplant when your garden is bursting with them.
In this recipe, eggplant batons are coated in a simple seasoned breading and then baked in the oven. The eggplant softens while the breading stays crispy, resulting in perfectly crunchy, creamy (mildly addictive) eggplant fries.
Eggplant fries make a quick appetizer or snack with a dip. I went for cooling Tzatziki sauce, but there is no shortage of dips in the Mediterranean! I just recommend one that’s on the runnier side since the eggplant is so tender. Bring a tangy, rich flavor with whipped feta, a garlicky punch with Toum, a bright zing with your favorite store-bought marinara–the list goes on!
Ingredients for Eggplant Fries
Like many of my favorite eggplant recipes, eggplant fries just require a few simple ingredients.
- Eggplant: Look for a firm, medium-sized globe eggplant.
- All-purpose flour and breadcrumbs: coat the eggplant so it gets nice and crispy. Kate, my right-hand gal who is gluten-free, had great success with gluten-free breadcrumbs and flour when she tested this recipe!
- Eggs: Ensure the flour sticks to the eggplant.
- Seasonings: Garlic powder and dried Greek oregano bring a savory quality and Mediterranean flavor to the fried eggplant. Salt and pepper perk everything up.
- Extra virgin olive oil: Prevents sticking and encourages caramelization. Despite myths about its smoke point, EVOO is stable at roasting temperatures and adds great flavor. Any high-quality extra virgin variety will work well with this recipe.
- To serve: I love making creamy, garlicky Tzatziki Sauce while the eggplant bakes but store-bought works well too. For a dairy-free option, Marinara or Tahini Sauce would be equally as delicious.
How to Make Eggplant Fries
I poured Greek olive oil into this handy olive oil sprayer, which distributes the oil evenly across the eggplant fries. (We also tested this recipe with both a steady drizzle of oil and a gentle brush, and they turned out crispy and delicious, so no need to go out of your way.) Here are the steps:
- Get ready. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a large baking sheet with a wire rack and spray or brush with olive oil.
- Prep the eggplant. Trim and cut 1 medium eggplant into 1-inch rounds. If you have the time, sprinkle on both sides with salt and set aside for 20 minutes (this will remove some of the natural bitterness). Pat dry. Now cut the eggplant slices into even-sized batons or “fries.”
- Bread the eggplant: Set up 3 shallow bowls. Add 3/4 cup flour to the first bowl. In the second bowl, lightly beat 2 eggs. In the third, combine 1 cup breadcrumbs, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Dredge the eggplant fries in the flour, then dip them in the eggs, and finally coat them in the breadcrumb mixture.
- Bake the eggplant fries. Arrange the breaded eggplant top of the wire rack in a single layer. Spray with a little olive oil cooking spray, or drizzle or gently brush with olive oil. Space them apart so they aren’t touching, then bake until golden and crisp, about 15 minutes.
- Serve: Serve the eggplant fries hot or warm with Tzatziki sauce or a side of marinara. Enjoy!
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Crispy Baked Eggplant Fries
Ingredients
- 1 medium eggplant
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Tzatziki Sauce or Marinara, for serving
Instructions
- Get ready. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a large baking sheet with a wire rack and spray or brush with olive oil.
- Prep the eggplant. Trim and cut the eggplant into 1-inch rounds. If you have the time, sprinkle on both sides with salt and set aside for 20 minutes (this will remove some of the natural bitterness). Pat dry. Now cut the eggplant slices into even-sized batons or “fries.”
- Bread the eggplant. Set up 3 shallow bowls. Add the flour the first bowl. In the second bowl, lightly beat the eggs. In the third, mix together the breadcrumbs, garlic powder, oregano, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Dredge the eggplant fries in the flour, then dip them in the eggs, and finally coat them in the breadcrumb mixture.
- Bake the eggplant fries. Arrange the breaded eggplant top of the wire rack in a single layer. Spray with a little olive oil cooking spray, or drizzle with olive oil. Space them apart so they aren’t touching, then bake until golden and crisp, about 15 minutes.
- Serve: Serve the eggplant fries hot or warm with the Tzatziki sauce or a side of marinara. Enjoy!
Notes
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- Make ahead: You can prepare the Tzatziki Sauce a day in advance, if you like. Simply store in an airtight container in the fridge. Before serving, give it a quick stir to refresh.
- Nutrition calculation does not include the Tzatziki Sauce.
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I made these tonight and they were so delicious! We served them with marinara sauce. Will definitely make them again! Thank you!
Yum! Thanks for sharing, Kelly!
I have these in the oven as we speak. To make fries I just sliced across lengthways into wide ‘planks’, then sliced again into long ‘rods’, then sliced those into shorter ‘fries’!
Great! Thanks for sharing
For those that are doing macros or keto’s diet , you can substitute the type of flour.
Very delicious!!!!
Thank you
Thank you so much for sharing
I love plants! These look awesome! I need to make them! (Psst…Eggplant is spelled wrong in your title!).
Enjoy!
Made this recipe for a work function and it was a hit. It also gets my toddler and teenger to eat veggies willingly. I will make it again and again!
Well, if the kids approve, it must be a winner! Thanks, Johanna!
Surely the Nutrition list isn’t correct. I’ve never seen anything but water that didn’t have some thing that counted nutritionally.
Dottie, seems like a glitch. Thanks for bringing to our attention.
Clear directions and tasted great! Ranch dressing was our choice for dipping.
Thanks so much for sharing, Joan! Glad you enjoyed it!
tell me, how do you get fries out of rounds? First I cut 1″ rounds, then I cut them into fries? Yours all look about the same size, not possible when cutting out of a round, unless you square them before cutting. Geometry is not variable.
Hi Jay. Thanks for your good question. Mine aren’t quite even in size, and what you see in the photo is some of the fries. However, You can trim the round slices down to squares if you want perfectly even batons. Enjoy!
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Hi Suzy
You sent me a super recipes. I like Mediterranean cuisine, which uses a lot of vegetables. Maybe together as a side dish to meat. Such foods I love. And I always liked to eat there when I was there. I’ll try to make these soon! Thanks so much for the great recipes!
With love Vlada
So glad you’re enjoying the e-mails! Thanks for stopping in today! Hope you enjoy these eggplant fries!
I’ve never been able to handle eggplant, but everything’s better breaded and dipped in tzatziki sauce! 😀 It looks delicious!
haha! Thanks so much, Raia! Appreciate you stopping in, friend.
I love this recipe because the fries could be an appetizer or a side with your meal. And I think using the homemade Tzatziki sauce gives it an extra kick!
Right on, Nick! Thanks so much for checking this recipe out.
Dear Suzy, I love the sound of these eggplant fries…they must be delish with the tzatziki sauce! xo
OH i love eggplant fries. When my kids were younger I’d use this Scnitzel method for as many veggies as I could because my kids would eat anything dressed in egg batter and bread crumbs.. ha ha.. Love this..
These look great, I love vegetable fries.
Awesome, Pretty! Hope you’ll give these a try.
These eggplant fries sounds absolutely delicious!
Thanks, Marsha! They really are!
I love eggplant and turning them into “fries” is brilliant! I’ll have to save this recipe and try it once eggplants are in season.
Awesome, Rae! Hope you enjoy it!