Vegan Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup warm water
• tablespoon segg replacer
• cup shredded vegan cheese
• 1/2 cup grated tofu
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• tablespoon Italian seasoning
• teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
• cup dry bread crumbs, or more as needed
• 3/4 cup grape jelly
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• tablespoon chopped garlic
• teaspoon dried oregano

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Mix warm water and egg replacer together in a large bowl. Stir in vegan cheese, tofu, nutritional yeast, salt, and garlic powder. Add onion, pecans, Italian seasoning, basil, and sage; mix until well combined. Stir in enough bread crumbs to reach a moist, crumbly texture.
3. Form mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls and place in an 8 inch baking pan.
4. Mix grape jelly, ketchup, olive oil, vinegar, garlic, and oregano in a separate bowl. Pour over meatballs.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are firm, 35 to 40 minutes.