Freeze and defrost your tofu. Place the whole container (do not open it) in the freezer overnight.

In the morning, remove it from the freezer and set it in a shallow dish on your counter to thaw. This will take several hours. You can also submerge the tofu package in tepid water (don’t open it) for a quicker defrost time!

When the tofu is thawed, open the package. Squeeze it gently over the sink and press it with a tofu press or on paper towels to remove any excess liquid.

Place your tofu on a cutting board and use your hands to gently rip wing-shaped pieces off of it. These can all be different sizes, but make sure they are all the same general thickness.

Alternatively, you can also slice the tofu into sticks, triangles, or flat rectangles for other shape options.

Mix all the ingredients for the marinade and pour this over your tofu wings, making sure they are all nice and coated.

Place them in your fridge for at least an hour or overnight.

Remove the tofu from the marinade and place it on a plate or cutting board.

To the container where the tofu was marinating, add the non-dairy milk and apple cider vinegar. Swish the mixture gently to combine.

Get out two shallow bowls or pie plates. To one, add the starch. To the other, add the breadcrumbs.

Dip each tofu wing in the starch, then in the marinade/plant milk mix, then in the bread crumb mixture. Be sure to coat the tofu completely during each phase.

Repeat for each wing.

Add tofu wings to the air fryer basket, enough to fill the bottom but not so many that they’re on top of each other. We find we can comfortably fit 1 block of tofu in our Salton Flip and Cook Air Fryer.

Air fry for 10 minutes at 350F.

Stop to shake gently, just enough to loosen the pieces from the bottom of the basket, and air fry another 10 minutes.

Then, stop to shake gently again and air fry for a final 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Add the vegan butter, garlic, onion powder, and black pepper to a small saucepan over medium heat. Let the butter melt.

Once melted, let the garlic saute in the vegan butter for 1 minute.

Turn off heat and mix in grated vegan parmesan until fully combined.

Add the cooked tofu wings to a large mixing bowl and drizzle on half your garlic parm sauce.

Toss to coat all the wings evenly.

Then, drizzle the remaining sauce over the tofu and continue tossing to coat.

Serve these air fryer garlic tofu wings immediately on a platter with your favorite dipping sauces and veggie sticks!