Description
These Buffalo Cauliflower Bites are a vegetarian twist on classic buffalo wings, featuring crispy baked cauliflower florets coated in a spicy buffalo sauce. Perfect for game day or as a tasty appetizer!
Ingredients
Scale
Cauliflower Bites:
- 1 head cauliflower (cut into bite-sized florets)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Buffalo Sauce:
- 2/3 cup buffalo sauce
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 450°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Prepare the batter: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, water, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Coat cauliflower: Toss cauliflower florets in the batter until well coated.
- Bake: Arrange coated florets on the baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, flipping halfway through.
- Make buffalo sauce: Combine buffalo sauce and melted butter in a bowl.
- Coat cauliflower: Toss baked cauliflower in buffalo sauce mixture.
- Bake again: Return cauliflower to the oven and bake for 10–15 minutes until crispy.
- Serve: Let cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- For extra crispiness, broil the bites for 2–3 minutes at the end.
- Serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing and celery sticks for a classic appetizer experience.
- To make gluten-free, use a gluten-free flour blend.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
