Oven Baked or Air Fryed Buffalo Cauliflower Bites are a fun and easy appetizer or snack made with just a few simple ingredients. Fully loaded with all the awesome flavor of chicken wings, these low carb and vegetarian Buffalo Cauliflower Bites have a soft and tender inside and crispy outside.
Buffalo Cauliflower
All the delicious, tangy flavor of buffalo wings without the mess and calories. I’ve never been a huge fan of chicken wings, so this substitution was an easy one. But even all you wing fans out there will love these spicy little buffalo-sauce-covered cauliflower nuggets.
Tossed in your favorite homemade or store-bought buffalo sauce and dipped in creamy Blue Cheese or Ranch Dressing, this healthy buffalo cauliflower is a crowd favorite and is always gone in minutes!
Ingredients in Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
Although still healthier than chicken wings or fried cauliflower, I coat the cauliflower in flour, and it gives it that coating that we all love.
- Cauliflower
- The batter
- Home made Hot sauce
How to make Buffalo Cauliflower
This Buffalo Cauliflower couldn’t be easier to prepare and bake! Making it one of my very favorite last-minute snacks to enjoy when I want to feast on something filled with flavor.
- Preheat the oven and line a large baking sheet.
- Make your buffalo sauce.
- Toss the cauliflower florets in the batter and transfer to the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for approximately 15 minutes, turn and brush with the buffalo sauce and bake again for 10-15 minutes or until the inside is tender and outside is crispy.
- Serve immediately.
- ½ cup hot pepper sauce
- ½ cup cold unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt to taste
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- ¼ cup milk
- One head of cauliflower, cut to 1 inch pieces
- Combine the hot sauce, butter, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and salt in a pot and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer while stirring with a whisk. As soon as the liquid begins to bubble on the sides of the pot, remove from heat, stir with the whisk, and set aside for use..
- Preheat the oven to 450˚F (230˚C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or you can air fry it at 380 degrees for 15 minutes
- In a large bowl, add the flour, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder,salt, and milk, and stir until well-combined.
- Break the head of cauliflower into florets, about 1½-inches wide. Add the cauliflower florets to the batter, making sure each piece is evenly coated. Arrange the coated cauliflower on the baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, flipping halfway. Or you can air fry it for 15 at 380 degrees.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, take the buffalo sauce and Brush the buffalo sauce mixture on the cauliflower and bake for another 10 more minutes.
- Enjoy!
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