Buffalo cauliflower wings
Crispy and delicious buffalo cauliflower wings. Perfect appetizer for your next party.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time40 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 310kcal
- 1 head of cauliflower cut into bite-sized florets.
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened oat milk or coconut milk or cashew milk
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buffalo wing sauce
- ¼ cup melted vegan butter optional
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup optional
- 2 cups panko bread crumbs
Cut cauliflower into bite-sized florets. Make sure they're small enough to fit on a taco, but not too small. The smaller the floret, the more soggy it will be when baked.
1 head of cauliflower
In a large bowl, mix together flour, garlic powder and onion powder, salt and smoked paprika. Pour in unsweetened oat milk and stir until batter is smooth. Dump cauliflower florets into batter and mix until each piece is well coated
1 cup all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon smoked paprika, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 cup unsweetened oat milk
Take tongs and remove each piece of cauliflower from batter bowl, trying to knock off any excess batter. Place cauliflower in a bowl with 1-2 cups of panko bread crumbs. Cover each piece evenly
2 cups panko bread crumbs
Baking instructions
Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees
Add cauliflower to a lined baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until florets start to turn slightly golden brown.
Mix buffalo wing sauce, vegan butter (optional) and maple syrup (optional) in a sauce pan. Simmer on low until butter is melted.
1 cup buffalo wing sauce, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, ¼ cup melted vegan butter
Once cauliflower has baked, let it sit for five minutes to let it crisp up. This an important step to make sure cauliflower doesn't get soggy. Then dump it into the sauce pan, evenly coating each piece.
Place back in the oven for another 5-10 minutes to crisp cauliflower back up.
Serve with creamy vegan ranch dressing, celery and carrot sticks.
Air fryer instructions
Lightly greese or line your air fryer basket. Place the cauliflower in the air fryer basket, giving each piece room. You may have to do this in multiple batches. Bake at 400 degrees in the air fryer for 12-15 minutes shaking halfway through.
Take out of the air fryer then add the cauliflower to the sauce pan on the stove. Coat well. Add back to the air fryer for 2 minutes at 400 degrees to crisp the cauliflower back up.
When cooking in the air fryer, make sure not to overcrowd the cauliflower, or else it won't get as crispy. Make it in batches if needed.
I prefer unsweetened oat milk because it doesn't leave an after taste like soy milk does. You can also use unsweetened cashew or boxed (not canned) coconut milk. No, the boxed coconut milk won't leave a coconut flavor.
To make this gluten free, use gluten free flour and gluten free bread crumbs.
Make sure to read the ingredients of the buffalo sauce, some of them contain eggs. Frank's red hot sauce doesn't.
This tastes best eaten fresh, instead of as left overs. The longer it sits, the soggier it gets. But if you need to re-heat it up the next day, do it in an oven at 400 degrees, until it's warmed up - usually 10 minutes.
Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2379mg | Potassium: 527mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 663IU | Vitamin C: 69mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 3mg