Crispy cauliflower wings. Crispy and flavorful cauliflower bites tossed in buffalo sauce. Served with a creamy dreamy dip, these vegetarian wings always turn into a delicious appetizer.
Have you ever tried the vegetarian version of buffalo wings made with cauliflower? In fact, these are an upgrade of the classic wings that are apt to be the center piece of your entertainment hub. Let’s talk about these delicious cauliflower bites, keeping the buzz word ‘healthy’ top of mind.
The key ingredient of these crispy cauliflower wings is, obviously, cauliflower. You’ll need a large head of cauliflower broken into small florets. Next up, you’ll need to whip up the batter. But before you do that, preheat your oven and line a large baking tray with baking paper.
To make the batter, mix together flour, garlic powder and paprika. Season with salt and pepper. While the garlic powder imparts a lovely flavor to the batter, paprika gives it a beautiful color. Now stir in milk to create thick and smooth batter. Ideally, the batter needs to be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Again, if you’re after a vegan version of these crispy cauliflower wings, make sure you use your favorite plant based milk in the batter.
When the batter is ready, toss florets in the batter and arrange them in the baking tray. In order to facilitate even cooking, make sure you place them in a single layer. Now, this tray goes into the oven.
While the wings are cooking, make the buffalo sauce. It’s a simple combo of hot sauce, oil and honey. Dip the baked florets in the sauce and bake again until crisp and tender.
Serve these crispy cauliflower wings with your favorite dip. Yum!
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Crispy Cauliflower Wings | Video
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower cut into florets
- ¾ cup all purpose flour plain flour
- ¾ cup milk see notes
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- ⅓ cup hot sauce or buffalo sauce
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Ranch dressing to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 230C / 450F. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Set aside.
- Combine together flour, garlic powder and paprika in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
- Whisk in milk to create thick smooth batter.
- Add cauliflower florets. Toss to coat them in the batter.
- Coat in breadcrumbs. Arrange the florets on the baking tray in a single layer. Bake for 25 minutes, flipping halfway through.
- Meanwhile, combine together hot sauce or buffalo sauce, vegetable oil and honey in a small bowl.
- Coat half baked cauliflower florets in the sauce, shaking off excess.
- Place them on the baking tray in a single layer. Bake for another 20 minutes.
- Serve with ranch dressing or your favorite dip.
Make this in air fryer:
- Place the battered cauliflower florets in a single layer in the bottom of tour air fryer. Work in batches if needed. Fry at 200C or 400 F for 7-8 minutes, shaking halfway through cooking. When cauliflower is done, toss in the buffalo sauce and serve immediately.
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Notes
- For a vegan version of this recipe, substitute milk with plant based milk like almond milk. Don’t forget to choose your favorite vegan dip.
- To make these wings gluten free, substitute all purpose (plain) flour with gluten free flour or chick pea flour.
- You can also deep fry the cauliflower florets coated in batter, dip in sauce and then broil (grill) for 5 minutes
- These vegetarian wings taste great as an appetizer and are best eaten fresh out of the oven
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