I love anything smothered in buffalo sauce, whether it’s buffalo chicken nuggets, crispy buffalo shrimp, or this delectable buffalo cauliflower. It’s a unique and unexpected appetizer that’s baked instead of fried, yet still packed with plenty of flavor. These buffalo cauliflower bites are hands down, the best way to enjoy cauliflower. They’re soft on the inside, crispy on the outside, and coated in a spicy 3 ingredient sauce. Add some celery sticks or carrot sticks and a traditional dip like ranch, and you’ve got a snack that’s sure to get rave reviews!
Buffalo Cauliflower Ingredients
To make this recipe, you will need cauliflower, flour, salt, black pepper, buffalo wing sauce, honey and butter.
How Do You Make Buffalo Cauliflower?
This recipe starts with cauliflower florets, which you will toss in a batter made of flour, water, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Place the cauliflower into the oven to bake until crisp. While the cauliflower is in the oven, make the spicy sauce with a blend of buffalo wing sauce, butter and honey. Pour the sauce over the cauliflower, toss to coat, then bake the cauliflower one more time. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Tips For The Perfect Cauliflower
You can add extra spices to the batter such as garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika or even chili powder. I prefer Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce, but other varieties of hot sauce will also work. These buffalo cauliflower wings are best when you serve them right out of the oven. The coating will soften as the cauliflower sits. If you have leftovers, refrigerate them in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Reheat leftovers in the oven until crispy. In my opinion, a spicy snack needs a cool dip to keep the heat level to a reasonable level. While I often serve my buffalo cauliflower with ranch dip, blue cheese dressing or buttermilk dips are also great choices. You can make your own homemade ranch dip, or try a homemade ranch dressing instead.
Flavor Variations
While this dish is great as-is, you can alter the ingredients to customize the flavors to your tastes.
Sauce: Instead of buffalo sauce, try coating your battered cooked cauliflower in BBQ sauce, or make an Asian style sauce such as the one in this Korean fried chicken recipe. Coating: For an even crunchier exterior, you can roll your cauliflower florets in panko bread crumbs after you coat them in the flour and water batter.
What I love most about this recipe is that it’s unique yet familiar – it’s a welcome surprise to see cauliflower get the buffalo treatment. This is a great way to do something a little different than the traditional vegetable plate for your next gathering. Every time I make these buffalo cauliflower bites, they disappear immediately! If you’re having a big crowd over, you can easily double the recipe. Simply double the ingredients, split the cauliflower between two sheet pans and you’ve got a veggie snack to feed the masses!
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