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Buffalo Cauliflower Wings (v)

Buffalo Cauliflower Wings
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These vegan buffalo cauliflower wings are a wonderful appetizer or meal that is sure to satisfy your buffalo cravings! Gluten Free? No worries! Sub the flour out for gluten free flour and your good to go!

Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1 head cauliflower (cut into florets)
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp salt (I use kosher)
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
  • 1 cup water or milk (regular or unsweetened almond)
  • 1 cup + 2 Tbsp buffalo sauce (we used Franks)
  • parchment paper (optional but gives crispy wings)

TO SERVE

  1. ranch, blue cheese, or my creamy hemp seed dressing
  2. buffalo sauce
  3. celery sticks

                parsley (makes it pretty )

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or a baking sheet (if you don't have either of these grease the pans well with olive or avocado oil).
  2. Wash cauliflower. Destem and cut into medium/small florets (the more evenly sized, the more evenly they will cook). Set florets onto towel to dry while you prepare the batter.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, add flour & spices whisking to combine.
  4. Then add water (or milk) and 2 tablespoons buffalo sauce, whisking until smooth and lump free. The batter should be similar to pancake batter - thick enough to stick to your finger and not drip off. If it is too thick or runny, see notes for troubleshooting.
  5. Grab a few cauliflower florets (4ish) and toss them in the batter. It works best if you individually coat each one, and then shake off any of the excess batter.
  6. Individually put each floret onto the lined baking sheet, and continue until all florets are breaded.
  7. Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.
  8. Take them out, flip each cauliflower wing (use tongs/fork if you need), and bake again for 20 more minutes.
    *If you were using both racks in the oven, put the wings cooking on the bottom rack on the top this time, it helps them cook more evenly.
  9. Pull the wings out, and put ⅓ ish cup of buffalo sauce into a medium sized mixing bowl. Take ½ the cauliflower from one sheet pan and put them into the bowl. Using tongs or a spoon, toss them around in the sauce until they are evenly coated, then individually place them back onto the sheet pan. Repeat with the rest of the cauliflower from that pan (using more sauce if you need).
    Repeat with the other sheet pan of cauliflower. Then bake again for 10 more minutes.
  10. Pull the cauliflower wings out and you have two options.
    For crispier wings: serve with buffalo and ranch on the side
    For sauced wings: repeat the steps above - add buffalo sauce and a portion of the wings to a bowl and toss the wings until even coated with sauce.
  11. Serve with ranch/blue cheese (or my creamy hemp seed dressing) and celery sticks!

Notes

Batter to thick: add a few tablespoons water or milk at a time until it is the consistency of pancake batter

Batter to runny: add a few tablespoons of flour and whisk until combined and the consistency of pancake batter

Keywords: vegan buffalo cauliflower wings, buffalo cauliflower, vegan, gameday, appetizers

Find it online: https://modernhomecook.com/buffalo-cauliflower-wings/