Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
If you love buffalo chicken wings but are looking for a vegetarian alternative, this buffalo cauliflower bites recipe will soon become a favorite appetizer for Gameday, Super Bowl, or your next party. These cauliflower buffalo bites are a healthy option for finger food, served with blue cheese dressing, ranch dip, and low-carb vegetables such as carrot sticks. This tasty appetizer is ideal for anyone following a keto diet too!
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INGREDIENTS
- 1 head cauliflower, about 1 to 1 ½ pounds, cut into bite-size florets (rinsed and dried prior)
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoon onion powder
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- ¼ cup hot sauce, such as Frank’s or Valentina
- 3 tablespoon butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup almond flour or meal, see notes
- Oil for cooking
- Ranch dressing or blue cheese sauce
- Blue cheese crumbles, optional for serving
- Celery stalks for serving
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the air fryer to 350 F according to manufacturer instructions (usually it’s 4-5 minutes). Cosori 5.8 quart
- Prep. Prepare a large mixing bowl or baking sheet where you are going to arrange the florets. Prepare one bowl with lightly beaten eggs and a tablespoon of water. The second one is with almond flour, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place cauliflower florets in a separate large bowl. Dip each floret into the egg, then almond flour mixture, then egg again and flour.
- Once the air fryer is preheated, transfer the cauliflower into the basket (spray the basket lightly with oil or use air fryer basket liners), and spray more oil on top of the florets too. Set the timer for 14 minutes, shaking the basket at the 7-minute mark.
- You’ll need to do this in 2-3 batches depending on the size of your air fryer.
- The florets should be crispy, lightly golden brown, and cooked through.
- Meanwhile, prepare another large bowl with hot sauce and melted butter, and set aside.
- Once all the cauliflower is cooked, add it to a hot sauce bowl and toss until fully coated. Return to the air fryer for 4 minutes. You can skip the last step and drizzle the cauliflower with hot sauce before serving.
- Serve with celery sticks, carrots, and blue cheese sauce.
- To reheat add the cauliflower to the air fryer for 5 minutes at the same temperature. For best results and crispy exterior do this only once. After second reheating it will not taste the same and the texture is not as crispy as it should be.
- Flavor and texture: cauliflower has thick breaded (in almond flour mix) exterior, crispy on the outside and melt in your mouth soft on the inside. The flavor is spicy but not very spicy and to balance the heat served with cold creamy sauce.
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NOTES
The nutrition is calculated just for the cauliflower wings without blue cheese sauce.
Almond flour or meal - you can use both. I used coarser almond flour in the recipe but for more crispy results use almond meal. It is made with unpeeled almonds and is coarser than almond flour. However, both products are often labeled incorrectly in grocery stores.
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NUTRITION
Calories: 276kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 9gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 104mgSodium: 498mgPotassium: 92mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 405IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 81mgIron: 2mg
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