Have you ever made these Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Wings? Try them! These Healthy Cauliflower Buffalo Wings are a vegan version of the traditional buffalo wings. Soft & Tender on the inside and crispy on the outside, These Hot Wings made with cauliflower instead of chicken and are super simple to make with very few ingredients! Serves as a wonderful appetizer for BBQ or as a side in the dinner menu.
Learn how to make this delicious Crispy Cauliflower with the step by step method below.
ABOUT THIS RECIPE - EASY BUFFALO CAULIFLOWER WINGS
It can be spicy, but you can always add a little less hot sauce for reduced heat! I call my wings recipe Healthy because I baked them instead of frying.
This recipe for baked cauliflower hot wings is a perfect substitution for buffalo CHICKEN wings! They are suitable for vegetarians and vegans and can be customizable to gluten-free and keto diets too.
Want to make in the Air fryer, try my Air fryer version of Cauliflower Hot Wings. They taste just as delicious as the Baked version.
Why you'll love these Vegan Buffalo Wings?
- Baked Cauliflower wings are Soft and tender on the inside and crispy on the outside.
- Full-on Flavours
- Vegan alternative to Buffalo Wings
- So easy to make and fail-proof
- Delicious on its own or tuck it into your wraps
- Dietary Needs - Vegan, GF
INGREDIENTS
You will need a handful of ingredients from your pantry to make this vegan wings recipe.
Large Head of Cauliflower - Separate them into florets, preferably similar sizes as it will bake uniformly
Plain Flour or All Purpose Flour or Maida
Spice Powders - I like to use Chilli Powder ,Cumin Powder, Garlic Powder and Onion Powder. Get creative and spice it to your liking.
Salt & Pepper to taste
Buffalo Hot Sauce - I like to use Franks Hot Sauce. You can use any store in house brand too.
Olive Oil or any other neutral flavor oil
Maple Syrup for Vegan Wings and Honey for Vegetarian Wings
HOW TO MAKE BAKED CAULIFLOWER WINGS { VEGAN }
A Two-Step process is involved in making these Baked Buffalo Wings recipes. First, the Cauliflower florets are baked until cooked. Then comes the best bit - coating these baked florets with a Hot Sauce Glaze. You may as well use Franks Red Hot Sauce or your local in-house store brand.
Step 1: Dip the cauliflower florets into a batter mix and lay them separated on a baking tray. Bake it for 18-20 Minutes approximately.
Step 2: Coat the baked florets in buffalo wings glaze and bake them again for 15- 20 minutes. Serve hot with a delicious ranch or any of your favorite sauce!
This recipe for Baked Cauliflower Wings cannot get any simpler.
You can actually get innovative with the sauce and give it an Asian Twist. How about checking out Air fryer cauliflower Manchurian.
CAN I MAKE GLUTEN FREE BUFFALO CAULIFLOWER WINGS?
Certainly, you can make gluten-free buffalo wings with a few substitutions. Replace the plain flour in the recipe with Gluten-Free Rice Flour or Chickpea flour or even Gluten-free Oat Flour.
Cauliflower as a Vegetable has got a Love Hate Relationship for a lot of people.. But we certainly love them.
CAN I MAKE BUFFALO CAULIFLOWER WINGS RECIPE WITHOUT FLOUR?
You can also make Vegan Cauliflower Wings without flour too.. Just drizzle olive oil mixed with seasoning on to the cauliflower florets and bake the florets as usual.
RECIPES TO TRY WITH CAULIFLOWER
SERVING SUGGESTIONS FOR SPICY BUFFALO CAULIFLOWER WINGS
Serve the Vegan Buffalo Wings with Boom Boom Sauce or even Yum Yum Sauce. They taste delicious with Chipotle Ketchup, Peri-Peri Sauce, BBQ Sauce, or even Vegan Mayo.
Enjoy them as an Appetiser or inside lettuce cups or how about tucking them in your wraps . You may also enjoy them for lunch/ dinner or may be as a BBQ side too !! There are so many ways to devour them.
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Ingredients
- 1 Large Head of Cauliflower separated into florets
Ingredients for Batter Mix
- 1 Cup Plain Flour
- ¾ teaspoon Chilli Powder / Paprika Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Powder
- 2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ¾ teaspoon Onion Powder
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 1 Cup of Water { Add more if needed }
Ingredients for Buffalo Wings Glaze
- 1 Cup Buffalo Hot Sauce
- 3 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 tablespoon Honey *** Use Maple Syrup for Vegan Alternative
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220 C. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set it aside.
- Wash the cauliflower head and cut them into florets. Approximately 4 Cups of florets.{ A little more or less won't harm }
- In a small mixing bowl, add all the ingredients for batter mix and whisk them smooth. Batter mix should be thick enough to coat the florets well.
- Dip the cauliflower florets individually into the batter mix, shake off any excess and place them on the parchment paper. Bake them for 18-20 minutes in total until cauliflower florets are cooked and a bit crispy. Turn the florets half way to cook uniformly.
- Whilst the cauliflower wings are getting through their first bake, prepare the buffalo wings glaze. Mix Buffalo Hot Sauce, Olive Oil and Honey / Maple Syrup and set it aside.
- Coat the baked cauliflower florets with the Buffalo Wings Glaze and toss it really well. Return the golden enveloped cauliflower florets to the baking sheet and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until crispy.
- Serve these Crispy Healthy Buffalo Cauliflower Wings with your favourite ranch!
spiceoflife says
cauliflower which is baked gives more taste and is surely more healthy and tasty.
Lotte Herold says
These are so super awesome!
Amanda says
Hi, just making these. My batter has run off the cauli and settled on the baking sheet. Any ideas to stop this next time?
Sandhya Hariharan says
I'm really not sure why this has happened to your cauli. Most people who have tried it have got it bang on. May be you might need to add some cornflour to it, next time.
Mary says
My family loved it. I didn’t have enough buffalo sauce so I substituted it with about 1/2 taco sauce instead. It turned out good, I’ll make it again.
Sandhya Hariharan says
Thank you Mary.. Lovely to hear your family loved it. Using Taco Sauce is a great idea!
danielle wolter says
This is such a great idea! I love buffalo wings so I'll bet these cauliflower bites are super yummy (and healthier).
shelby says
Yum. Pass the bowl please! I could eat the whole thing.
Neli Howard says
Love Love Love this recipe! I'm sure these tastes are amazing! Now, this recipe will be one of my favorites. Looks incredible! Looks VERY tasty!
Jacqueline Debono says
I love this idea. Those cauliflower wings look super tasty and as you say can be eaten in different ways. One to try!
Shashi at SavorySpin says
I am loving that batter mix with all those spices - I so am looking forward to trying these out! Thanks so much!