These Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Bites are the most crispy snacks that can satisfy your cravings for crispy fried chicken. These bites feature cauliflower, seasonings, & vegan milk to prepare the most crispy cauliflowers. Then prepare the vegan version of buffalo sauce carefully using the vegan butter, hot sauce(vegan), & maple syrup. These Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Bites are the crispy fried chicken-level snacks for the vegans that are purely made from all plant-based ingredients. They are the low-calorie snacks that even non-vegans will love.
NUMERICAL REVIEW
- Diet: Vegan, free from dairy, egg, 7 gluten
- Course: Snack/appetizer
- Cuisine: American
- Fifteen mins will be required for the preparation
- Thirty mins for cooking
- Working time will be almost forty-five mins in total
- Size/serving: a cup full of bites, almost six to eight pieces
- Yield in total: 4 servings
- Mode of cooking: Air-frying/oven-baking
- Level of difficulty: Easy
TOOLS
- An air fryer
- Mixing bowl, big
- A spatula(silicone)/tongs
- Whisk
- A Baking mat(silicone)/paper of parchment
- Spoons & cups to measure
- A baking sheet/tray
INGREDIENTS
BITES OF CAULIFLOWER
- Salt, one-fourth tsp.
- 4 cups of cauliflower florets
- Black pepper, one-fourth tsp.
- 3/4th cup of all-purpose flour
- Smoked paprika, half a tsp.
- 3/4th cup of plant-based milk
- Onion powder, one tsp.
- 1 tsp. of powdered garlic
BUFFALO SAUCE
- One tsp. of maple/agave syrup
- 1/2 cup of hot saucevegan version
- Refined coconut oil/vegan butter, two tbsp.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Warm up the oven(empty) at 220 °C or air fryer(empty) at 200 °C & get to work.
- Include the salt, flour, paprika(smoked), vegan milk, powdered pepper, garlic, & onion in a mixing bowl.
- Include the florets of cauliflower in that batter & toss well.
- Ensure that every floret is properly coated.
- Now, pick each floret one by one & arrange them on the baking sheet.
- Keep them in the oven for almost twenty mins or in the airfryer for almost eighteen minutes.
- Shake or flip them when half the time has passed.
- After the given time, take the florets out of the oven/air fryer & check.
- If they are beautifully golden brown, then take the florets out of the oven/air fryer.
- Keep a little saucepan over the low flame.
- Include vegan butter in it.
- Add the maple syrup & hot sauce once the butter is melted.
- Mix & remove it from the flame.
- Add the crispy baked/air-fried florets to the buffalo sauce.
- Mix properly to coat each floret well.
- Now, return the cauliflower bites(coated) to the baking dish
- Cook for the other eight/ten mins.
- In case of an airfryer, cook the coated bites for another five minutes.
- Then, your Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Bites are ready to serve!
TIPS
- If you prepare the buffalo sauce earlier, you can assemble it fast.
- You may also go oil-free to lower the calories by skipping the vegan butter.
- Some cornstarch in the marinating batter will make our florets extremely crunchy.
- If your guests or you are sensitive to the spice, then lower the amount of hot sauce 7 increase the butter to make them less spicy.
HOW TO PRESERVE THE LEFTOVER
CHILLING
- Save the bites(leftover) in a container sealed with a lid. refrigerate them for ~five days. To restore their crunch, reheat them before serving.
FREEZING
- Freeze the bites after arranging them all in only one layer on a tray. Transfer them to the bag(freezer-safe). That’s how you can separate the amount you want to serve. Reheat them directly from the frozen state for fifteen mins at 200 °C.
FAQs
What happens if the buffalo sauce is swapped out for barbecue sauce?
- Buffalo sauce is comparatively more spicy as compared to the BBQ sauce. If you want to go less spicy than the option of this BBQ sauce will work better.
Is that possible to go oil-free while making these bites
- To keep the bites light/low in calories, you may skip the vegan butter. Tossing only with the hot sauce will be enough.
Is there anything I can do to keep cauliflowers from becoming uncoated?
- The essential step is to dry the cauliflower florets in a proper way. Never overcrowd the pan or baking dish while cooking them.
NUTRITIONAL FACTS/SERVING
Size/serve: One cup bites
Calories: 145 kcal
Carbs in total: Twenty-one grams
Fiber: 4 g
Net carbohydrates: Seventeen grams
Fats: 5 g
Sugar: Four grams
Proteins: 5 g
Sodium: 570 milligrams
