Game Day Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Bites {Video}

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These oven baked Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Bites are a real crowd pleaser! Tender morsels of cauliflower baked in a crispy crust and then loaded with buffalo sauce! If you like wings, you love this leaner tastier snack!

Close up of Buffalo Cauliflower Bites on a black plate with a ramekin of Creamy Dill Dip and a side of celery stalks.
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These oven baked Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Bites are a real crowd pleaser! Tender morsels of cauliflower baked in a crispy crust and then loaded with buffalo sauce! If you like wings, you love this leaner tastier snack!

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Close up of Buffalo Cauliflower Bites on a black plate with a ramekin of Creamy Dill Dip and a side of celery stalks.

The other day I was out with my daughter’s hockey team at a team dinner between hockey games.  One of the other parents ordered buffalo bites, only these weren’t your normal buffalo bites.  These were made with cauliflower!  I tried them and they were to die for, they didn’t taste like cauliflower at all! 

The next day I was tasked with bringing an appetizer to my daughter’s best friend’s birthday party.  I wasn’t in the mood for my usual (bread and brie). Instead I was craving more of the buffalo cauliflower bites – I liked how they have a little zing to them and I was craving that wing-like spice, so I decided to try to copy-cat the cauliflower bites I had enjoyed the night before.

Close up of Buffalo Cauliflower Bites on a black plate with a ramekin of Creamy Dill Dip and a side of celery stalks.

The results were better than I had hoped! I brought them to the party and the guests dug right in, only they didn’t realise they were eating cauliflower (until I told them).  I’ll admit that not everyone loves cauliflower so it was a shock to them that it was a vegetable, not the chicken they were expecting.  That said, I even saw dad go back for seconds, thirds and maybe even fourths!

Try this easy to make recipe the next time you’re tasked with a Sunday football or other game day snack, then check out our Baked Vegan Donuts, The Best Vegan Creamy Dill Dip Ever! and more of my vegan recipes. 

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Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Bites Recipe

9e6272d16533b616004d97f7b4e6c8d058595fc2b634d1a35e29d9ad2c6a4ccc?s=20&d=mm&r=g - These oven baked Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Bites are a real crowd pleaser! Tender morsels of cauliflower baked in a crispy crust and then loaded with buffalo sauce! If you like wings, you love this leaner tastier snack!Janice
These oven baked Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Bites are a real crowd pleaser! Tender morsels of cauliflower baked in a crispy crust and then loaded with buffalo sauce! If you like wings, you love this leaner tastier snack!
prep: 10 minutes
cook: 30 minutes
Total: 40 minutes
calories: 183kcal
servings: 10
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Ingredients 

  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 1 cup white or whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 head of cauliflower (chopped into bite size pieces)
  • 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • 3/4 cup Buffalo Sauce (I use Dunn Right Buffalo Sauce (but you could also use Frank’s Buffalo Sauce)
  • 4 tbsp vegan butter
  • 2 tbsp chopped green onion

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut cauliflower into bite sized pieces discarding the core. Combine almond milk, flour, garlic powder, pepper and olive oil in a large bowl. Create a separate bowl with the Panko. Dip the pieces in the batter (let any excess drip off), then coat in Panko, place on a foil lined pan and bake 15 minutes.
  • Melt butter on the stove or in the microwave and mix with buffalo sauce.
  • Remove cauliflower from the oven and gently toss in the buffalo sauce. Generously coat the cauliflower, but don’t soak.
  • Place coated cauliflower back on the pan and bake an additional 5-10 minutes or until cauliflower is tender and crisp.
  • Top with vegan creamy dill dressing and green onion and serve with carrots and celery. Enjoy!

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Nutrition

Serving: 10Servings | Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 655mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g

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Janice Smith is the creator and food blogger behind Salads for Lunch, a healthy recipe website dedicated to easy, delicious salads, soups, and wholesome family meals. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology and a certificate in Athletic Therapy, Janice combines her passion for nutrition, fitness, and simple home cooking to inspire readers to live healthier lives. She began blogging after transforming her own lifestyle through healthy eating and exercise, and now shares approachable recipes that make it easy for busy families to enjoy fresh, seasonal ingredients. When she's not developing recipes, Janice enjoys running, staying active, and spending time with her three daughters. Through Salads for Lunch, she encourages readers to embrace healthy living one meal at a time.

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  1. These look amazing! It’s funny, people always ask if I’m with them eating meat around me, and the only things that I don’t enjoy being around are wings and ribs. I became a vegetarian when I was twelve, so I never actually had a buffalo wing before. I’ve been around a million times, but I don’t actually know what to expect when it comes to buffalo sauce. I’ll have to try these! I tried teriyaki cauliflower from Trader Joe’s and it was amazing.

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    1. I definitely thought of you while I was making them, I hope you enjoy them as much as we did! I promise to link up with meatless Monday this week!

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