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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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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Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Bites Recipe

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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!
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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  1. Ani Kay | Momma Bear Life says:

    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.

  2. Deborah @ Confessions of mother runner says:

    You know I am all over these!!

    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!