Buffalo Cauliflower

Roasted Buffalo Cauliflower

If you are looking for a healthy game day or Super Bowl snack, these baked Buffalo Cauliflower Bites are where it’s at. We coat the florets in buttermilk batter seasoned with paprika, garlic, onion, salt, and pepper just before baking. This keeps them slightly crisp on the outside so that once they are tossed with buffalo sauce they can still hold their own.

Serve with extra wing sauce, ranch dressing, ranch dip, and plenty of carrot and celery sticks for an easy appetizer that even meat lovers will gobble up. You can make this a part of an entire vegetarian party spread, or serve alongside regular buffalo chicken wings.

Homemade Buffalo Sauce Ingredients

• Hot Sauce – This recipe is formulated for Frank’s Red Hot Sauce, but you can use your favorite kind. Keep in mind you may need to adjust the amount of sugar slightly because all hot sauce’s have different levels of heat.
• Brown Sugar – you can use either light or dark brown sugar for this homemade buffalo sauce.
• Butter – either salted or unsalted will work great. It just depends on the flav

Cauliflower Bites

• Cauliflower – cut your cauliflower into bite-sized florets.
• Buttermilk – you can use buttermilk or substitute an equal amount of whole milk mixed with 1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice.
• Flour – all-purpose flour works great. Or, for a gluten free version you could use almond flour.
• Seasoning – this recipe calls for a combination of salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika. As always, you can adjust the seasoning however you would like.

Topping Ideas

• Blue Cheese Crumbles
• Buffalo Sauce
• Parsley
• Ranch Dressing
• Ranch Dip

How to Make Buffalo Cauliflower

1. Make the homemade buffalo sauce. In a medium-size saucepan, add the brown sugar, butter, and hot sauce.  Stir to combine, then bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.  Boil the sauce for 1 minute, then set aside.
2. Mix the buttermilk batter. In a large mixing bowl, add the buttermilk, flour, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and pepper.  Stir to combine. Add the cauliflower florets and use tongs to coat the cauliflower.  Transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet and spread into an even layer. 
3. Bake. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for about 15 minutes, or until the underside of the cauliflower is golden.  Use tongs to flip the cauliflower and then bake for another 10-15 minutes or until the cauliflower is golden. 
4. Serve. Remove from the oven, toss with the buffalo sauce, and stir until coated. Transfer to a serving platter and top with blue cheese crumbles and fresh parsley.  Serve warm with ranch or blue cheese dressing or your favorite dip.  Enjoy!