These vegan and gluten free buffalo cauliflower wings are so addictive. An easy way to include some healthy vegetables into your diet. I really wanted to make these both vegan and gluten free, so I didn’t use all purpose flour and replaced it with a combination of cornstarch and arrowroot. The combination of these two flours provide an awesome crunch to the cauliflower. This is a very easy recipe and involves 2 steps- first air fry or bake the flour dipped cauliflower. Second dab some buffalo wing sauce and air fry /bake again.

The way you cut the cauliflower is also important, the pieces should be equal and large. otherwise there will be some pieces that will get done done sooner or burn. Try to cut into fairly large pieces making sure that each floret has some part of the stem/ stalk attached to it, in other words cut the florets vertically. (have shown a picture of the cut cauliflower in the pictorial recipe below)

Any hot sauce will work but nothing says buffalo wings like Franks Hot sauce. Wing sauce is nothing but hot sauce mixed with some butter and a bit of honey. Since I wanted to keep it vegan, I have used sugar instead of honey and of course use vegan butter to make it vegan. Use a little less sauce for milder wings. For a spicier sauce, use 1/4 to 1/2 tsp red chili powder while the sauce cooks.

These cauliflower wings can be eaten without the sauce, and they are crisp and crunchy straight from the air fryer or oven. However, it is the sauce that gives it the classic buffalo wing taste. Do not put too much sauce on the wings, as it will make the cauliflower wings soggy. Just brush on enough sauce on both sides and bake. Also, serve as soon as they come out of the air fryer. I tried half the cauliflower in the air fryer and half in the oven and I felt the air fryer ones were more crisp compared to the oven ones. That’s because in an air fryer the flour drips down allowing the cauliflower to crisp. Below is a picture of the two side by side. Below right side is oven baked and left side is air fried.

Some other baked/air fried healthy recipes to try out are

Whole Roasted Tandoori Cauliflower/Tandoori Gobi V & GF

Air Fried Tortilla Papdi for Indian Chaat

Burrito Bowl-Chipotle Copycat Recipe

Mexican 7 Layer Bean Dip

How to roast whole eggplant in air fryer

Palak Pakora/Spinach Fritter-Air Fryer Recipe

Moving on to the recipe, here is the written recipe followed by the step by step pictorial

Vegan + Gluten Free Buffalo Cauliflower Wings(Oven or Air Fryer)

Healthy, vegan and gluten free version of the popular buffalo chicken wings.

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Course Appetizer, dips, finger food, game day appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine American, Fusion, International

Servings

Equipment

1 large bowl
1 small pan
1 baking sheet
1 parchment paper
1 Air fryer
1 tongs

Ingredients

1 cauliflower, medium cut into florets
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup arrowroot flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup water
cooking spray

For sauce

3/4 cup Franks Red Hot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce
5 tbsp butter/vegan butter
1 tbsp sugar

Instructions

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl, except cauliflower florets and cooking spray
Toss in the cauliflower florets, making sure to cover the florets really well, including the stems of the cauliflower. Set aside
For the sauce- in a heavy bottom pan, melt butter. Add the hot sauce. Bring to a boil on medium heat. Add sugar and cook for 2-3 minutes on medium.

For Air Fryer

Preheat air fryer at 400 F for 5 minutes
Shake off the excess flour and layer in a single layer, without over crowding
Spray with cooking spray and air fry for 6 minutes
open air fryer, turn the cauliflower, spray some cooking oil and air fry again for 6 minutes
Remove on a plate, brush the sauce evenly on the cauliflower bites and put back in the air fryer for 2 more minutes. Serve immediately with celery sticks, ranch or bleu cheese dressing

For Oven

preheat oven at 425F
On a parchment lined baking tray, arrange the cauliflower in a single layer. Brush some oil on the florets and bake for 10 minutes
Turn the cauliflower bites, brush some oil on to the cauliflower bites and bake for an additional 10 minutes
Brush the sauce evenly on the cauliflower bites and bake again for 5 minutes. Serve immediately with celery sticks, ranch or bleu cheese dressing

Keyword air fryer buffalo cauliflower, buffalo cauliflower bites, gluten free cauliflowe wings, gluten free roasted cauliflower, oven roasted buffalo cauliflower wings, vegan cauliflower wings

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Here is the step by step pictorial recipe-

Wash and cut cauliflower into large and even sized florets, cutting lengthwise so each wing has some stem/stalk attached to it