Recipe: Perfect Cauliflower Buffalo Wings (vegan)

Cauliflower Buffalo Wings (vegan). Soft and tender on the inside and crispy on the outside these cauliflower buffalo "wings" are so close to the real deal it's hard to believe! This recipe is a great substitution for buffalo wings and can be made gluten-free, vegan, or vegetarian. Dip in ranch or blue cheese for even more added flavor.

Instead of all-purpose flour I like to use chickpea flour for gluten-free cauliflower buffalo wings. Tender on the inside, crispy on the outside, and super spicy. These Vegan Cauliflower Buffalo Wings are almost too good to believe! You can cook Cauliflower Buffalo Wings (vegan) using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Cauliflower Buffalo Wings (vegan)

1. You need 1 head of cauliflower cut or broken into bite size pieces (2").
2. You need 1 c. of panko bread crumbs.
3. You need 1 c. of tempura flour (bot chien).
4. You need 2 tbs of ground flaxseed.
5. It's 1 tsp of salt.
6. You need 1 tsp of ground pepper.
7. It's of HOT Sauce: optional.
8. You need 1 tsp of red pepper powder.
9. You need 1 Tbsp of paprika.
10. You need 1 tsp of ground pepper.
11. It's 1 Tbsp of sugar.
12. You need 1 Tbsp of olive oil.
13. It's 2 Tbsp of water mixed with 1 tsp agar agar or cornstarch.

Serve with Vegan Ranch and celery for the perfect Game Day appetizer. I've also got a recipe for cauliflower buffalo wings on the blog, if you're looking for a different flavor or style. Dips: We ate the vegan cauliflower hot wings with vegan aioli, which I absolutely love. We used a store-bought vegan aioli.

Cauliflower Buffalo Wings (vegan) step by step

1. Mix flour, flaxseed, salt , pepper and warm water to a pancake consistency in small bowl..
2. Put panko into another bowl. Coat cauliflower in mixed batter, then roll it in panko crumbs, then fry or bake to brown..
3. For HOT sauce: Combine all ingredients, then heat 15 seconds in microwave. Drip sauce over cauliflower or keep sauce separate for dipping..

The completely vegan buffalo wings make a great healthy game-day snack, and they're especially good dipped in vegan ranch dressing. Or you can use them to make buffalo cauliflower tacos. I haven't tried frying them in an air fryer or cooking in an instant pot or on the grill, but some readers have reported success with these methods. My eyes swelled joyfully as I ate the first batch sans cooling sauce (#teamfierce) and I enjoyed every bite. This isn't my first cauliflower wings rodeo, and I've made my Sticky Sesame Vegan Cauliflower Wings more times than I can remember.