Description
These delicious cauliflower buffalo wings come out tender on the inside and crispy on the outside in the air fryer! Tossed in homemade buffalo sauce, spicy buffalo cauliflower is a quick and easy appetizer or vegetarian dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 head of cauliflower, cut into florets
- 3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 3/4 cup 1:1 gluten free baking flour
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup franks original red hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
- garnish: carrot sticks, celery sticks, chopped green onions and ranch dressing
Instructions
- Make buffalo sauce: To a small saucepan on medium-low heat, add hot sauce and butter. Cook until butter is melted, be sure to stir throughout. Once butter is melted, remove pan from heat and set aside.
- To a small bowl, add almond milk and apple cider vinegar. Stir and let sit for 5 minutes.
- To a medium bowl, add gluten-free baking flour, garlic powder, smoked paprika, dried parsley and black pepper. Add almond milk mixture to the dry ingredients, whisk until smooth (the mixture will be thick).
- Add cauliflower florets to a large bowl, pour batter over the cauliflower and toss thoroughly with a spoon to make sure each floret is coated evenly.
- Set air fryer to 400°F. Add half of the cauliflower batch to the basket. DO NOT overcrowd, you don’t want any of the cauliflower to overlap.
- Cook for 7 minutes. Take basket out, turn or shake the basket to flip the cauliflower. Cook for an additional 5 to 6 minutes until lightly browned.
- Remove cauliflower and add to a bowl (cover with tin foil to keep warm). Repeat cooking process with second batch.
- Pour hot sauce over cauliflower and toss to completely coat cauliflower wings with sauce.
- Serve immediately.
- Optional: serve with ranch dressing, carrot sticks, celery sticks and garnish with green onions.
