Buffalo cauliflower bites are a vegetarian game changer. They are also much better for the planet than the meat alternative and you might even like them more! These bites definitely have a kick to them so I paired them with a cashew sour cream that helps to counter the spice. These bites make for the perfect appetizer on a Sunday or really any day of the week. They are vegan, gluten free, and refined sugar free.
To make these bites there is very little prep other than chopping up the cauliflower into bite size pieces. I used my air fryer to make these and I suggest you do the same because they’re cooked and ready in under 20 minutes! All you need to do is mix the coating together in a medium bowl, dip the cauliflower into it, transfer the bites to the air fryer and cook! Do not layer cauliflower bites on top of each other because they will not cook evenly so it might take you a few batches before all the cauliflower is used up, depending on the size of your air fryer. While your cauliflower is cooking, you can quickly whip up the vegan sour cream. You will need to soak your cashews in advance for this and if you have some extra vegan sour cream left over, I recommend you try my vegan nachos!
For this recipe, I used Yellowbird Sriracha, which is one of my favorite clean option hot sauces. Leftovers can be used the next day to make a taco. Simply use a tortilla, add in some avocado, the sour cream, and beans and you’ve got another meal!
Buffalo Cauliflower Bites with Cashew Sour Cream
Cooking & Baking Supplies
- Food Processor
Ingredients
Cauliflower
- 1 cauliflower head
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup sriracha
- 1 cup dairy free milk
- oil, to coat base of air fryer
Vegan Sour Cream
- 1 1/2 cups raw cashews, soaked overnight
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 tbsp lime juice
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Place cashews in a medium bowl and cover with water, place in the refrigerator and let sit for 4-6 hours, ideally overnight.
- Cut cauliflower into equal size florets and place in a medium bowl.
- In another bowl, mix together the coating (almond flour, garlic powder, salt, sriracha, and milk).
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper and dip each floret into the coating, making sure it gets on all sides.
- Lightly spray the base of the air fryer with oil and place dipped cauliflower, make sure that none are on top of each other.
- Cook the caulilower 400 degrees for 16 minutes (flip halfway).
- When the cauliflower is cooking, place all the sour cream ingredients into a high speed blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
- Put the sour cream over the buffalo cauliflower + ENJOY!
