Vegan Nashville Hot Cauliflower Bites. These Nashville Style Hot Cauliflower wings are flavorful, hot and Delicious! Serve with vegan ranch or other dips. Add to wraps or bowls. Vegan Nutfree Soyfree Recipe. Glutenfree option
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time35 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American, Vegan
Keyword: hot cauliflower wings, nashville cauliflower bites, nashville style hot cauliflower, vegan nashville hot chicken
Servings: 4
Author: Vegan Richa
Ingredients
1medium head of cauliflowerchopped into florets
Batter:
1/3cupnon dairy milksuch as almond or soy milk
1tsphot sauce
1/2tspgarlic powder
1/2tsponion powder
1/2tspsalt
1/4cupflour(all purpose, or use rice flour for gluten-free)
3tbspstarch(I use cornstarch, arrowroot or potato starch works too)
1/2tspbaking powder
1tspoil
Nashville style hot chicken sauce:
1tbspoil or melted vegan butter
1/2tspcayenne, use 1/4 tsp for less heat
1tspblack pepper, use 1//2 tsp for less heat
1tspsugaror maple syrup
1tspsweet paprika, use more if omitting cayenne
2tbsphot sauce
1/2tspgarlic powder
1/2tsppoultry seasoning( or use sage + onion powder)
Chop the cauliflower and set aside. Line a baking dish with parchment. Preheat the oven to 425 deg F ( 220 C).
Make the batter by whisking all the ingredients under batter. The batter will start to thicken after half a minute, so work quickly.
Add cauliflower florets and toss well to coat. It will take a minute for the thick batter to coat the florets well. Some uncoated cauliflower edges are ok. Drop on parchment lined baking dish. Spray oil on top. (You can also sprinkle 2-3 tbsp breadcrumbs on the florets in the dish for extra crispyness).
Bake at 425 deg F for 25 mins (35 mins if serving the bites with hot sauce on the side) . In the meantime, make the nashville hot sauce mixture in large bowl. You can double this sauce easily for larger cauliflower.
Remove the dish from the oven and cool for 5 mins. Add the baked cauliflower to the sauce bowl and gently toss to coat.
Drop back into the baking dish and bake for 15 mins or longer at 400 deg F. Serve with cooling dips such as vegan ranch and some pickles.
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Notes
Reduce the heat of the sauce by reducing the cayenne, black pepper and hot sauce. Add more sweet paprika instead, add more tang(vinegar), some more oil or aquafaba for volume.Omit Oil: Reduce or omit oil in the sauce by using aquafaba instead. Omit the oil from the batter. If possible, use a light spray for crispyness. Nutrition is for 1 of 4 serves, does not include dips.