These cauliflower wings are one of hot for food's most popular recipes ever! This recipe is fool proof and you can even make other mouth watering flavors, too!
1 head of cauliflower (about 4 to 5 cups of florets)
1/2 C unsweetened nondairy milk (almond or soy work best)
1/2 C water
3/4 C all-purpose flour (can substitute gluten-free rice flour)
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp of paprika
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 tbsp vegan butter
1 C Frank's RedHot sauce
1 tbsp vegan butter
3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp water
sea salt, to taste
1 C vegan mayonnaise
1/8 C nondairy milk
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh dill
1 tbsp finely chopped parsley
1 tbsp finely chopped chives
Categories
Appetizer
Main Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
American
Steps
Line baking sheet(s) with parchment paper and preheat your oven to 450°F.
Wash and cut cauliflower head into bite sized pieces/florets.
Mix all the ingredients (minus the vegan butter and hot sauce, this is added separately!) into a mixing bowl.
The batter shouldn't be so thick that it doesn't drip, but also not so thin that it doesn't coat or stick to the cauliflower. If you're using rice flour, you may need to add a little more liquid to get the batter the right consistency. It tends to be slightly thicker.
Dip each floret into the mixture and coat evenly. Tap off the excess a couple of times on the side of the bowl.
Lay florets in an even layer on the parchment lined baking sheet without over crowding. The parchment paper or a silpat mat is essential in preventing the batter from coming off throughout baking! I've tried oiling the baking sheets and they tend to stick. You need parchment paper!
Bake for 25 minutes until golden brown, flipping the florets over half way through to get all sides golden brown and crispy. If you go to flip the cauliflower and the batter is coming off, you need to bake longer on that side!
While the cauliflower is baking, get your ranch dip and wing sauce ready. For the hot wing sauce, melt vegan butter in a small saucepan on low heat and mix in hot sauce. Remove from the heat just as it starts to melt. Stir together and set aside.
If you're making salt and vinegar wings, melt the vegan butter and remove from the heat to stir in apple cider vinegar and water. You will sprinkle sea salt directly on the cauliflower wings after they've been coated with this sauce.
Once the cauliflower is done its first bake in the batter, remove them from the oven and put all the baked florets into a mixing bowl with the wing sauce. Toss to coat evenly, or you can do this in smaller batches. Then spread all the florets coated in wing sauce out onto the same baking sheet. Bake in the oven for another 25 minutes, flipping the florets over half way through. Again, if you go to slip the pieces and the batter is coming off, bake for longer. Oven times and temperature vary from oven to oven! Also, gluten-free rice flour may vary bake time and everyone's oven is different. Watch the florets at both stages and adjust bake time accordingly!
To make the ranch dip, whisk together all the ingredients until smooth and fold in the freshly chopped herbs. If you use a regular vegan mayonnaise without garlic in it already, then you might also want to add 1 teaspoon of garlic powder to the ranch dip.
Alternatively (and this is how I prepare the ranch), you can blend together vegan mayonnaise, nondairy milk, apple cider vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder, sea salt and ground black pepper in a blender. Pour the dip into a jar or serving bowl and stir in the fresh herbs. Refrigerate before serving.
Reviews
Hannah on 2024-08-11 (5 stars): Always a hit when I bring them to a party!
allHungry on 2024-06-05 (5 stars): Absolutely delicious! These cauliflower buffalo wings are a game-changer. Perfectly crispy and packed with flavor. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Jade on 2022-01-27 (5 stars): These are amazing! We have been using this cauliflower recipe in taco form with some creamy red cabbage salad and avocados !!! And since it became a regular meal in our house and they are easy to pop in many recipes I was wondering if I could make a big batch and put them in the freezer after the first coating of batter? When in a rush I could just toss em in the franks red hot and do the last part of the baking on a busy week night. What do y’all think? They have never been soggy before and I feel like freezing them half baked with just the batter might mess things up but I’m looking for a way to cut cooking/prep time. Maybe just in the refrigerator? Thank you!
Sam Marra on 2021-09-07 (5 stars): As a long time follower and as someone that has made (and loved) this recipe COUNTLESS times, I recently got an air fryer and was curious as to if anyone had tried using one for this recipe? Or what their adjustments may be for doing such? I would love to try this in the air fryer myself but I wonder if it is more or less preferred than the tried and true!
Amy on 2021-02-07 (5 stars): Just made this recipe for super bowl Sunday... even though we do not watch football we always like the food! All I can say is O.M.G... I used Pamela’s GF flour and had to add a few additional splashes of almond milk to thin it out. It was amazing!!! That ranch recipe is definitely a keeper as well my teens gobbled it up! The “wings” had a little crisp to them and were perfectly cooked inside. Will make again, it was a huge hit. Thank you!
Katie on 2020-12-19 (5 stars): I came across this recipe by searching for a great way to use up some cauliflower. I admit, we are very far from “Vegan” in our house, so I did substitute real milk and real butter and I used regular bottle ranch. However this turned out just as great! I had to add a bit extra milk to the batter to make it slightly thinner, but otherwise your directions were exact. It was delicious! Thank you!
Simone on 2020-07-05 (5 stars): Made these wings tonight and they were excellent! A few years ago, I used to order spicy chicken wings from my local pizza place, and I'm kinda missing them every once in a while, but these cauliflower wings are truly getting very close to them. Looks like I've finally found a replacement for my occasional cravings. Thank you!
Red on 2020-06-24 (5 stars): made the sal&vinegar wings! I love it!! thanks for the recipe!
