Best Vegan Baked Buffalo Cauliflower Wings Recipe (2024)

These vegan baked cauliflower wings feature cauliflower florets with a buffalo-flavored coating baked to perfection. They make a delicious and healthy snack or party food when served with vegan ranch dip.

I feel like every day I’m learning new ways to use vegetables in place of meat. For example, there’s my Jackfruit Pulled Pork. It’s like if vegetables could sing a show tune, they’d choose “anything you can do, I can do better!”

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Why This Recipe is a Winner

Key Ingredients

You can find the full printable recipe, including ingredient quantities, below. But first, here are some explanations of ingredients and steps to help you make this recipe perfect every time.

• Plant-based milk — I recommend using plain milk (not vanilla-flavored), like soy milk or almond milk.
• Flour — I recommend all-purpose flour, but you can substitute gluten-free baking flour.
• Garlic powder
• Paprika
• Cauliflower florets — You can buy packages of florets or buy a whole head and cut cauliflower into florets yourself
• Wing Sauce — I recommend vegan buffalo sauce. You can use storebought but some of them contain dairy so be sure to read the labels.
• Coconut oil — I recommend using refined coconut oil because it has a more neutral flavor. You can substitute olive oil.
• Ranch Dip — It’s fun to serve your buffalo cauliflower bites with celery and some vegan ranch dip on the side.

Marly’s Tips

For really spicy cauliflower wings, add some sriracha to the sauce.

How to Make Cauliflower Wings

1. Make a dipping batter made from milk, water, flour, and spices.
2. Dip the cauliflower florets in the batter and place them on baking sheets.
3. Bake for 20 minutes, flipping them in the middle of the bake.
4. Stir together the buffalo sauce and oil.
5. Dip the baked cauliflower in the sauce.
6. Bake the hot sauce-coated florets for 15 to 20 minutes.
7. Serve with vegan ranch dip.

Here are more detailed step-by-step instructions.

Step One: Make the Batter

To make the batter, mix the ingredients together in a bowl and stir to combine.

Assess the batter. It should be thick, but not too thick. If it’s too runny, add a tablespoon more flour. If it’s too thick, add a tablespoon more flour.

Step Two: Dip Cauliflower Florets

1. Cut cauliflower into florets.
2. Dip the cauliflower florets into the batter and let excess batter drip off into the bowl.
   
3. Place on prepared baking sheets.
4. Repeat until all the cauliflower is coated and in a single layer on the baking sheets.

Step Three: First Bake

1. Bake for 10 minutes.
2. Remove the pan from the oven, and use tongs to flip each piece.
   
3. Bake for another 10 minutes, until golden brown and crispy.

Step Four: Second Bake

1. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the hot sauce with coconut oil. Microwave for 10 to 30 seconds until the coconut oil begins to melt. Stir together.
2. Once the cauliflower is done, remove it from the oven and set aside until the pieces are cool enough to handle.
3. Dip the cauliflower pieces in the prepared hot sauce.
4. Return the hot sauce-coated florets to the original baking sheet and return to the oven. Bake for another 20 minutes.
   

Change it up by making BBQ Cauliflower Wings — replace the buffalo sauce with this Vegan BBQ Sauce. It’s delicious!

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