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Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower Bites are a super healthy way to get the bold flavors of buffalo sauce without the guilt.
My family absolutely loves buffalo sauce and I swear they’d eat it on anything. They also love cauliflower so I thought, why not? That’s how I came up with these bold, spicy and healthy Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower Bites.
Did you ever wonder what’s in Buffalo Sauce?
The ingredients in Buffalo Sauce are actually pretty straight forward – it has butter, vinegar, Worchestershire sauce, paprika, and other spices and it gets its heat from cayenne pepper. You can easily make your own Buffalo sauce but I really like Franks Red Hot Buffalo Sauce that you can buy in most grocery stores.
For this recipe, I added a bit more butter and some garlic powder so smooth out the really bold flavor of the bottled sauce.
How do you serve Air Fryer Buffalo Bites?
I like to serve my buffalo bites just like you would serve buffalo hot wings – with celery sticks and a good blue cheese dressing for dipping.
I have a fantastic and easy Blue Cheese Dressing recipe that goes great with these spicy little bites of cauliflower. You could also serve these with a traditional ranch dipping dressing or dipping sauce.
What if I don’t have an air fryer?
You can absolutely make these if you don’t have an air fryer! You’ll just need to bake them instead of using the air fryer. Follow the directions in the recipe card, but instead of air frying them, bake them at 425° for 10 minutes. Then dredge them in the sauce and bake them again for another 10 minutes. It’s that easy and they will still stay crispy.
If you like this recipe, you’ll also like these:
- Roasted Tomato Ricotta Crostinis
- Crescent Roll Veggie Pizza
- Honey and Thyme Grilled Apricots
- Cheeseburger Flatbread Pizza
Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Total Time: 16 minutes
- Yield: 2-3 servings 1x
Description
Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower Bites are a super healthy way to get the bold flavors of buffalo sauce without the guilt.
Ingredients
- 1 Head of cauliflower
- 1/2 cup buffalo sauce (I used Frank brand)
- 2 TBS butter
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Blue cheese dressing
- 6 stalks of celery – cleaned and sliced into sticks
Instructions
- Cut cauliflower into small bite-sized pieces.
- Preheat air fryer to 400°
- Place the cauliflower pieces in the air fryer.
- Cook for 6-7 minutes
- Remove them from the air fryer and toss them in the sauce.
- Return them to the air fryer and cook for another 6 minutes.
- Serve with blue cheese dressing/dip and celery sticks
Sauce:
- In a small stove-top pan, add buffalo sauce, butter, and garlic powder.
- Cook until the butter melts.
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Health recipes, game day appetizers, health game day snacks, buffalo chicken
What a fun twist on cauliflower!
You should try it! I bet you’d love it.
How long will these stay good? Could you use them for meal prepped snacks throughout the week?
Amanda, I think they’d do pretty well for a day or two in the refrigerator. But I don’t know for sure because, at my house, they are gobbled down in minutes so I never have leftovers.
Thanks for the tips on making them in the oven! Going to try it soon! 🙂
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I didn’t have to see or read the post because as soon I read the title, I said I have to pin this recipe right now. Btw… Love the pin photo selection.
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I remember the first time I had Buffalo cauliflower I was so pleasantly surprised how good it was. Like the idea of making in the air fryer or oven.
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Thanks for the recipe. I made it with Louisiana hot sauce and herb butter… they were spicy! We loved the texture. I should not have broken pieces as small as I did because a lot fell thru to the bottom. Well, I liked those soaked bits as well anyway but less crunchy overall. Quick and easy. This was my very first go with the af and it was a success!
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Kacie, I’m so happy to hear they turned out and better yet, that your first air fryer try was a success. Have you checked out my Orange Glazed Air Fryer Donut recipe? They are so good!
I love this nice and simple recipe, yet so full of flavor.
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I am very late to the air fryer game. Got one for Christmas and use it daily. Well now I can make these cauliflower bites. Love that they are low carb too.
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Happy to hear you have an air fryer. Yes, please do make these; I’m sure your family will love them.
It’s unbelievable that cauliflower can taste so good but buffalo sauce makes everything taste fantastic!
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Can you do this with frozen Cauliflower if so how long would you cook them
Actually I’ve never tried it with frozen cauliflower. You might try letting the frozen cauliflower defrost for about 2 hours in a dish on the countertop, patting it dry with a paper towel, and then cooking for the same amount of time.