Cauliflower and buffalo sauce collide to create these tasty Cauliflower Buffalo Bites that make for healthy & fun game day grub!
With football season right around the corner (Go Vikings!), I figured there’s no better time than now to share a healthy Whole30-friendly appetizer recipe. While I’m not a ‘superfan’ of football by any means, I’m always up for some good food, a lazy(ish) Sunday and quality time with the hubby and/or friends! And damn, don’t these look delicious!?
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Jess and I plan out our blog schedule a few months in advance but we always leave room a little room and flexibility for instant inspiration. This recipe was one of them, created totally on a whim. It was one of those, “lets see what I can create with what I have on hand” kind of a recipe. When ya live a good distance from the nearest grocery store, you get creative with what you have on hand!
Side note: did you know I live 2 hours from the nearest Whole Foods and 1 1/2 hours from the nearest Trader Joe’s? Yup, that’s right! I’m living proof that you don’t need a Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s to eat healthy. In fact, a small-town grocery store and a few farmers will do. #supportlocal
Okay, back to the recipe.
These Whole30-friendly Cauliflower Buffalo Bites are made with our Homemade Buffalo Sauce and dipped into our popular Paleo Homemade Ranch. They’re really quite simple to make and you can prepare the ranch and buffalo sauce up to 3 days in advance. It’s always a plus when you can prep ingredients for a recipe a day or two ahead because it means less time in the kitchen in the future and more time to spend with family or friends or watching a football game.
Is your mouth watering, yet?
Serve Cauliflower Buffalo Bites along side of our Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings and you’ll have a slew of buffalo saucy goodness.
Hungry for more buffalo saucy things?! We’ve got you covered!
Give these recipes a try: Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken, Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Spaghetti Squash, Buffalo Chicken Sliders, Buffalo Chicken Egg Muffins or our Buffalo Chicken Meatballs that we shared over on PaleOMG’s blog.
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Cauliflower Buffalo Bites (Whole30)
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 6 appetizer servings
Ingredients
- 1 large head of cauliflower, stems removed (or 2 – 10 oz. bag cauliflower florets)
- 1/2 cup Frank’s Red Hot Sauce
- 2.5 Tbsp. ghee (we recommend Pure Indian Foods)
- 1 Tbsp. coconut aminos
- 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper (optional)
- Ranch for dipping (Homemade Ranch or Whole30 Compliant)
- Parsley or green onions, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment.
- Make buffalo sauce by placing small saucepan over medium heat and adding all ingredients to saucepan. Once ghee is melted, whisk to combine or transfer to small food processor or blender and process.
- In a large bowl combine the cauliflower florets and 1/3 cup of the buffalo sauce. Toss to coat.
- Transfer cauliflower to the sheet pan and bake for 18-20 min tossing 1/2 through baking time.
- When done, remove from oven, transfer to serving dish and drizzle with remaining buffalo sauce. Top with green onions and/or parsley and serve with ranch for dipping.
Notes
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 108
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 725mg
- Fat: 6g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
Comment below and let us know what your favorite buffalo recipe is?!
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These are so good! Best Buffalo sauce ever! I cant wait to make these again~!
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Awesome!!! Great to hear!
Thank you so much for this recipe! I’ve disliked cauliflower my entire life, but have recently started tolerating cauli rice. I made this recipe and to my astonishment, couldn’t get enough of cauliflower! I actually crave it now. Thanks.
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All the YES to this! That buffalo sauce is magic and I’m glad to see it’s working on cauliflower for you!
Amazing! I used more of the buffalo sauce for the bake and left it in the oven a bit longer to allow the cauliflower to start to carmelize. Yum yum yum!
I’ve been trying for about a year to perfect my buffalo cauliflower. The first time I tried this recipe, the search was over. I definitely had to bake it for longer than specified, but it was with the wait!
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Yesssss!!!