These vegan wings will be loved by vegans and non vegans alike. They're crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. They'll make the perfect addition to your game day or BBQ menu. Serve them up with a creamy vegan garlic aioli.
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If you like grab-and-go food like air fried oyster mushrooms, or bang bang cauliflower, you're going to love these super delicious vegan wings!
These are a different kind of vegan wing - they're made with cauliflower, and they're glazed in a vegan buffalo sauce. Once you make them, they'll quickly become a part of your regular rotation. I've made these for many get togethers with friends, and everyone loves them.
Trust me, even omnivores will rave about these vegan wings! They're perfect for game day, BBQs or potlucks, or even for a movie night with friends.
Ok, so you won't convince anyone that these are chicken wings, but they're so packed with flavor, that they'll win everyone over anyhow. Plus, they're so much lighter than chicken wings. And, this vegan wing recipe is baked, not fried, so they're a healthy, guilt free snack.
💚Reasons You'll Love This Recipe
💚It's (naturally) vegan, but even omnivores will love it.
💚Vegan wings are much lower in fat than chicken wings.
💚If you've never tried a buffalo cauliflower wings recipe, you'll be surprised at how wonderfully cauliflower absorbs the flavor of glazes.
💚This is a great recipe to make for game day.
🙋Is Buffalo Sauce Vegan?
Most store bought brands of buffalo sauce contain butter, so they're not vegan. But, the good news is that buffalo sauce can easily be made vegan by simply using vegan butter and your favorite hot sauce. Follow along, and I'll show you how.
🛒Ingredients
- Cauliflower: Naturally... Cauliflower love is everywhere these days, and vegan wings are what kicked the whole trend off. And, with good reason!
- Flour: I used all purpose flour, but if you need this recipe to be gluten free, feel free to your favorite gluten free flour.
- Soy Milk: I use soy milk for my cauliflower wings, because it has the highest protein content of all the plant based milks, but feel free to use your favorite plant based milk. Almond milk and oat milk would also work.
- Apple Cider Vinegar: Plant based milk plus apple cider vinegar equals vegan buttermilk!
- Olive Oil: A touch of olive oil makes these wings extra crispy.
- Garlic Powder: Garlic powder adds a nice garlicky taste without being as overpowering as raw garlic.
- Onion Powder: Onion powder just has such a unique flavor. There's a reason you find it in so many vegan recipes.
- Paprika: Paprika adds a smoky, spicy note.
- Salt: Salt makes all the flavors shine!
- Hot Sauce: I use Frank's Hot Sauce because it's your bare bones, no frills hot sauce, which is the perfect base for making buffalo sauce.
- Vegan Butter: Vegan butter plus hot sauce equals buffalo sauce! See how easy that is?
👨🍳How To Make Vegan Wings
Step 1 - Make Your Vegan Buttermilk
- The first step is to make your vegan buttermilk. Combine your soy milk with 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in a small bowl and set aside. The soy milk will split - this is normal. The end result will be a thicker milk - vegan buttermilk! Now, Preheat your oven to 425°C (220° F), and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Step 2 - Mix Your Dry Ingredients Together
- In a large, shallow bowl mix together your flour, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and salt.
Step 3 - Coat Your Cauliflower
- Divide your cauliflower into florets and place them in a large mixing bowl. Drizzle the olive oil over the top and toss the cauliflower bites to ensure that they're evenly coated in the oil.
- Now, dredge them in the flour mixture. Set your cauliflower wings aside on a clean plate. Pour your vegan buttermilk into your flour and stir until a thick batter forms. Dredge your cauliflower bites in the batter and transfer them to the prepared baking tray.
Step 4 - Bake Your Vegan Wings
- Bake your buffalo cauliflower wings in the oven for 20-25 minutes, flipping them at the half way point.
Step 5 - Make Your Vegan Buffalo Sauce
- While your cauliflower wings are baking, starting making your vegan buffalo sauce. All you need to do is to combine your hot sauce with melted vegan butter, and voila!
Step 6 - Pour The Sauce Over Your Wings
- Remove the cauliflower wings from the oven, and put them in a large mixing bowl. Pour your buffalo hot sauce over the top and toss to ensure they are all coated in sauce.
- Transfer them to a serving plate, and serve with vegan ranch dressing and celery sticks!
Top Tips
- Line your baking sheets with parchment paper to prevent the cauliflower wings from sticking. Even with parchment, use a spatula and flip them carefully, especially during the first 10 minutes of baking when the batter is delicate.
- Leave space between each vegan wing on your baking sheet. This prevents the cauliflower florets from steaming each other in the oven, which will result in mushy, not crispy wings.
- Buffalo cauliflower wings are all about that irresistible buffalo flavor. Brush the wings with buffalo sauce twice – once midway through baking and once right before serving.
🍽️What To Serve With Cauliflower Wings
- Vegan wings are classically served with a vegan ranch dressing dip.
- A crunchy vegan slaw with shredded cabbage and a peanut sauce dressing would be perfect with this dish.
- Crispy garlic truffle fries would be an ideal side for cauliflower wings.
- If you're serving these vegan wings as part of a game day appetizer spread, you could serve them with these crispy oyster fried mushrooms.
Bang Bang Cauliflower
If you love crispy cauliflower, you'll love this bang bang cauliflower recipe.
🙋Frequently Asked Questions
No, this recipe uses all purpose flour. If you want to make them keto friendly, swap the all purpose flour for almond flour.
Yes, you can. I've made these in my air fryer. You need to reduce the cooking time to 15 minutes, and give them a couple of good shakes at the half way point. You might need to cook the cauliflower wings in batches, depending on how big your air fryer is. Spread them out evenly, don't heap them on top of each other.
Yes, just make sure they are thawed before you use them.
You can keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Most store bought brands of buffalo sauce contain butter, and are not vegan. However, the good new is that you can easily make your own vegan buffalo by using vegan butter and your favorite hot sauce.
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📖 Recipe
Vegan Wings ~ Buffalo Cauliflower Wings
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower
- 1 cup soy milk
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
For The Buffalo Sauce
- 1 cup hot sauce (such as Franks)
- 4 tablespoons melted vegan butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°C (220° F). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Combine the soy milk and apple cider vinegar in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Combine the flour, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika and salt in a large bowl.
- Put the cauliflower in a bowl and drizzle the olive oil over the florets. Mix until all the florets are coated in olive oil.
- Dredge the cauliflower florets in the flour mixture and set aside on a plate.
- Add the soy milk/apple cider vinegar mix to the bowl with the remaining flour. Stir until a batter forms.
- Dredge cauliflower in batter until evenly coated. Transfer to the baking tray and bake for 20-25 minutes, turning them over at the half way point.
- Mix together the hot sauce and melted butter in a large bowl. Toss the cauliflower florets in the the sauce and serve!
Notes
- Store vegan wings in the fridge in an airtight container for 2-3 days.
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