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Vegan Cauliflower Wings (with BBQ Sauce)

These vegan cauliflower wings are the ultimate appetizer. Baked with a spiced batter and coated in your favorite BBQ sauce, this is an easy and delicious recipe!
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Vegan
Keyword BBQ cauliflower wings, Cauliflower wings, Vegan cauliflower wings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 369kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 medium-large cauliflower (500 g)

Spiced Batter

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour (165 g)
  • 1 ¼ cups plant-based milk , I use soy (310 mL/ 310 g)
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin seed
  • ½ teaspoon seasoning salt , I use Old Bay
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • black pepper , to taste

Buttery BBQ Sauce

  • 1 cup BBQ sauce (250 mL / 280 g)
  • ¼ cup vegan butter or margarine (60 g)

Instructions

Step 1: Prep Cauliflower and Batter

  • Cut your cauliflower into wing-sized pieces that are each about 2-3 bites in size. Set aside.
    1 medium-large cauliflower
  • In a large mixing bowl, add whole wheat flour and all spices.
    1 cup whole wheat flour, 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon chili powder, ½ teaspoon ground cumin seed, ½ teaspoon seasoning salt, ¼ teaspoon salt, black pepper
  • Whisk to combine the spices with your flour.
  • Add plant-based milk to the flour and whisk until you have a smooth batter.
    1 ¼ cups plant-based milk

Step 2: Coat Cauliflower with Batter and Bake

  • Add cauliflower pieces to the batter and toss to evenly coat the cauliflower. Make sure all pieces are well coated with batter.
  • Place the cauliflower wings onto a baking tray in an even layer so the pieces don’t touch. I highly recommend using parchment paper for easy clean up.
  • Place the battered cauliflower into an oven preheated to 375 °F for 10 minutes.

Step 3: Make BBQ Sauce

  • While the cauliflower cooks, prepare your BBQ sauce by melting vegan butter and stirring in BBQ sauce of your choice. Set this aside.
    1 cup BBQ sauce, ¼ cup vegan butter or margarine

Step 4: Sauce Cauliflower and Bake Again

  • After 10 minutes of baking, the spiced batter should be firm and sticking to the cauliflower. At this point, remove from the oven and coat it in your prepared BBQ sauce.
  • Flip the cauliflower over and sauce the other side too.
  • Return the BBQ sauce-covered cauliflower to your oven for 15 minutes.

Step 5: Serve Wings

  • Your wings are done when sauce sticks to the cauliflower and it’s fully cooked with some crunch/ bite left to it.
  • Serve hot alongside your favorite dipping sauce.

Notes

Accuracy of nutrition information cannot be guaranteed (certain ingredients may not have all nutrients listed in the database); amounts may vary (and will vary depending on brands of ingredients used); all nutrition fact values rounded to the nearest whole number.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving (¼ recipe) | Calories: 369kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 1246mg | Potassium: 827mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 145IU | Vitamin C: 62mg | Calcium: 206mg | Iron: 3mg