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This Buffalo cauliflower is a great substitution for Buffalo wings and can be made gluten-free, vegan, or vegetarian. Make sure to coat your cookie sheet well with oil, or the cauliflower will stick. My husband and kids give this two thumbs up! You can dip the cauliflower in ranch or blue cheese for added flavor, but it doesn’t need it.
Ingredients
- olive oil cooking spray
- 1 cup water
- ¾ cup gluten-free baking flour (such as Premium Gold® Flax and Ancient Grains All-Purpose Flour)
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 2 heads cauliflower, cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)
- 1 teaspoon honey
Directions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet with cooking spray.
Step 2
Whisk together water, flour, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until batter is smooth and somewhat runny.
Step 3
Add cauliflower pieces to batter and mix until evenly coated; spread onto the prepared baking sheet.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Set aside.
Step 5
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat; stir in hot pepper sauce and honey until smooth.
Step 6
Brush hot sauce mixture over each cauliflower piece, repeating until all is used.
Step 7
Return to the oven and bake until cauliflower is browned, about 10 minutes.
Step 8
Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Tips
All-purpose flour can be used in place of gluten-free if desired. Since gluten-free flour uses less liquid than wheat flour, you may have to adjust the amount of liquid in the recipe.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 4 | |
| Calories 218 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat7g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat4g | 19% |
| Cholesterol15mg | 5% |
| Sodium907mg | 39% |
| Total Carbohydrate36g | 13% |
| Dietary Fiber10g | 35% |
| Total Sugars10g | |
| Protein9g | |
| Vitamin C154mg | 772% |
| Calcium69mg | 5% |
| Iron1mg | 8% |
| Potassium919mg | 20% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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I used margarine instead of butter, Sriracha instead of Franks. I also added red pepper flakes. Wow! Hot! Get out your blue cheese for these. Not quite enough to make me believe I’m eating chicken, but good and light.
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Amazing!! Mouth watering!
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They were great using what I had on hand so people don’t get your undies all in a bunch about “changing the recipe”. I used half siracha and half “Valentina Hot Sauce” and it worked really well. Tasty as a snack or appetizer.
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This was a good way to eat Cauliflower if you like spice. It didn’t get as crispy as I had hoped. The flavor was good and can be adjusted according to your heat level. My husband and I like it hot so I made it hot and it was good. You can use any hot sauce of choice. I would suggest baking at 450 and then crisping with broiler on both sides before adding the hot sauce and then baking again as instructed. Then the last 5 minutes crisp again with broiler.
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Was just ok. Didn’t get as crispy as I had hoped it would. Flavor was ok.
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This is great!!! Followed the recipe as is. If you love Buffalo Wings this is a must try!!!!
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not impressed……..I did what another reviewer suggested and broiled this both before adding sauce and after the final round of baking, and it still did not crisp.(I even used a rack for more air movement).
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Love it. Will make again and again. For crunchy I would put on butter/ hotsauce then top with japanese breadcrumbs for last 10 min. But Im lovin’ it this way.
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We made these and they were quite good. I’m not sure the batter at the beginning is necessary. They could be just as good roasted and then finished off with the sauce. But a nice alternative to the vegetarian friends I still have. :)_ (That’s wing sauce dripping on my emoji face)
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Quite nice – I will make this again. I liked how the recipe turned out with the batter but I also made it without, just sprinkling the garlic powder, salt & pepper before roasting and it was quite nice both ways. I also opted to use buffalo wing sauce instead of regular hot sauce with the honey and butter.
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I’m giving it 5 stars because the GUYS at my super bowl party loved it! I couldn’t believe it! Followed the recipe perfectly. I was teased to no end about serving this instead of chicken wings because I was trying to be healthier. They almost refused to try it. But…when one did…the rest ate them all. Very good! Next time…I MAY cook them a little longer.
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We loved this! Husband was skeptical, but ended up eating almost all of the half-batch that I made. A great Meatless Monday option added to our menu rotation!
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We really enjoyed this recipe. I gave it 4 stars because there’s an unnecessary step here. I added the hot sauce & honey to the batter (skipped the butter) and roasted the florets at 450 for about 13 minutes. Sheer greatness! The batter stuck to the pieces well and cooked up just right. Thank you!
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Everyone enjoyed these. The hardest part for me was trying to find a way to control the amount of heat in the sauce. I found that by going over them more than once increased the hot flavor. I have made this 3 times and think that 2 times is the best compromise for my tastes.
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Read other reviews first, so I did not expect it to be really crunchy. I made exactly as stated, but my method was different. I made the batter in a mixing bowl, threw in the cauliflower, stirred a while, then removed the cauliflower with a spoon sieve. When it came time to put the hot sauce on, I again made it in a bowl and popped the baked pieces in , stirred until completely coated and removed with the sieve back to the baking sheet. Although it wasn’t very crunchy, it was delicious if you like spicy foods. When we want a change from cheese sauce or just plain, this will be what I do!
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I think I found a way to stick to my diet. Seems like I always fall off the wagon when I get a “wing” craving. I made these as instructed (only instead of brushing on the hot sauce, I gently tossed them around in a bowl as another reviewer suggested). It did not bother me that they were not crispy, however when I made the leftovers the next day (15 min at 450 to reheat) the smaller pieces were quite crispy and I really liked that. Maybe I will try broiling before adding the wing sauce. Another thought, when you make baked wings, part of the secret is after you bread them, you put them in the fridge for 2 – 3 hours before baking them. If I have the fridge space, maybe I’ll try that and I’ll update my comments if that happens to change anything. I will certainly make these again, probably 2 – 3 times a month in order to stay away from the deep fried chicken wings.
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excellent and very satisfing
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Very good recipe! The only change I made was to just take my rinsed cauliflower and sprinkle it with a bit of flour/garlic powder mixture. Refrigerate for a short time then proceed with recipe as written. It was slightly crispy.
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my whole family loved this very much
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I did not care for this recipe
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I was very excited to try this recipe! It tasted like wing sauce on cauliflower. Disappointed. However my husband stirred it in with some Alfredo pasta I had made for him and he LOVED the combo!
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I made this recipe exactly like it read, except I added 2 tablespoons of honey instead of 1 teaspoon. We loved it!
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Interesting flavor. I’d make it without the breading the next time.
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Our family liked these a lot. Wished they were crispier but then again this is baked. As another reviewer suggested I will try broiling before adding the hot sauce and then again after. We had them with ribs and asparagus. Very yummy.
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this was good; we always roast our cauliflower (salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders) so i did that as usual and then roasted, after browned i tossed with our favorite buffalo sauce. put back in oven to crisp up. i may have cooked too long as they were a bit soggy. i will try again, maybe with the batter and re-review.
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I love the idea, but the final outcome wasn’t really what I was after. I didn’t care for the batter on the cauliflower as it turned out, and I didn’t like the honey in the sauce. I know it’s a very small amount, but the roasted cauliflower added enough sweetness for me. As another reviewer suggested, I think it would be better if the sauce was cooked into the dish longer. I decided to make again with some changes and loved it. I coated the cauliflower in the butter-hot sauce mixture (minus the honey) with a little olive oil thrown in, too. I used homemade hot sauce on my second try-made with Hot Portugal peppers. I had some Parmesan peppercorn sourdough bread that had gone stale, and I whizzed some in the processor to make bread crumbs. I then tossed the bread crumbs (with a bit of grated parm thrown in for good measure) with the cauliflower and then baked. I got a nice crunch from the breadcrumbs and combined with the lovely, caramelized cauliflower, it was out of this world good. Nice and spicy, too. I cut the cauliflower into pretty small pieces, too.
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I followed this exactly, except I had no honey, so I used a sprinkle of sugar instead. What an amazing way to eat cauliflower. It’s delicious hot or room temp. I had to put in a sealed glass container to keep from eating the whole pan!
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I followed one of the reviewers’ ideas and just coated the cauliflower in the butter/hot sauce mix with some oil added, then added some bread crumbs and broiled it all. After 20-25 minutes it was not entirely crunchy, but it was delicious! I will definitely make this again–it’s easy and tasty.
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Great taste, easy to make!!
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Really good flavor but mine came out mushy as others were saying. I did omit the honey and water hoping that would help. I broiled at the end and that seemed to help some. I think next time I will roast for 10 minutes, then toss with sauce and broil until brown. I think the current recipe over cooks the cauliflower and I wouldn’t mind if it was still a little crunchy.
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made as directed, but wyth less hot sauce. also broiled. The blue cheese was a good idea! will do again…
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This was like candy! I which I had made more, and will be making it again. I followed the recipe, except I cut up the Cauliflower into large florets, and substituted Cholula Chipotle sauce for the Sriracha sauce, then roasted if for 30 minutes. The freshly grated Parmesan cheese
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At the last minute, I discovered the only hot sauce I had on hand was mango flavoured. I used that & all-purpose flour. Overall it was alright but not my favourite. Maybe with regular hot sauce & last-minute broiling. I will try again but will also try other recipes.
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love this recipe! the taste of hot wings without all the fat
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Very good and filling. I tossed the cauliflower in a saucepan on the stove in the sauce and then put the pan under the broiler to crisp up the cauliflower. Would make again!
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Made this before using the same recipe, it was delicious! I’m an amateur cook but I really enjoy making this, especially because wings are my favorite appetizers/snacks.
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I cannot believe how good this was. My husband and I love wings and have been a little out of control lately with our wing intake ( football season). I made this tonight, exactly like the recipe, except I used regular flour. Wow. We were blown away- tasted exactly like wings- without the fat! Will make again!!
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I made this Buffalo Califlower fry in my home last week… It was very tasty but i couldn’t get the crispy roasted texture… Can someone help me with this? Think there was some problem wiht the proportion of the batter
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I’m not a fan of cauliflower, but I loved this! Great flavor! I’m not sure the batter is necessary. It didn’t seem to add anything to the recipe.
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Excellent healthy vegetarian alternative to buffalo chicken, and healthy too!!! (If you replace the butter and honey with vegan alternatives it would also work out great as a vegan treat.) I absolutely LOVED it!!! So did my teenage brother and the members of his punk rock band. Will make again!!!
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So simple and so good. I did wind up putting more honey (about 2 tsp) but just because I’m a fan of spicy and sweet, the recipe is fine as is. I’ll definitely be making this again. Thanks for sharing.
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I did change the flour components. I used 1/2 c a.p. flour and 1/4 c. cornstarch. Served with Ranch dressing, but next time will use Bleu Cheese and serve with carrot and celery sticks. It is a great, fun alternative to wings, and will be a welcome addition for my vegetarian grandchildren.
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This came out absolutely scrumptious! For those complaining about crispness I don’t know why… cut my florets in half so they lay flat side on the pan and they came out good and crispy!
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I used rice flour. The rest of the ingredients remained the same . It was really tasty. What a wonderful option instead of fried chicken wings. This would make a wonderful party snack! I will make this again and again. It’s that good!!
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These were alright. A bit underwhelming. I mixed in the hot sauce and honey into the batter as recommended by another reviewer and baked for 20 minutes. If you like spice I would recommend leaving out the honey as it tamed the heat and seemed bland. It’s a good quick base recipe, but could use some doctoring up. I’ll definitely make again though, possibly using Panko flakes, a hotter sauce, and adding red pepper flakes.
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Ed liked it. Not enough flavor for me.
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Followed the directions and can’t say I really liked this recipe. The only thing I did differently was used almond flour instead of the flour in the recipe. I would not make this again.
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This was excellent. Cut the florets in half so that the flat side laid flat on the pan. This helped so much with the crispness. Also, during both cooking times, I broiled for the last 5 mins. Instead of the honey, I subbed a few squirts of the hot sauce with siracha. Even my hubby loved it. Will definitely be making again!
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This was pretty good. It sure doesn’t taste like cauliflower. I forgot to dip it in blue cheese dressing, but it didn’t need it. I think it would be even better with that.
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Very good did the recipe exactly as written. I’ll make this recipe again
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I thought this was good, however, Hubby did not care for it at all. I loved the idea, Hubby would just rather eat a wing. Except for using regular AP flour, I made the recipe exactly as written and overall thought the flavor was pretty good. The best pieces were the ones that really became crunchy in the oven. I placed them under the broiler for 2 minutes, however, if I ever made these again I would broil them for a bit longer.
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Really good and a great option for something different rather than just plain cauliflower. I roast veggies all the time in the oven so I knew it wouldn’t turn out very crunchy but I was just using as a side to go with pork and not as a wing alternative.
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Absolutlely a delicious winner, exactly as written!
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My favorite hot sauce is Chulola, so I used half a cup of that with half a cup of Tabasco.
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This was great for the superbowl party I attended. All my friends loved it! I had to double the amount of sauce to coat all the cauliflower. If I made it again, I’d double the amount of batter too and make it a bit thicker. I used regular flour since that’s what I had.
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Made these and they were ok. Never got crispy. Instead of the butter and hot sauce, I used Texas Pete Wing Sauce. Tasted good; just not quite what I was expecting.
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The batter is heavier then needed and they didn’t look like the picture. Will not make again.
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Superb! Very easy to make and just the right amount of zing to it. I used wheat flour and it came out wonderful.
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Made to recipe, and it was excellent! I told my girlfriend I would save her the leftover pieces and she only got one. Lucky girl. I shared this with people at work and already ordered more cauliflower from our local market delivery. This will make a regular rotation.
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I wanted a healthier snack and thought this may be good. I made the recipe as written but as many reviewers have said they cauliflower does not get crisp, like it does with when you roast it. If it had done that it would have been much better. It was still edible but it was not a favorite.
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This was great. Tasted good and healthy too! Took to a gathering and was gone.
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Used a silicone baking mat on the baking sheet so it wouldn’t stick, and used whole wheat flour. Forgot the blue cheese/ranch, but it’s true, it’s not necessary. This was really, really delicious and will make again soon.
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Very easy to make, I used Frank’s Buffalo sauce and it turned out pretty well. I also tossed the cauliflower in the sauce rather than brushing it on and I flipped the florets a few times to help even the crispness. They had a really nice, meaty texture. I thought they were very tasty.
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Didn’t float my boat. I used tobacco for hot sauce and it was ok. Next time I will try the buffalo cauliflower florets recipe. It sounds more interesting…
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I don’t know what the flour mixture was supposed to do. All it did for me was make a gross paste. Nothing was crispy. If I make this again, I’m definitely going to skip that step and just brush on the honey mixture.
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I made these today using Sirachia because that what I had instead of Buffalo Sauce. They were just awesome ! One of our friends dropped of some plum dipping sauce that I dipped them into. To die for! I will make more maybe tomorrow lol!
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I’m vegetarian and my partner isn’t this was a delish compromise. We halved the recipe. Loved the flavor. It was a bit spicy for my boyfriend so he said he would rate it 4.5
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So easy to make and my family loved it, they asked me to make it often! One of my guest asked for the recipe and immediately sent it to her “foodie” friend.
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Made exactly as the recipe states and it was great, we all gobbled it up! What put it over the top, though, was a sprinkle of crumbled blue cheese on top–a must!
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I used regular flour and increased the amount of the flour/water coating slightly. This is a big hit in our house!
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I’ve made these several times and I like them. I would absolutely love them if they were crunchy. I have baked them longer thinking that will do the trick, broiled them after bakimg them, but they’re always soft with an occasional slightly crunchy one here and there.
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My friends and family are obsessed with these! Instead of tossing the cauliflower in the batter, I dip each one individually and then wipe off the excess batter so it’s just enough to coat the exterior. If you don’t do this, then the batter will pool, stick to the pan, and burn. These usually take me about an hour to make with the slightly labor-intensive batter coating method that I use. I add extra honey to the sauce, along with lime juice – gives it a nice tangy finish without being too hot.
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Love this just as it is, but typically double the sauce.
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I followed the directions and this just didn’t turn out tasty. I felt the cauli needed to be crisper and it just didn’t work with flavor.
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I liked these a lot! I replaced the flour with an all purpose protein powder and they turned out great!!
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Made the recipe exactly as specified and it turned out great! I’ll definitely be making this recipe again!
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Not as crispy as I’d hoped. But a tasty snack
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These are excellent! Followed some advice and seasoned the batter with approx 1/4 tsp cayenne. I battered and placed the cauliflower on a greased baking sheet and refrigerated for and hour to set batter. Cooked for 13 min @ 400*. Came out crispy so I freed them in wing sauce and cooked an additional 5 min @ 400 and served them with ranch dressing on the side. Family ate every bite ! Good job! Thanks!!!
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I don’t do “teaspoons” of anything, so I added considerably more garlic, as well as honey. Serving to guests today, so we’ll see how it goes. Oh, I also added a little cornstarch to the batter for thickening and crispiness.
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I made it as the recipe stated except I used only one head of cauliflower so I had a lot of extra batter which I coated heavily on the cauliflower. Because I didn’t use as much cauliflower as the recipe called for, there was batter puddled beneath each cauliflower sprig which ended up being great because although the cauliflower did not become crunchy, the extra batter stuck beneath each sprig was thin and crispy and added great texture. The hot sauce/honey/butter sauce was delicious! It was a hit with my hubbby and sister who already emailed me for the recipe! We ended up devouring it before the main course was ready so it actually was our appetizer! I will be making it again!!
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I made this for a healthy appetizer and it was wonderful. My husband loved it. Based on another review, I mixed the hot sauce and honey in the flour mix and omitted the butter. I also placed the cauliflower pieces on cooling racks placed on the baking sheets lightly sprayed with PAM. They baked for about 15 minutes. Excellent!
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Way too spicy for me. I used Frank’s Hot Sauce. I’ll use another sauce next time, maybe a bbq or teriyaki sauce.
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8.3.16 Next time, I?ll put these on a rack inside the baking pan, so the batter drips through. The one thing I didn?t care for is that the batter puddles at the bottom of each piece of cauliflower and bakes into overly brown crust (hope that makes sense). We?re about a 6 or 7 on a scale of 10 as far as spiciness goes, and this recipe does have a kick. I love my buffalo chicken wings, and now I have new way to enjoy anything ?buffalo.?
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Made it as the recipe stated. Flavor was okay, but was very very soggy.
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I’ve made this a second time and it was a bigger hit than the last. I tried to follow the recipe exactly, but again I rarely measure anything so my batter was a little more than I needed. The good thing is that this mistake gave the dish a little more crunch. This is so a great way to eat healthy. Even my daughter who doesn’t like cauliflower, actually asked for the recipe. Do yourself a favor and try this one for yourself.
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Amazing recipe! Full of so much flavor. Definitely making this one again soon.
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I made the recipe “as is” and it was delicious. Even the grandchildren loved it. There were no leftovers. Everyone is asking me to make it again. And, so I will.
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Really good! I tossed the cauliflower in the sauce like you do with wings. Worked like a charm. Very good recipe!
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It had great color and flavor, but I think it needed more of the sauces. It was hard to coat the cauliflower evenly, but tasted wonderful!
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This was delicious. Will definitely make it again. on the same level as chicken wings
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cauliflower may not be my favorite veg . but now it is .make sure that they are in small pieces
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Made it exactly as posted using Sriracha Sauce, and it was Excellent! A definite Make Again As Is Recipe!!!
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Made it twice. First time I followed the directions and it was enjoyed by all. Second time, I upped the ingredients by 50% and finished it off under the broiler. The slight crisp or burn really kicked it up both visually and on the taste buds.
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very tasty..very spicy…
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Everyone enjoys this cauliflower. Instead of using hot sauce, I used my son’s wing sauce. He is our Buffalo Wings guy.
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Didn’t get crispy. Just OK
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These were very good. I agree with some others that the batter step can be skipped. What a great alternative to wings.
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Will not make it again.
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Very good. Loved it.
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Made it for Super Bowl and it was a hit! Wish I’d made more!
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