These Baked Buffalo Cauliflower Bites are perfect as a party appetizer, game day snack, or even for dinner with your favorites sides. Spicy hand held cheesy bites that are loaded with flavor and great alone or with a creamy dipping sauce. (Gluten Free & Low Carb)
BAKED BUFFALO CAULIFLOWER BITES...
So if you have yet to jump on the cauliflower bandwagon, I think these Spicy Cauliflower Cheesy bites are sure to bring you a little closer.
Spicy, cheesy, messy and oh sooo flavorful....so bring on the napkins please! 😆
But seriously, cauliflower is one of my go to veggies for so many reasons and you can almost always find a head of cauliflower in my fridge.
Since cauliflower is low in carbs, loaded with nutrition, and basically takes on the flavors of whatever you add to it....making it a pretty obvious choice to add to so many meals.
And Cauliflower has lots of great health benefit such as.....
- Fights inflammation
- Improves digestion & detoxification
- Aids in weight loss
- Preserves eye health
- Balances hormones
All the more reasons to add these Spicy little Cauliflower bites to your to do list!
Plus these cauliflower bites are super easy to make, with only a few easy to find ingredients.
So whatcha waiting for... 😉 with so many reasons to try these yummy little treats and even more so if you're into the spicy thing like me.
Buffalo Cauliflower Bites & other Cauliflower recipes to try....
Cauliflower Crust Veggie Pizza
Zoodles with Cauliflower Meatless Balls
Spicy Crock Pot Cauliflower Mac n Cheese
Best Oven Roasted Cauliflower Nachos
And these my friends are just a few of my favorites! But be sure to have a look around for lots more cauliflower inspiration Right here on the blog!
Especially once you've had a chance to try these Spicy Baked Cauliflower Cheese Bites! 😀
AND IF YOU TRY THIS RECIPE PLEASE BE SURE TO LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW…..
I’d love to hear if you make this & how you like it. Plus please be sure to include a star rating.
Until next time-xoxo
ENJOY!
📖 Recipe
Spicy Cauliflower Cheese Bites
Ingredients
- 1 medium/large head cauliflower
- ½ tbsp. olive oil
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cups Monterey Jack cheese shredded
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- ½ tsp. onion powder
- salt & pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp. butter
- ⅓ cup hot sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Generously grease large piece of parchment paper and place on baking sheet.
- Bring large pot of lightly salted water to boil.
- Break cauliflower into florets and put in boiling water. Cook 5-6 minutes. Drain well.
- Pulse in food processor in batches and then lay between paper towels to remove as much moisture as possible.**
- Place riced cauliflower in bowl with beaten egg, garlic powder, onion powder, salt & pepper, and cheese. Combine well. Shape into bite size balls and place on greased parchment paper.
- Cook 15 minutes and turn over and cook an additional 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile melt butter over medium low heat and add hot sauce.
- Remove bites from oven and brush with hot sauce mixture. Return to oven and cook an additional 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and can drizzle with additional hot sauce*
Notes
Nutrition
Updated- this was originally posted in May 2016
Gabi
They look yummy Stephanie!!! I think once I have 3 or 4 of these "cauliflower power balls" as appetizer, I won't need any main dish;) Probably you could even combine them with a mixed salad for lunch or a light dinner.
Stephanie
Thanks Gabi! And I've actually had them for dinner and leftover cold for lunch 😀
Jessica Formicola
I love this idea! So delicious!
Elaine @ Dishes Delish
These cauliflower bites look so delicious! I love everything about them, from the cauliflower to the cheese to the spiciness! I can't wait to try them!
Jacqueline Debono
Cauliflower cheese has been a favourite of mine since childhood. I love the idea of having it as finger food! Yum!
Danielle
I love this idea! Never tried to use cauliflower this way...
Charlotte
Sorry about the name in the post above ... I have a scanner that every once in a while goes off on its own and enters random info WITH a hard return so weird things get entered unexpectedly. Anyway, just wanted you to have my real email and name =) Thanks again!
Stef
Hey, no problem Charlotte! Happy to hear from you and You're welcome 🙂
onepartfood.com08960104
I just made these and they were AWESOME!! I took one shortcut and used Trader Joe's frozen cauliflower rice, heated it in a large shallow pan to thaw and dry out the rice, then let it cool a little before following the rest of the recipe as is. And it was a hit! This will be a regular for us ... Thanks!
Stef
I'm so Happy to hear that you liked these! Nothing wrong with taking a short cut using already riced cauliflower. I love Trader Joe's but haven't tried the rice cauliflower yet. I always love hearing when someone has success with a recipe 🙂
Amy
I love anything spicy. And these cauliflower bites are looking amazing!! 🙂
Stef
Thanks Amy! I love really spicy also, so I added a lot of the hot sauce mixture to mine. Hope you get to try these 🙂
Courtney's Cookbook
Oh wow! These look absolutely delicious!
Stef
Thanks Courtney! I hope you get a chance to try them 🙂