Vegan Buffalo Broccoli Wings
Vegan buffalo broccoli wings are perfect vegan appetizers for any parties or get-togethers.
Servings: 4
Calories: 170kcal
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
Ingredients
- 6 cups broccoli florets (2 medium heads)
For Batter
- 1 cup gram flour or all-purpose flour + cornstarch
- salt to taste
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ - ¾ cup almond milk as required to make smooth batter
- 1 tsp hot sauce optional for extra hot
For Coating
- 1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch cyanne pepper
Buffalo Sauce
- 1 cup hot sauce
- 1 tsp whilte vinegar
- 2 tbsp maple syrup to balance the hot sauce
- ½ tsp salt (to taste)
- ½ tsp pepper (to taste)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp olive oil or vegan butter or coconut oil
Instructions
Make the batter:
- In a large mixing bowl add flour, salt, pepper, hot sauce, onion powder, garlic powder.
- Add non-dairy (unsweetened) milk to make the batter.
- Keep this coating consistency so that florets will be coated well and extra batter drips off.
Coat with bread crumbs:
- On a plate take a generous amount of bread crumbs.
- Season it with salt and pepper.
- Dip the florets in the batter and roll it on breadcrumbs.
- Repeat for all.
Method 1 - Bake:
- Preheat oven at 200 degrees.
- Transfer the coated broccoli wings to a baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes, flipping in between (at around 10 minutes).
Method 2 - Pan-frying:
- For pan-frying, just heat oil and shallow fry each side till it's golden and crispy (on medium to high flame).
- Flip to all sides so that it's equally cooked.
- Once cooked take out from oil and keep on a paper napkin to drain out excess oil.
Prepare Buffalo Sauce:
- Prepare buffalo sauce by adding hot sauce, maple syrup, vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder.
- If using vegan butter or coconut oil, then bring it to a boil. Cool and store for future use.
Coat with buffalo sauce:
- Now pour in the buffalo sauce on fried/ baked wings.
Bake:
- For crispy buffalo wings, bake for another 5 minutes at 200-degree centigrade.
Method - 3 - Air Fry
- Preheat the air fryer at 375F (180C) for 4 minutes.
- Place the coated broccoli in the basket and start the air fryer at 375 F for 5 - 6 minutes.
- After that remove the basket and brush the buffalo sauce on the florets.
- Fry for another 4 minutes at the same temperature.
- If you want more crispy, add 2 minutes at 400F.
- Keep a check on broccoli after 3 minutes as af cooks broccoli quickly. Also, every air fryer cooks differently. Change your timing accordingly.
Serve
- Serve with vegan ranch or any dip of your choice
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Nutrition
Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 326mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 33IU | Vitamin C: 76mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2mg