Can we all agree that cauliflower is so much better when it’s coated in a sauce, tossed in the air fryer and crisped to perfection. This air fried bbq cauliflower is no exception to that and may be one of my new favorite ways to make (and enjoy!) cauliflower. If you’ve made the buffalo cauliflower on One Balanced Life then you will love this one using BBQ sauce instead.
Air Fried BBQ Cauliflower
What you need for Air Fried BBQ Cauliflower:
- Cauliflower head
- Almond Flour
- Egg
- Sea salt, pepper, garlic powder, red pepper flakes
- BBQ Sauce
- Green onion
How to make:
- Chop up head of cauliflower. Make sure pieces aren’t too small or too big!
- Prepare two bowls. One with 2 eggs whisked and another bowl with almond flour and spices mixed in.
- Take piece of cauliflower and dip into egg mix and then roll to completely cover in flour mix. Do this to all pieces of cauliflower.
- Place in air fryer at 400 for 10 minutes. You may want to do two batches depending on how big your air fryer is! Shake up half way through.
- Take out of air fryer, place in large bowl and pour BBQ sauce on top. Completely coat.
- Place back in the air fryer at 400 for 4-5 minutes.
- Top with red pepper flakes and green onion. Enjoy!
Can I use a different flour?
I have only tried Almond Flour for this recipe so that is what I recommend for best results!
Do these work with any sauce?
Yes! If you’ve made my buffalo cauliflower, this recipe is the exact same! We just use BBQ Sauce here. You can use any of your favorite sauces! Some of my favorites are the BBQ Sriracha from Trader Joe’s or any of the Primal Kitchen sauces.
Can I bake these instead of using the air fryer?
Yes! Refer to the Buffalo Cauliflower recipe for all baking instructions. Follow those but use your BBQ sauce instead 🙂
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Air Fried BBQ Cauliflower
A delicious cauliflower dish!
Ingredients
- 1 small head cauliflower
- 1 cup almond flour
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- Red pepper flakes
- Optional: green onion
Instructions
- Start by chopping head of cauliflower into pieces (not too big and not too small works best!)
- Make two bowls: one with 2 whisked eggs and another with almond flour mixed with spices.
- Take piece of cauliflower and coat in egg and then roll in almond flour mix.
- Do this until completely coated all cauliflower pieces.
- Place in air fryer at 400 for 10 minutes (shaking up half way through). Depending on size of air fryer, you may want to do two batches of this so the cauliflower arent touching while cooking.
- Once 10 minutes are up, place cauliflower into a large bowl and add BBQ sauce. Mix to combine and fully coat.
- Place back in the air fryer at 400 for 4- 5 minutes.
- Top with red pepper flakes and green onion. Enjoy!
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