Appetizers

Airfryer Buffalo Cauliflower Tots

Airfryer Buffalo Cauliflower Tots are a light and easy low carb appetizer made with just 2 ingredients! Crispy frozen cauliflower tots are tossed in a spicy buffalo sauce for a healthy game day snack or side dish.

  • Prep5 minutes
  • Cook25 minutes
  • Total30 minutes
  • Serves4

Published 25 Sep 2018

Airfryer Buffalo Cauliflower Tots appetizer

Airfryer Buffalo Cauliflower Tots are a light and easy low carb appetizer recipe made with just 2 ingredients! Crispy frozen cauliflower tots are tossed in a spicy buffalo sauce for a healthy game day snack or side dish made in your Air Fryer.

I was digging through my freezer trying to find something easy for dinner one night and ran across a bag of frozen Cauliflower Tots. I have used these before in recipes, such as this Light Taco Cauliflower Tot Hotdish as well as just cooking some up in the Airfryer as a side dish. This time, an idea for Airfryer Buffalo Cauliflower Tots struck me as a great idea. It would make a fantastic game day appetizer that is low carb and healthier than traditionally fried buffalo chicken!

Simply toss a whole bag of califlower tots in your arfryer on the highest temperature setting and cook for 20 minutes, tossing midway through. Toss the tots in a bowl with a few tablespoons of buffalo sauce and return them to the airfryer to crisp them back up. After another 5 minutes you will have perfectly crisp Airfryer Buffalo Cauliflower Tots that have just the right amount of spice!

You can sprinkle the them with some crumbled bleu cheese, serve them with celery sticks and ranch, or just enjoy them as they are! These vegetarian tots are the easiest two ingredient recipe you will make and are great for a last minute snack to serve while watching your favorite team play. If your team is anything like my Minnesota Vikings last Sunday, these tots will be far more enjoyable than the game…ugh!

One of my favorite parts of this recipe, is that cauliflower tots have become so mainstream that even my small town grocery store carries them in their freezer section! If I can find them at my grocery store, I am sure you will be able to find them at yours.

I was chatting with the owner of the grocery store as he was checking me out and he mentioned that he recently tried the cauliflower tots for the first time. He said he baked them much longer than the package instructed to get them as crispy as possible. He thought they tasted like deep fried cauliflower instead of actual tator tots and I think that is a really good descriptions for these.

You could certainly make these in your oven by increasing the temperature and cooking time, but that is the beauty of the Air Fryer after all. It allows you to get things extra crispy in a fraction of the time that a traditional oven does!

Airfryer Buffalo Cauliflower Tots appetizer
Airfryer Buffalo Cauliflower Tots dipping in ranch sauce

More delicious Airfryer appetizers!

Airfryer Parmesan Dill Fried Pickle Chips

Airfryer Baked Thai Peanut Chicken Egg Rolls

Airfryer Parmesan Dill Fried Pickle Chips are a quick and easy appetizer made extra crunchy in your Airfryer without all the fat from oil. This low-fat snack is sure to satisfy your craving for something salty!
Airfryer Baked Thai Peanut Chicken Egg Rolls are a light and healthy recipe made in your Airfryer or oven. Chicken is tossed with creamy Thai peanut sauce, carrots, red peppers and green onions and rolled in crispy egg roll wrappers for a flavorful dinner you can make in just 20 minutes.

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