Baked Carolina-Style BBQ Cauliflower Wings Recipe

Level up your vegetarian game-day offerings with our crunchy, tender baked cauliflower wings, which get a tangy, mustardy kick from Carolina BBQ sauce.

📝 Ingredients

• ½ cup yellow mustard
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• ¼ cup ketchup
• ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1½ cups panko
• ¾ cup fine breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¾ teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1½ cups flour
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
• 1½ teaspoons garlic powder
• 1½ teaspoons onion powder
• 1½ teaspoons smoked paprika
• ¾ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets
• Cooking spray

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat the oven to 425 F.
2. 2Prepare the sauce by mixing the mustard, honey, vinegar, ketchup, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
3. 3Add the panko, breadcrumbs, salt, garlic powder, and smoked paprika to a bowl.
4. 4In a separate bowl, add the flour, cornstarch, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, pepper and stir.
5. 5Whisk 1 ¼ cups water into the flour mixture until smooth, adding just enough to create a batter slightly thinner than pancake batter.
6. 6Working in batches, dip the florets into the batter, shake to remove any excess, then dip them into the breadcrumbs.
7. 7Transfer the breaded florets onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
8. 8Spritz the florets lightly with cooking spray and bake them for 25 to 30 minutes, flipping halfway through, until they’re golden brown and the cauliflower is tender.
9. 9Toss the cauliflower in the sauce and serve.