This Buffalo Cauliflower Dip is a scrumptious vegetarian spin on a traditional recreation day snack. Made with roasted cauliflower, Frank’s sizzling sauce, Greek yogurt, and ranch, it’s good served with tortilla chips or celery sticks. Straightforward to make within the oven, sluggish cooker, or On the spot Pot!

Why I Love This Recipe

This Buffalo Cauliflower Dip is deliciously tacky, wealthy, and spicy, and might positively compete with a buffalo rooster wing dip.

That’s proper I’ve a vegetarian rooster wing dip recipe made with cauliflower that’s going to knock your socks off.

Don’t consider me? Ask my carnivore Buffalo-born husband and he’ll inform you how he virtually completed the dip off in a single sitting :).

This dip swaps the rooster for cauliflower, provides Greek yogurt in addition to cream cheese, makes use of mozzarella and blue cheese, and could be made with ranch dressing or seasoning.

Not solely is it deliciously spicy, tacky and indulgent-tasting, it’s vegetarian, gluten-free, has extra fiber, and is tremendous satisfying.

It solely requires 7 easy substances and comes collectively shortly, although perhaps not as quick because it’ll get eaten!

Buffalo Cauliflower Dip can also be customizable so you’ll be able to swap up the sort(s) of shredded cheese primarily based on what you’ve gotten readily available or add kind of sizzling sauce relying in your spice preferences.

You can too simply make it within the sluggish cooker or On the spot Pot in case your oven isn’t out there (directions for all three strategies beneath!).

Components You’ll Want

Notes on Components

cauliflower: I prefer to roast the cauliflower within the oven first as a result of I like roasted veggies and suppose it brings out extra taste however when you’d relatively microwave or steam your cauliflower as a time saver, go for it! Use a small head or a bag of pre-cut cauliflower florets.

Frank’s sizzling sauce: I extremely suggest looking for Frank’s sizzling sauce for this recipe however don’t sweat it if you’ll want to use one other kind of Buffalo sauce. You may add somewhat kind of relying in your desired spice stage!

cream cheese: acts as the bottom of the dip. I like to recommend utilizing an everyday full-fat block of cream cheese and letting it soften earlier than you get began.

Greek yogurt: contributes to the creamy texture and provides a lift of protein.

ranch dressing: helps fight the spice of the recent sauce together with the cream cheese. If you happen to’d like your dip to have a thicker consistency you need to use 1 tablespoon of ranch seasoning as an alternative.

mozzarella cheese: I like utilizing shredded mozzarella cheese on this recipe however be at liberty to swap it out with different cheeses like cheddar, Colby, pepper jack, or some mixture of various cheeses. 

blue cheese: blue cheese is usually paired with buffalo sauce to fight the warmth however you’ll be able to omit if blue cheese isn’t your factor!

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Baking Dish

Make Buffalo Cauliflower Dip

1. Roast the cauliflower. On a parchment lined baking sheet, toss the cauliflower with olive oil, salt and pepper and bake till tender and barely browned, about 20-25 minutes.
2. Mix substances. To a big mixing bowl add roasted cauliflower, cream cheese, Greek yogurt, Frank’s sizzling sauce, ranch dressing (or seasoning), 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella and blue cheese. Stir till cream cheese is generally integrated.
3. Switch and bake. Switch to a baking dish and prime with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella and elective further blue cheese. Bake till combination is effervescent and the edges are simply beginning to brown, about 25-Half-hour.
4. Serve! High with elective sliced inexperienced onion and serve heat with tortilla chips, carrot and celery sticks, for dipping.

Skilled Ideas

1. You may prep Buffalo Cauliflower Dip upfront by making ready it up till it must be baked within the oven. If you happen to’re making it upfront, cowl the baking dish with plastic wrap and retailer it within the fridge (not than 24 hours) till you’re prepared. Earlier than baking, let the dip come to room temperature whereas the oven preheats.
2. If you happen to don’t like small cauliflower chunks in your dip, you’ll be able to pulse the roasted cauliflower in a meals processor or cube the florets earlier than combining with the opposite substances.

make this dip within the On the spot Pot

If you wish to save oven area or simply don’t need to flip in your oven, you’ll be able to simply make this dip within the On the spot Pot!

1. In On the spot Pot, add cauliflower, Frank’s, ranch dressing or seasoning, salt and pepper, and stir to coat.
2. Safe lid onto On the spot Pot and set to stress cook dinner/handbook for two minutes.
3. Use fast launch valve to launch steam.
4. As soon as stress is launched, open lid and add cream cheese, yogurt, mozzarella, and blue cheese.
5. Utilizing an immersion blender or hand mixer on low, mix substances till easy and creamy, or your required texture (I like some little chunks of cauliflower in mine!).
6. Pour out right into a serving bowl and garnish with inexperienced onion.

make this dip utilizing the sluggish cooker

1. Roast cauliflower within the oven.
2. Spray sluggish cooker bowl with cooking spray. Add all substances to sluggish cooker, stir to mix, and cook dinner on excessive for 1.5 to 2 hours or on low for 3-4 hours, or till cheeses have melted and dip is heated via.
3. Stir dip once more earlier than transferring to a serving bowl and topping with inexperienced onion garnish.

Recipe FAQs

What goes good with buffalo cauliflower?

Buffalo Cauliflower Dip goes properly with tortilla chips, crackers, sliced baguette, carrots and celery sticks. If you happen to’re planning on making this in a part of a recreation day menu, you’ll be able to serve it alongside nachos, rooster wings, fries, coleslaw, and so on. 

Can I take advantage of blue cheese dressing as an alternative of ranch dressing?

I haven’t made this dip with blue cheese dressing however I’m positive this might be scrumptious! You may attempt utilizing my vegan blue cheese dressing or any retailer purchased dressing ought to work.

Can this dip be made with out blue cheese?

Completely! Be happy to omit the blue cheese utterly and even swap it out with goat cheese or feta cheese for that salty, crumbly impact. 

What’s the greatest sizzling sauce for buffalo cauliflower dip?

Hand’s down use Frank’s sizzling sauce. Frank’s sizzling sauce is by far my favourite Buffalo sauce (and I’m from Buffalo, NY so I do know a great wing sauce!). 

How lengthy is buffalo cauliflower dip good for within the fridge?

Buffalo Cauliflower Dip will keep good within the fridge for 3-4 days. To retailer,  you’ll be able to wrap the complete baking dish tightly in plastic wrap or switch the dip to an hermetic container earlier than placing it within the fridge. 

Storage and Preparation

This dip could be ready forward of time and saved within the fridge for as much as 24 hours earlier than baking. Let dish come to room temperature earlier than earlier than baking whereas the oven preheats.

Leftovers could be saved in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3-4 days. You may freeze this dip for as much as three months however the texture and consistency will change (though the flavour will nonetheless be good!).

Recipes That Pair Nicely

Vegetarian Nachos

Wholesome Candy Potato Skins

Mexican Avenue Corn Dip

Vegan Chickpea Burgers

Kohlrabi Fries (Baked or Air Fryer)

Sheet Pan Potato Nachos

For extra buffalo cauliflower inspiration, try my different recipes beneath!

Buffalo Cauliflower Wings – Air Fryer or Oven

Buffalo Cauliflower Pizza

Buffalo Cauliflower Tacos with Ranch Slaw

On the spot Pot Vegetarian Buffalo Cauliflower Wing Dip

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This recipe was retested, reshot and revamped to deliver you probably the most scrumptious (and most stunning) dish! The unique put up was revealed February 2017.

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