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Crispy Low Carb Keto Cauliflower Bites

Cauliflower bites are coated in a low carb keto breading. These can be baked, fried or cooked in an air fryer. The breading tastes just as good as flour or breadcrumb breading!
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 12 oz cauliflower, cut into bite sized pieces, (about 1/2 a large head of cauliflower)
  • cooking oil, for frying

Egg Wash

  • 2 large eggs, whisked
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream

Breading

  • 1 cup superfine blanched almond flour
  • 1 cup finely grated parmesan cheese, use fresh and not shelf stable kind
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, optional if you like a little spice in your breading

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, whisk eggs with heavy cream. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together almond flour, cheese, garlic powder, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper. Set aside.
  • Line a medium baking sheet with parchment paper. Spoon a small amount of breading onto your sheet pan (just enough to cover the bottom of a cauliflower bite).
  • Dip a piece of cauliflower in the egg wash. After it is fully coated, shake it a few times, making sure to shake off any excess egg drippings back into the egg bowl before adding it to the breading. The reason for doing this is that you don't want the egg drippings going into the breading. The moisture will cause the breading to clump and they will no longer stick to the cauliflower.
  • Place the cauliflower piece onto the small mound of bread crumbs, applying a little pressure so those breading sticks to the bottom of the cauliflower.
  • Wipe your hand that was holding the cauliflower so that your hand is also dry before touching the breading. Spoon a small amount of breading over the cauliflower and then use your fingers to press the breading onto the cauliflower until it is fully coated. It is important to keep the breading in a separate bowl, to prevent it from getting wet.
  • Carefully set the cauliflower aside onto a clean part of your baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cauliflower.

Deep Fry

  • To deep fry the cauliflower, pour 1 1/2 inches of cooking oil into a pot. When the oil reaches 350F, add a few pieces of breaded cauliflower. You may need to stir the cauliflower a few times to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Cook a few minutes until a deep golden brown. Remove cauliflower with a slotted spoon and place onto a paper towel lined plate. Repeat with remaining cauliflower.

Air Fry

  • Spray the basket of your air fryer with cooking oil spray to prevent cauliflower from sticking. Place cauliflower in a single layer into basket, spacing them about 1/2 inch apart. You may need to split the cauliflower in more than one batch. Spray the surface of the cauliflower before closing your air fryer. Coating the outside in oil will help the breading crisp up and brown. Set your air fryer to 375F. Cook for about 12 minutes or until crispy.

Bake

  • Preheat your oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place cauliflower pieces on baking sheet in a single layer, spacing about 1/2 inch apart. Spray surface of cauliflower with cooking oil spray. Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until cauliflower coating is crispy.

Notes

  • The finely grated parmesan cheese should be the size of grains of sand.
  • You can grate with a cheese grater. Or you can take shredded parmesan cheese and place into a food processor and pulse until it becomes the size of grains of sand.
  • I don't recommend using the shelf-stable grated parmesan cheese.
  • For an even thicker, crunchier coating, you can double bread the cauliflower. I have provided tips and how to double bread in the post.
  • Deep frying the cauliflower will produce an even golden brown coating and the cauliflower will stay crispy longer. The photos in this post are of the deep fried version.
  • Air frying is also crispy but the breading will not brown as evenly.
  • Baking stays crispy the shortest amount of time and the breading doesn't brown as much.
  • Nutritional information does not include oil for frying or cooking oil spray. Nutrition facts assume all of the egg wash and breading is used, but in actuality, you will not use all the breading so the carb count is slightly less.
Serving: 0.25of recipe, Calories: 378kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 21g, Fat: 27g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Sodium: 451mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 2g, NET CARBS: 7
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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