This addictive Healthy Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Dip is super creamy, decadent, and secretly healthy! You’d never guess it was vegan, gluten-free, and packed with protein. Make it for the big game or as a party appetizer!
I’m in love I’m in love and I don’t care who knows it!
You’re going to want to bathe in the creamy magnificence that is this vegan buffalo dip. You’ll want to dip chips and celery and carrots and fingers and toes in it.
Cuz who doesn’t love Buffalo Chicken Dip? Meet the world’s finest veggie version.
We’re talking 1) fabulous texture, 2) tangy, must-go-back-for-more flavor status, and 3) a stellar nutrition profile, believe it or not. What a trio.
We can keep that last part secret.
I originally published this recipe in 2016. Jeff had said, “Mmmmm. Good job, boo! Just don’t tell people it’s vegan. Or what’s in it.”
The fiancé is a wise, wise man. No one is dying to know there’s legumes hiding in the shadows, I get it.
The second people learn something is vegan, they automatically think it’ll taste like socks.
Let their innocent tastebuds relish in the sheer cheezy, buffalo-y glory that is this dip without knowing it’s packed with good-for-you ingredients and all the flavor on planet earth.
Laugh your evil laugh in the background as your guests gather around the TV shoveling cauliflower, chickpeas, and cashews down their traps thinking it’s cheez whiz. Vegan buffalo dip HEAVEN.
Ahhhh. The satisfaction!
Ingredients to Make Buffalo Cauliflower Dip
- Raw cashews: For that creamy, velvetty richness we all know and love.
- Cauliflower: I steam a bag from frozen, making the prep a breeze. Cauliflower adds a wonderful thick texture here.
- Chickpeas: Another textural sub for chicken in classic buffalo dip, chickpeas also add a hefty punch of fiber and plant protein.
- Hot sauce: I used Frank’s red hot because is there really any other? Flavor town!
- Nutritional yeast: this adds that quintessential cheezy flavor. You can find nooch at Kroger, Whole Foods, Amazon, etc.
Make it for the big game. Make it for the small game. Make it for no reason at all beyond it being sensationally delish!
Good luck with sharing.
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This addictive Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Dip is super creamy, decadent, and secretly healthy/ You’d never guess it was vegan, gluten-free, and packed with protein. Make it for the big game or as an appetizer for your next dinner party.
Ingredients
- 1–12oz bag frozen cauliflower florets, steamed according to package directions
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked and drained
- 1–15oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- ¾ cup original Frank’s Red Hot sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Place cashews in a bowl of warm water for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375F. Spray an 8x8in baking dish with cooking spray.
- Add to the bowl of a large food processor the steamed cauliflower, cashews, chickpeas, hot sauce, water, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, onion powder, and garlic powder. Process until the mixture is smooth and creamy, which will take several minutes. Scrape down the bowl as needed.
- Transfer dip to baking dish. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil, turn the oven to broil, (keep the oven open) and cook for 5 minutes longer.
- Serve with chips or veggies for dipping. I like it hot or cold! Dip will last at least a week in the fridge.
Recipe by Alexis Joseph of Hummusapien™. Photos by Eat Love Eats.
“Turn the oven to broil (keep the oven open) and cook for 5 minutes longer.”
Hi there. Broil with the foil still on? Or removed?
Cheers,
Nicole
Thanks for catching that! Foil should be removed 🙂
What a great dip! Love cauliflower anything.
What a great dip! Love cauliflower anything.
Um, YUM! I love buffalo flavored things and much as the next person — but I don’t like that they tend to be deep fried. Perfect way to dig into something spicy without being unhealthy.
Um, YUM! I love buffalo flavored things and much as the next person — but I don’t like that they tend to be deep fried. Perfect way to dig into something spicy without being unhealthy.
Anything with cauliflower in it these days tastes amazing to me! I am cauliflower obsessed and will eat it anyway that it is prepared. It is so damn good…and yes to bean chips…Beans beans the musical fruit…bring it on fiber!
Anything with cauliflower in it these days tastes amazing to me! I am cauliflower obsessed and will eat it anyway that it is prepared. It is so damn good…and yes to bean chips…Beans beans the musical fruit…bring it on fiber!
Can you substitute Sriracha or some other hot sauce for Franks? Can we beg Beanitos to go back to the round shape chip for black bean and pinto bean chips???!!! The triangular shape they have switched to comes all broken up now – the round shape seems to hold up to packaging and transport better.
Hey there! I would not recommending substituting sriracha since it’s much sweeter and spicier. Perhaps another similar hot sauce and start with 1/2 cup then add to taste? I’ll let Beanitos know your feedback about the round chip!
Can you substitute Sriracha or some other hot sauce for Franks? Can we beg Beanitos to go back to the round shape chip for black bean and pinto bean chips???!!! The triangular shape they have switched to comes all broken up now – the round shape seems to hold up to packaging and transport better.
Hey there! I would not recommending substituting sriracha since it’s much sweeter and spicier. Perhaps another similar hot sauce and start with 1/2 cup then add to taste? I’ll let Beanitos know your feedback about the round chip!
Yumm saw your snap yesterday and was hoping for a recipe today. Love me a dip where you can feed to anyone and hide the ingredients!
Eeeeeee it’s so amazing and dreamy!!!
Yumm saw your snap yesterday and was hoping for a recipe today. Love me a dip where you can feed to anyone and hide the ingredients!
Eeeeeee it’s so amazing and dreamy!!!
how long do you soak the cashews for before you use them?
Hey there! In the directions I recommend at least 30 minutes or overnight, but in a pinch you can soak in boiling water for 10 minutes.
how long do you soak the cashews for before you use them?
Hey there! In the directions I recommend at least 30 minutes or overnight, but in a pinch you can soak in boiling water for 10 minutes.
What a genius idea! I saw this on your snap and wasn’t sure what it was, but this is the best possible outcome!!
What a genius idea! I saw this on your snap and wasn’t sure what it was, but this is the best possible outcome!!