Air Fryer Honey Sriracha Cauliflower is a delicious spicy air fryer recipe topped off with a sweet and spicy Sriracha sauce. This vegetarian air fryer recipe is a winner for game day!
Air Fryer Honey Sriracha Cauliflower
When I think of the phrase “honey Sriracha” it makes me think of game day foods. I think it stems from the sriracha sauce.
That tangy and spicy sauce often times is shuffled into the football food or game day snack food category. Honestly, our Honey Sriracha Cauliflower can fit into that category if you want.
This recipe is perfect for game day, especially if you want to bring a meatless flare or a vegetarian option to your game day celebration! I am pretty sure that even your meat loving friends will dive into this dish!
The secret is most certainly in the sauce for this recipe!
How do you make honey sriracha sauce?
It is actually quite simple to make this delicious sauce. You are going to whisk together a few simple ingredients and then you will be ready!
Our Honey sriracha sauce ingredients are:
- Honey
- Sriracha
- Coconut Aminos (or gf soy sauce)
- Sesame Oil
- Rice Vinegar
This honey sriracha cauliflower bites are the perfect replacement for air fryer wings! As you know we LOVE our air fryer and that is how we made this recipe!
Let’s recap WHY I LOVE MY AIR FRYER!
- This kitchen gadget is easy to use, straight out of the box.
- There are endless recipes you can make!
- Cook times are faster than your conventional oven and often food is equally heated.
- The cook time of a recipe is the actual time, unlike waiting for the pressure to rise on your instant pot or your oven to preheat!
- It uses a lot less oil!
- You can easily adapt recipes you already!
Let me just admit it here, that I love my air fryer. I think it has become fairly clear over the past year or two that I LOVE this kitchen gadget.
It was originally a Christmas gift that my mom bought my husband and I. She always likes to get us things for our kitchen. One of her friends suggested this oil less fryer! So off to Khols she headed with her coupon and got us one!
While I’d read all the rave reviews about how amazing the air fryer truly was, I seriously had NO idea how much I’d really love it! From the moment I unwrapped the gift, my mind was already racing with everything that I couldn’t wait to cook in it.
Trust me when I say that if you’ve been on the fence about purchasing an air fryer, encourage yourself to go ahead and make that buy. Once you use it just ONE time, you’ll be wondering what took you so long to make that decision!
Honestly, at this point in time we couldn’t be more thankful we were gifted an air fryer. We love our air fryers. Yes, we do have MORE than one!
These air fryers have come staples in our home. Many people ask how we store them. We actually do not have a lot of counter space, so we keep them in our laundry room. (which is slowly turning into a second pantry!)
Side note: If you are in the market for an air fryer, I recently created a post about the best air fryers on the market. The post is based off of reviews from friends, family and online consumers! Be sure to check out the best air fryers on the market!
QUESTION TIME:
What are Coconut Aminos?
Coconut Aminos (affiliate ad link) are my new favorite thing! It is a sauce (that is completely delicious) and it is made from coconut sap. It is a thin dark sauce that has a sweet and salty taste. It is very similar and can be exchanged for soy sauce. Coconut Aminos are gluten-free.
Does my soy sauce need to be gluten-free?
If you use a soy sauce and you have Celiac Disease, a wheat allergy or a gluten sensitivity you need to make sure it is gluten-free. If you DO NOT have any of those restrictions you can use non gluten-free soy sauce.
Just exactly how HOT is sriracha? Is Sriracha spicy?
That is a good question. I can tell you when it come to spiciness, I am a total wimp. I can tolerate easily 1-2T of sriracha sauce in a recipe. After that the HEAT kicks up a notch for me. So basically, its a hotter sauce but not THE hottest!
What country did sriracha sauce come from?
I searched the interwebs for this answer. I wasn’t sure. It appears that sriracha originated in Thailand from a Thai woman.
Even Cabi the Tabby approves of this recipe 🙂
More easy air fryer recipes:
Looking for vegan air fryer recipes? We have some of those too! You can even check out our YouTube channel for some air fryer videos.
Still don’t have an air fryer of your own? Be sure to check out our air fryer reviews from several of the top models out there. You’ll be whipping up free air fryer recipes in no time!
Want to learn more about Air Fryers? Check out our Air Fryer 101 post! Having an Air Fryer is great but may also mean that you have a ton of questions as well. We have some great tips for using your air fryer!
(And while I’m crazy over my Air Fryer, I’m also just as crazy about my Instant Pot as well. I love gadgets, what can I say? If you are looking for a few instant recipes or easy instant pot recipes, you can check out our instant pot stuffed peppers, instant pot taco soup, instant pot cheesy potato leek soup, instant pot black beans and instant pot leek soup.)
Pin this Air Fryer Honey Sriracha Cauliflower for later:
Here is your air fryer cauliflower recipe:
Air Fryer Honey Sriracha Cauliflower is a delicious spicy air fryer recipe topped off with a sweet and spicy Sriracha sauce. This vegetarian air fryer recipe is a winner for game day!
- 1/3 c honey
- 1/3 c Sriracha
- 1 T coconut aminos
- 1/4 t sesame seed oil
- 1 T rice vinegar
- 3-4 c cauliflower florets
-
In a bowl mix together the honey, Sriracha, coconut aminos, sesame seed oil and rice vinegar. Whisk together, set aside.
-
Dip each cauliflower piece into the sauce to cover the cauliflower with sauce.
-
Gently place cauliflower in the air fryer at 370 degrees F for 10 minutes. Shake the basket mid way through (about the 5 minute mark). 10 minutes will give you tender cauliflower. If you prefer crunchier cauliflower, lessen the time.
-
Top with additional sauce after plating.
-
ENOY!
Did you make this recipe?
Be sure to snap a picture and post it to Instagram with the hashtag #VegetarianMamma! I love seeing our recipes being recreated!Question time: Drop me a comment below telling me if you’ve ever had food with honey sriracha sauce! Are you willing to give this recipe a try?
Lisa Huff says
Such a great idea and alternative to chicken wings. Perfect!
Cindy says
Yes, the perfect alternative to wings!
Sues says
Bookmarking this for sure!! I just got an air fryer, but haven’t broken it out yet. The sweet and sour flavor combo is SO my thing!
Cindy says
It is a delish combo!!!
Tilly says
Oooh, I actually know the answer to the Sriracha origin! A Vietnamese refugee named David Tran started making it in America in 1979 to sell to shops in Chinatown and ever since the sauce has become extremely popular. Only fresh Chillis are used in the sauce so it’s only made once a year when those chillis are in season. I thought this was extremely cool! haha.
I love this recipe, it gets me and everyone else to eat more veggies without even realising, thank you!
Cindy says
Thanks for the history and info! I Love learning!! Yes, I am hoping it does get everybody to eat more veggies without even knowing!
Diana says
I got 7 heads of cauliflower from my uncle’s farm a couple of days ago, and now I know what to do with it! Thanks for the recipe
Cindy says
I am jealous, sounds like a great haul of cauliflower! Enjoy!
Farwin says
I’m looking for ways to dress up cauliflower and this looks such a great idea!
Cindy says
This is a fun way to dress it up!
Cliona Keane says
What a great vegetarian alternative to chicken wings! These look beyond tasty and your photographs are making my mouth water!
Cindy says
Thank you so much Cliona!