These light Baked Cauliflower Fritters are a delicious vegetarian dinner option and are ready in less than 30 min!
Baked cauliflower fritters are a great way to get children to eat cauliflower, who usually don't particularly like it due to its strong smell.
These fritters are delicious and even my son who normally doesn't like this vegetable, appreciated and devoured them.
To be honest, the whole family likes them so much that I make them every week!
I like preparing a big batch of these little guys, and an extra batch of my baked zucchini fritters and serving them as finger food at parties and dinners.
They're light, full of flavor, and usually disappear within minutes!
Ingredients
This healthy version of baked cauliflower fritters only requires 7 simple ingredients such as:
- Steamed cauliflower florets
- Garlic
- Aromatic herbs
- Panko breadcrumbs
- Egg
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- A little flour
How to make cauliflower fritters
This recipe takes only 30 mins to prepare, making these simple patties a great dinner option on busy days.
To make these baked cauliflower fritters all you have to do is mix the ingredients in a large bowl, just as you would do with meatballs.
Then, form small patties with the help of your hands and lightly dust them with flour.
Spray a little olive oil on both sides of each fritter and arrange them on a baking tray, then bake in the oven.
Alternatively, you can fry them in a large pan with a bit of olive oil (in this case you don't need to spray them with oil beforehand).
I prefer to bake the fritters in the oven, but you can also give them a go in the air fryer or simply fry them in a pan with a little oil.
If you prefer to fry them, fry the fritters in small batches, so they get extra crispy and turn into that lovely golden-brown color.
Dairy-free Cauliflower Fritters
To keep them 100% dairy-free, take the Parmesan out and substitute with extra panko and fresh aromatic herbs. You won't compromise the flavour, I promise!
Can I freeze cauliflower fritters?
Absolutely, I do that all the time!
Once the fritters are ready and cooked through, transfer them in an airtight container, with baking paper between the layers of fritters, and freeze for up to 1 month.
Serving tips
Serve them piping hot plain as they are with a squeeze of lemon on top if you like.
Or even better, try them dipped in this marinara sauce.
For a healthy breakfast, serve them with poached or scrambled eggs.
Try them with a large nutritious quinoa salad or this Panzanella salad for a balanced meal.
These cauliflower fritters are so good you'll want to make them over and over again!
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Recipe
Baked Cauliflower Fritters
Ingredients
- 300 g cauliflower florets, steamed
- 1 egg white
- 1 garlic clove, finely minced
- a bunch of fresh parsley and basil leaves, chopped
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, optional
- sea salt and pepper, to taste
- all purpose flour, for dusting
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for spraying or frying
To serve:
- lemon wedges, optional
- 1 cup marinara sauce, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C/395°F.
- In a large bowl or food processor, mix together panko, fresh parsley/basil, minced garlic and Parmesan if using. Season with salt and pepper.
- Fold in the tender cauliflower florets and egg white and mix all the ingredients until you have a dense mixture. Add in more panko if too wet, or an extra egg if too dry. Adjust seasoning.
- Form small patties with your hands and lightly dust with flour.
- Spray with olive oil on both sides and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake in the oven for 10 min of each side, or until crispy and golden-brown.
- Serve the fritters piping hot, and enjoy plain, or with a squeeze of lemon on top and optional marinara sauce on the side.
Nutrition
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
Katie says
So tasty! Do you defrost after freezing or cook from frozen? Thanks!
Andrea says
Hi Katie, cook them directly from frozen!
Gino says
Can you prepare the batter day before?
MaleRN says
Awesome recipe. Anyone can customize it with different kind of spices. I added onion and paprika and substituted. Turned out very well. Even fooled one of my kids that it’s a potato pancake. I definitely will switch up the spices next time and try chives, curry, and tumeric to make it taste like a falafel or Italian seasoning to make it taste like arancini balls
SQS says
And no temp for the oven? Come on!
Andrea says
Hi! The oven temperature is stated in the first line of the recipe 🙂 Hope you like the fritters!
Patti says
I make these all the time, I love them! So very easy to make and they are very filling.
Linda Greiss says
Can you use cauliflower that has been put in the food processer made as rice.
Louise says
It’s not clear in your instructions if you cook the fritters before freezing.
Andrea says
Hi Louise, yes, you need to bake them before freezing! 🙂
Suzet says
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 200C/400C.
Which one is it?? And do you know the degrees in Fahrenheit??
Andrea says
Ooops, thanks for spotting the typo! The temperature should be 200C or 395F.
Mary Coyle says
These look absolutely delicious! Healthy too!
Andrea says
They're so light and tasty Mary! Thank you for stopping by, I hope you like them 🙂