Remember those greasy, salty, delicious hash browns from the golden arches?? Yeah, those were good, but these Paleo, Whole30 + Keto cauliflower fritters are freaking amazing! You’re going to love these low carb fritters as a side dish that goes well with any protein. The crispy outside and the soft and cheesy inside is about to rock your world!
Yes, I Said They’re Cheesy Inside
I know, I know. Cheese is not Paleo. So, here’s the deal. You can make these without the cheese if you’re super strict Paleo and don’t want to go there. You do you. If, however, you eat cheese sometimes like us and/or are playing with the Keto lifestyle, then have at it! This one is especially for you!
With or Without Eggs
As you may know, I haven’t been eating eggs so we make these cauliflower fritters without the eggs (and with cheese), but if you tolerate eggs go ahead and use them. And especially if you aren’t going to use cheese, use the eggs! They help to bind the fritters and make forming patties a little easier.
Tips For Forming Your Fritters
Eggs and cheese. Use them both if you’re down with it. This will help with keeping these cauliflower fritters together. Also, to form them into patties, start by making a ball of the mixture in your hands and squeeze out the juices a bit. Then, flatten into a patty shape. Go for a flatter, and not too thick size, a bit bigger around than the size of the bottom of a mug. This will help the outsides to get crispy and stick together, then the insides will get a little gooey and cheesy and delicious. Can you tell I’m drooling over here just thinking about it?!
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Cauliflower Fritters (Paleo, Whole30 + Keto)
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower, riced, (finely riced, see instructions)
- 1/3 cup cassava flour
- 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese, (optional - omit for whole30 and strict paleo)
- 2 eggs whisked, (can be omitted, but fritters won't bind as well)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup avocado oil
Optional toppings
- chopped scallions or chives
- coconut yogurt, greek yogurt, sour cream, (coconut yogurt only for Whole30)
- hot sauce
Instructions
- Cut the head of cauliflower into small florets. Using the blade attachment, add 1/2 of the cauliflower florets to the processor and turn into rice by pulsing in the food processor until the cauliflower is processed into fine bits. Repeat with remaining cauliflower.
- Mix all of the ingredients (except avocado oil and any toppings) together in a bowl.
- Form the cauliflower mixture into small patties with your hands. It helps to form a round ball and squeeze it well and then flatten it into a patty. It will make approximately 10 medium patties.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add avocado oil. Once the oil is hot and shimmering, add in the cauliflower patties and cook for 5-6 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Work in batches of 4-5 patties and add extra oil if needed between batches.
- When the fritters are cooked, transfer to a paper towel lined plate. Top with any desired toppings for serving and enjoy!
Notes
Loved them. I used Almond flour and no cheese as full paleo. Simple and quick . I halved the recipe & I still got 8 patties. Spooned them out with a 1/3 measuring cup as mine were a bit wet, but flattened them out and they cooked perfectly.
Thankyou
You’re welcome! So glad you enjoyed the recipe.
Hi everyone! I was looking for something to substitute a burger bun for my veggie burgers… which I typically just eat on a salad and that has gotten way boring, so I wanted something that would emulate a rich bun. Thought: CAULIFLOWER CAKE
So this recipe seemed simple straightforward and great so gave it a try… I did use egg. See below for other work arounds…
Questions
1. how many cups of cauliflower because all heads of cauliflower are different sizes
2. Is there a reason for avocado oil or can we easily use vegetable or coconut oil instead
Substitutions/Additions
1. I used Nutritional Yeast vs cheese
2. Chic pea flour vs cassava root
3. Are used Trader Joe’s cauliflower rice, defrosted it overnight and then let it sit in a strainer to dry out for half a day
4. I never hand rolled into patties, my mixture was a bit wet so I just spooned it into the hot frying pan the size I wanted and flattened it out and let it sit for about four minutes on each side
COOKING
Used coconut oil, only .5 TBSP as I wanted to try to just lightly fry and not have so much oil. Tested a tiny one and found it bland + dry the chic pea flour taste was a little too present so added:
1/4 cup Italian herb dry blend + dry herb basil
1/4 tsp Cayenne
1/4 tsp Chili powder
Pinch more salt
Vegetable oil
I then made large thin flat ones, burger size, and used them under veggie burgers w/ dash of bbq sauce and they were GREAT!!
Will def keep experimenting with this recipe… Wonder how baking them would work… if they would come out dryer and more bun like!? And would love to hear back regarding the cauliflower ratio in the recipe, approximately how many cups of cauliflower should we have to work with?
Thanks + bon appetite!
Tance
@PURE.trail
To answer your question, it’s about 4-6 cups of cauliflower. Sounds like you had quite the experiment with this one, hope you find a version you like!
Low carb deliciousness! Some of them don’t make it to the table…I eat them right out of the pan! You will not be disappointed with this one!
Ha, sometimes you have to “taste test” before serving right??
Delicious ?
So delicious! I’m out of fresh cauliflower now… suggestions for how to use frozen riced cauliflower without it being too soggy?
You could thaw the frozen cauliflower and then squeeze it in a towel to get the excess water out. That’s probably your best option, let us know how it goes :).
These are the best! Even my not so veggie loving hubby loves them. They are on our menu rotation almost weekly! We only add a couple of tablespoons of the Parmesan, and they still taste amazing! Dang, now I’m craving some. Lol.
Haha! That’s amazing! We love it, and now we want to go make a batch too! 😉
These are SO good! I can’t imagine they’d be as good without the cheese. I used pecorino instead of parmesan because I don’t do well with cow’s milk and they were so so good. Thank you for this recipe!
Well of course, everything is better with cheese! Glad you enjoyed the recipe 🙂
Can I use almond flour?
We haven’t tried it but you probably could. Be sure to use the egg for binding if you substitute almond flour.
Can you use frozen cauliflower rice?
I don’t think so, the outsides would likely burn before the inside cooked sufficiently.
What if you can’t have dairy or egg? Any suggestions?
These can be made without the cheese or egg! Just squeeze them together well to bind as much as possible before you flatten them out.
I don’t usually keep cassava flour in my pantry, and am reluctant to buy any for the small amount in this recipe. What other flours would work just as well? Almond? Coconut? Tapioca or arrowroot starch? TIA
You can try arrowroot and I’d definitely use an egg as binder too since that’s such a fine flour.