These require 3 ingredients, minimal time, and are a good snack for toddlers and adults (we love dipping ours in a tomato sauce made just from tomato paste, garlic powder & water). They are a nice and healthy alternative to the frozen potato varieties, and they taste like mini cauliflower cheese bites.
This makes 24 tots, so you could halve the size of them if you preferred but this is a large safer size for small hands.
These are suitable from 6 months.
3 Ingredient Cauliflower Tots
Ingredients
- 4 cups/ 500g Cauliflower florets (we used frozen)
- 1/2 a cup/ 50g Grated vegan cheese
- 1 cup/ 80g breadcrumbs (we used bread, toasted and blitzed in the blender, normal breadcrumbs or panko work here too; if you don’t drain the cauliflower fully and it seems to wet you can add another 1/2 a cup of breadcrumbs.)
Optional Flavour Add ins
- 1/4 tsp Garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp Onion powder
- Few cracks Iodised salt (for over >12 months)
- Few cracks Black pepper
Instructions
- Add the cauliflower to a pot and cover with boiling water, cooking on med-High for 10 mins until soft.
- Drain well to remove all the excess liquid (this will ensure they don’t go too soggy, you can little squeeze the cauliflower at this stage too).
- Add the cauliflower to a large bowl and mash with a fork to remove lumps.
- Add all the remaining ingredients and stir to combine - Use ~ 1 large Tbsp of the mix and form in your hands in to the tots shape. This makes approx 24 tots.
- Place the tots on a baking sheet, spray the tops with olive oil, and cook at 180c for 35-40 mins till golden (gently turning halfway).
Notes
Note: you can make these gluten free by substituting the breadcrumbs with almond flour - start with 1/2 a cup of almond flour working up to 1 cup depending on the wetness of the cauliflower.
Store in the fridge for 3 days or freezer for 2 months. Best served warm (we quickly reheat ours for 3-5mins in the airfryer to ensure they don’t go soggy).
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5 Comments
So simple and tasty! I ate half of them before the baby came home 😅 Made them with brocolli and potato this week as we had it left over, also delicious!
They sound great! Would they work without vegan cheese? Not really a fan of those…. Just wondering whether I should substitute anything else to help bind them?? Thanks for all the lovely recipes 🙂
You can omit it, you could add a Tbsp of ground flaxseed or 1/4 cup of mashed potato would work to help bind also x
Thanks you!!
Just made this for my little guy and he LOVED them! He’s never liked broccoli until now 🙂 So simple and delicious. I’m definitely snacking on the leftovers 🙂