These Cauliflower Pizza Bites will satisfy your pizza cravings! They're cheesy, easy, and low carb, too!
Ingredients
1 medium head
Cauliflower
(of; (935 grams))
1/2 cup
Parmesan cheese, vegan
1 large
Egg
(flax; or egg replacement)
1/4 tsp
Salt
(sea; (to taste)
1/2 tsp
Black pepper
(ground)
3 tbsp
Marinara sauce, low sodium
1/2 tsp
Garlic powder
3 tsp
Italian herb seasoning
1/4 tsp
Red pepper flakes
(crushed; (optional))
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 ° F/ 205° C. Layer a 12 mini muffin tin pan with parchment paper strips - it makes it so easy to remove.
Remove the cauliflower leaves. Using a mandolin/grater, shred the cauliflower to make a "cauliflower" rice. Place the cauliflower rice in a large bowl with a paper towel over it and microwave it for 5 minutes.
Remove and allow it to cool down. Put the cauliflower in a thin kitchen towel, and over a bowl or the sink, and bundle and squeeze tightly. A lot of liquid will be released! Keep squeezing until you can't get any liquid out. The cauliflower will look thick and fluffy and almost mealy.
In a bowl, mix the cauliflower, vegan cheese, flax egg, salt, pepper, marinara sauce, garlic powder, italian seasoning, and crushed red pepper, except the extra 2 tablespoons of cheese. Using a tablespoon measuring, scoop the mix and put one tablespoon into each cup, then distribute the rest evenly among the cups. press them down tightly together.
Bake for 12-15 minutes. When finished, remove from over, top the cups with the remaining 2 tablespoons cheese, then broil for about 1 minute (please watch them, they burn easily).
After broiling, allow to cool on a wire rack for about 15 minutes and then remove from pan by lifting the parchment paper edges out.
Serve with extra marinara sauce - enjoy!!
Notes:
You can make vegan mozzarella cheese sauce from Alfredo recipe or eggplant parmigiana recipe
