Air Fryer Crispy Tofu Buffalo Bites

Author: Soniya Saluja

Homemade Air fryer crispy Tofu buffalo bites are quick and easy to make when you cook them under the CrispLid. They are super crispy and they’re totally kid-approved! Serve them at parties, game night, movie night, or snack time along with your favorite dipping sauce. They are irresistible!

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 25

Servings:

16 -20 tofu bites

Calories:

353kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Extra-firm Tofu- 13oz
Franks Hot sauce - ½ cup
Chickpea flour/besan- ½cup
Garlic powder - ½ tsp
salt to taste
Panko breadcrumbs Gluten-free version- 1-½ cup
Rice flour - ¼ cup
Few tablespoon water to make a thick batter
oil spray skip if plant-based

Instructions

Air- fryer instructions
Press tofu for about 30 minutes. ( Drain tofu, wrap in paper towels or clean tea towel, and place heavy items on top to press. I use a heavy chopping board with some weights on to).
Prepare the coating.
Combine the chickpea flour, garlic powder, and salt.
Add in little water and make a thick batter. The coating should be the consistency of pancake batter.
Cut the tofu into sticks or into nugget sized pieces.
Coat the tofu with rice flour then in the chickpea flour batter
Coat it with the panko breadcrumbs.
Arrange the coated Tofu in a single layer in the fryer basket, working in batches as needed. Spray oil on the tofu.
Place CrispLid trivet in the inner steel pot of pressure cooker and put fryer basket on the trivet.
Set CrispLid on top of inner steel pot and plugin. Set to 400°F (200°C) and cook for a total of 15 minutes. Turn them after 7 minutes until browned and crispy. Repeat with remaining tofu.
Put the Air - fryer tofu in a large mixing bowl and toss with the buffalo sauce to coat. Serve immediately with celery and ranch sauce.
Leftover buffalo tofu bites can be re-crisped.
For Baking in OVEN Instruction
Preheat the oven 375*F.
Line your baking sheets with foil or parchment paper and lightly coat the bottom with cooking spray and set aside. Place the tofu nuggets on a baking sheet.
Bake them for about 10 minutes, flip and bake for another 10-15 minutes, until golden brown and crispy.
Put the baked tofu in a large mixing bowl and toss with the buffalo sauce to coat. Serve immediately with celery and ranch sauce

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Notes

Pan-fry version
Pan-fried one batch.spray some cooking oil to a pan then add in the tofu into the pan. Cook on all sides until golden brown.
For gluten-free tofu bites, use gluten-free and vegan panko style bread crumbs.
Air Fryer Tofu Tips
Be sure to press your tofu before coating it with rice flour.
Be sure to coat your tofu on all sides so it cooks evenly.
Be sure that you are using a firm or extra firm tofu for this recipe.
Be sure to "shake" your air fryer basket or turn the tofu in your crispy lid during the cooking so that your tofu turns and cooks on all sides.

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