Cheesy Cauliflower Tater Tots~

bytemeeeeee
bytemeeeeee Posts: 173 Member
in Recipes
Ingredients:

1 medium head of cauliflower
2 Tbl heavy cream
2 Tbl butter
1/3 cup shredded sharp cheddar
4 egg whites
salt & pepper to taste
oil for frying

Clean and trim cauliflower adding florets to a microwave safe bowl. Add the cream and butter to the bowl. Microwave for 5 minutes. Add the cauliflower and cheese to a magic bullet or food processor and blend until still chunky - kind of like a cooked oatmeal consistency. Season with salt and pepper. Whip the egg whites to a stiff peak. Fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the cauliflower mixture to lighten it up. Then fold the cauliflower mixture into the rest of the egg whites and gently mix until combined. Fit a pastry bag with a round or star tube with about a 3/4 inch opening. Spray the inside of the bag with nonstick spray. Gently squeeze out 1 inch sections onto a greased cookie sheet, cutting with a butter knife as you go. When finished, bake in a 375 degree oven for 10-12 minutes (or longer if you're skipping the frying) until puffed and slightly browned. Remove from the oven and serve - or heat 1/4 inch of oil in a saute pan and when it's very hot add the tots. It doesn't need long, a minute per side to turn them golden brown and crispy. Serve immediately. These are still tasty after they cool but they start to lose their crunch only minutes after they come out of the oil so if crunch is what you're after, eat them right away! So good! Can't wait to hear what you thought of them!
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Replies

  • jbelt28
    jbelt28 Posts: 6
    How many calories? What's the serving size?
  • MoreThanMommie
    MoreThanMommie Posts: 597 Member
    How many calories? What's the serving size?

    That's what I was wondering. Heavy cream? Frying? Sounds high.
    Hope I'm wrong because it looks really good!
  • wilburwah
    wilburwah Posts: 1
    Hi, I saw this recipe on a blog and she said that the calories for the entire batch was 864. 63 gm. fat. 18 net carbs. 47 gms. protein. That's all I got.
    I think some easy substitutions could be made to make it healthier.
  • toysbigkid
    toysbigkid Posts: 545 Member
    I love cauliflower :) but that's a pretty fattening recipe, I bet you'd be able to tweak it though. sounds yummy
  • awatkins63
    awatkins63 Posts: 1
    This recipe is perfect for us low carbers.
  • DebbieMc3
    DebbieMc3 Posts: 289 Member
    Yum! I can not wait to try these.
    I do mashed fauxtatos but never tots.

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