Cheesy Baked Cauliflower Puffs
These decadent, cheesy, low carb cauliflower puffs are a delicious low-carb option for potato puffs or grit cakes.
The cheese in these puffs could be varied to make several versions of this recipe. This sharp cheddar is a perfect choice and very kid friendly. The next time I make these, I want to try Gruyere and fresh parmesan to see if the puffs taste similar my family’s favorite gourmet Gruyere cheese grits.
These freeze well and can be reheated in the microwave or oven. The microwave will yield a softer puff, so I microwave until thawed and finish in the oven to get the outside crispy.

Cheesy Baked Cauliflower Puffs
Yield:
12
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Total Time:
45 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower, heavy stems removed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups shredded aged sharp cheddar
- 1/2 cup cornmeal (or almond meal)
- 1 TB sea salt
- 1 TB freshly ground pepper
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- freshly grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees, and spray a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
- In food processor, shred cauliflower until fine.
- Squeeze cauliflower with a clean towel until all water is removed.
- In medium sized bowl, mix cauliflower, cornmeal or almond meal, eggs, cheddar, sea salt, ground pepper, and garlic salt.
- Press mixture firmly into muffin cups.
- Sprinkle with grated parmesan.
- Bake at 400 until very golden and crispy on the outside, 35-40 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Yield 12 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 200Total Fat 14gSaturated Fat 8gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 69mgSodium 933mgCarbohydrates 7gFiber 2gSugar 1gProtein 12g
Hi Debora, thank you so much for your comment! I had inadvertently left off the meal in the instructions. It is now edited correctly!!! Please let me hear how these turn out for you after you make them. XoXo
Cornmeal or almond flour are listed as ingredients, but don’t make an appearance in the directions. My assumption is that you just mix it in with all the other ingredients.
Hi William!!! I just corrected the recipe. It was a formatting error; thank you for pointing it out!!! Please leave your thoughts after you make these. I think you’ll love them!!!
Hello – is there any info that is supposed to be in step 1 under instructions or did that bit slide down and start at 2?