Place these Loaded Cauliflower Cheese Balls as the centrepiece and watch how your table transforms into a fancy and festive feast. The perfect starter or snack for any party or game day, these are made with cauliflower mash, loaded with cheese and spices, breaded and fried. Resistance is futile!
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LOADED CAULIFLOWER MASH CHEESE BALLS
Crunchy golden-brown deliciousness on the outside with loaded cauliflower mashed potato on the inside. They are the perfect dream come true recipe for you.
These golden, crispy and cheesy balls are a perfect snack when you have a leftover cauliflower mash or when you are having a get-together or just want to savour something on a rainy day.
The leftover cauliflower mash combined with basic spices, few vegetables and stuffed with mozzarella cheese, then rolled up in bread crumbs and deep fried till nice and golden.
ARE LOADED CAULIFLOWER MASH CHEESE BALLS HEALTHY?
Must be kidding right? Not at all, just because we have used cauliflower here, that does not make this dish healthy in any way.
Look at the other side of the coin, we have loaded full-fat cheese and after all, these are deep fried in oil, and whatever you deep fried, you are going to lose its vitamin and nutrition.
Sorry for the bad news, but here is the good news, we all allowed cheat days and I am sure we can indulge in something that our taste buds crave for.
These balls are fairly easy to prepare and addictive and won’t stop picking those up until they are gone and I am sure you’ll receive some request to make some more or there will be many recipe requests you’ll have!
CAN I FREEZE?
Yes, you can freeze these cauliflower mash balls ahead of time, arrange them in an airtight container or freezer safe ziplock bag for later to deep fry.
Whenever ready to serve, deep fry straight from the freezer. Fry it on a lower heat, so inside gets well cooked too.
CAN I BAKE?
Yes, you can bake these at 350F or 180c for 15-20 minutes or until crispy and golden.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Serve these crispy outside, soft, cheesy and fluffy balls immediately, once deep fried or baked, with any spicy sauce or chutney for a starter or snack.
For a filling lunch, serve on the bed of fresh salad on a tortilla wrap and drizzle some delicious sauce or just enjoy on its own, you’ll still enjoy.
LET’S TALK INGREDIENTS
Mashed Cauliflower – recipe link provided earlier in the post
Mashed potatoes – either mash your own potatoes or use an instant mashed potato mix from the supermarket.
Cheddar and Mozzarella cheese – I have used a combination of cheddar and mozzarella but you can use any other cheese that can be grated. I like using mozzarella as it creates a fantastic “cheese pull”. I have used cheese in both the potato mixture and also stuffed the balls with cheese, but you can do either/or if you do not want to load up on the cheese.
Vegetables – steamed sweetcorn, green peas and finely chopped capsicum. I have used a green capsicum, but you can use a different colour if you wish
Spices/herbs – I have used oregano and red chilli flakes
Corn flour
Plain flour
Breadcrumbs – I made my own breadcrumbs using stale white bread but you can also use panko
Oil to deep fry – I used sunflower oil to deep fry
HOW TO MAKE LOADED CAULIFLOWER MASH CHEESE BALLS?
For outer layer combine cauliflower mash, potato, spices, vegetables and cheese and some breadcrumbs.
Make small balls from the prepared mixture, flatten them on your palm or on parchamant paper, then stuffed with mozzarella cheese.
Then these balls are dipped in a thin flour paste and rolled in breadcrumbs, freeze them for an hour then deep fry in hot oil.
Mashed Cauliflower Cheese Balls
Ingredients
- 2 cup cauliflower mashed
- 4 medium potatoes floury
- ¼ cup cheddar cheese grated
- ¼ cup mozzarella cheese grated
- ⅛ cup sweet corn kernels steamed
- ⅛ cup green peas steamed
- 4 tablespoon capsicum finely chopped
- salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon chilli flakes dried red
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 4 tablespoon corn flour white
- 3 tablespoon plain flour
- 2 cup breadcrumbs Panko will work fine too
- 2 cup oil deep fry
Instructions
- Wash the potato under the running water, put it on M/W proof dish and cook it on high for 7-8 minutes. ( Reason for cooking in M/W, potato won’t have much moisture)4 medium potatoes
- In a big bowl potato and mash it with fork or masher, add cauliflower mash, vegetables, chilli flakes, pepper, oregano, coriander, cheddar cheese, 2 tbsp corn flour and salt ( be careful as cheese has salt and cauliflower mash has it too )2 cup cauliflower, 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, 1/8 cup sweet corn kernels, 1/8 cup green peas, 4 tablespoon capsicum, salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper powder, 1 teaspoon chilli flakes, 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, 4 tablespoon corn flour
- Mix everything and make a dough.
- Divide the mixture into equal portions and make balls.
- Flatten each ball on your palm and fill with one tsp. mozzarella cheese and fold over the disk, so it becomes a ball again.1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
- Then roll again into evenly round shape.
- In a one bowl mix remaining corn and plain flour with cold water and make a paste ( not too thick or thin )3 tablespoon plain flour, 4 tablespoon corn flour
- Place the breadcrumbs on a flat dish.2 cup breadcrumbs
- Dip one prepared ball at a time in the paste, then roll it in the breadcrumbs make sure it fully covered with breadcrumbs.
- Once all the balls are breaded, place all of them on a tray and freeze it for about an hour.
- Heat the oil in a kadai, or pan fry the balls on a low to medium heat in batches until nice and golden brown.2 cup oil
- Transfer and drain on the clean kitchen tissue paper.
- Serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided is an approximation calculated by an online calculator/plugin. Please consult a professional dietitian for nutritional advice.