Crispy Low Carb Cauliflower Hash Browns (2024)

These easy low carb cauliflower hash browns are super tasty - there's no need to miss traditional hash browns made with potatoes! Try these turmeric-spiced cauliflower fritters for breakfast, as a snack or as a side for lunch or dinner. Gluten free, Keto comfort food.

We absolutely love these cauliflower hash browns!

I made a HUGE batch - the benefits of extensive recipe testing - and over the last couple of days we've had them with fried eggs for breakfast, with keto mayonnaise as an afternoon snack and as a side dish for dinner the next evening. Honestly, I could not tell you which time of day they work best.

Cauliflower fritters turn out to be the perfect all-day food.

Potatoes and other white carbs such as rice are off the menu when you're on a low carb diet. And cauliflower makes a brilliant stand-in. It is such a versatile vegetable!

I often make cauliflower mash (with some cheese and sometimes celeriac root) or a simple cauliflower rice (microwaved 5 minutes) as a side to main courses. Roasted cauliflower steaks and keto cauliflower soup (with truffle oil - mmmmh) are lunch staples in this house.

People sometimes complain about cauliflower tasting of old sock (I can hear the collective gasp of all cauliflower fans!). The truth is, like all vegetables cauliflower is best used as FRESH as possible. Make sure it's firm, white and try to buy cauliflower heads with their leaves on. Once it's lurked in the bottom drawer of your fridge for two weeks and the florets are turning brown on top, it's not going to taste its best.

Fresh cauliflower tastes quite neutral - that's why it's such a food chameleon!

The reason for the vibrant yellow colour of these cauliflower hash browns is turmeric, which elevates the recipe from delicious to amazing. Turmeric is an absolute superfood. It is closely related to ginger and is thought to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

Instructions

1.) If you have a food processor, break the cauliflower into florets and process until you have fine crumbs. You will probably need to do this in 2-3 rounds. Otherwise, grate the cauliflower with a box grater.

Now you want to get all that liquid out of the cauliflower so you don't end up with soggy hash browns.

You have 2 options:

Option 1: Microwave the cauliflower rice for 2 minutes. Spread the crumbs out on a tea towel and to let it cool for a minute (easier and quicker option).

Option 2: Sprinkle the raw cauliflower crumbs with salt and let it sit for at least 20 minutes. This helps to draw out the liquid.

2.) Now you gather up the dish cloth and SQUEEZE as much liquid out of the cauliflower as possible. Squeeze from all angles, and when you think you're finished, squeeze some more.

If you have chosen option 1 above, this is really easy (I find that raw cauliflower is much more reluctant to part with its liquid).

I managed to collect 200 ml of liquid in my bowl. You should aim for at least ½ cup.

3.) See the firm white blob at the top? That's how your cauliflower will look after you've drained it of liquid.

Now you add all ingredients except the eggs and combine them with a fork.

4.) Add the eggs...

5.) ...and your dough will look like this - sticky, but not wet.

6.) Form balls about the size of a golf ball...

7.) ... and press down onto a flat cookie tray which you have lined with parchment paper.

Top Tip: If you don't have a flat tray, simply turn a regular baking tray upside down and use its underside. This way, no moisture can collect on the sides and you'll end up with crispier cauliflower hash browns.

8.) Remove from the oven once the edges of the fritters and the underside are browned. This should take around 20 minutes. And this is how your cauliflower fritters look like when they're done! Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Yum.

Recipe Tips And Variations

I like to make my cauliflower hash browns in the oven because this way I can prepare a larger batch and there's less cleaning up at the end. If you prefer, you can also pan-fry them in some butter or oil. Make sure you do this over a medium heat so they don't burn. 4-5 minutes on either side should do the trick.

This fritter recipe uses coconut flour - my current favourite low carb flour. You can sub with almond flour if you wish. In this case, double the amount stated for coconut flour.

Feel like experimenting with more spices? Cumin would work well in this recipe. Lovers of heat could add some cayenne pepper.

Don't have cheddar? You can substitute with parmesan or pecorino cheese. If you chose the latter, you can probably leave out the salt - pecorino is rather salty on its own.

You can store Keto cauliflower fritters in the fridge for a few days and you can also freeze them. To get them crispy again, simply pop them in the oven for a few minutes.

While you're in the fritter-making mood, take a look at my broccoli fritters! They are also super delicious and I have given options using cheese and a dairy free version.

More Cauliflower Recipes

• Keto Fish Pie
• Cauliflower Tabbouleh Salad
• Cauliflower Popcorn
• Cauliflower Broccoli Mac and Cheese

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