Seitan Wings in Buffalo Sauce
Posted: 05/01/25
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Vegan seitan wings are the perfect plant-based party food, made with a high-protein meat substitute, baked to crispy perfection and coated in a homemade vegan buffalo sauce! Don’t forget to pair them with your favorite dipping sauces for the full wing experience!
What We Love About This Recipe
- These are the BEST vegan wings! They’re made with seitan (a combo of wheat gluten, nutritional yeast, and spices) and baked to crispy perfection, then coated in a spicy buffalo sauce.
- This wing alternative is a restaurant favorite for vegans and vegetarians craving a buffalo wing fix – but you don’t have to go to the restaurant to have this special appetizer! You can easily make vegan seitan wings right at home.
- As far as vegan wings go, seitan wings have the best texture. Much like traditional wings, these meatless wings are meaty and chewy. They’re totally superior to other plant-based alternatives if you ask me. The crispy texture will stand up well to the sauce, too, even if you save them for later!
Cheryl’s Tips
- Not a fan of buffalo sauce? No problem! Use your favorite BBQ sauce, or whip up a spicy sriracha sauce instead.
- Let the seitan pieces cool completely before baking! The cooking process here is done in two parts. This will ensure super crispy seitan buffalo wings!
- Serve as an appetizer or make it a full meal with a few side dishes like sweet potato fries or roasted potatoes!
More Party-Ready Recipes to Try
- Vegan Empanadas
- Air Fryer Jalapeño Poppers
- Air Fryer Potato Skins
- Vegan Shrimp with Vegan Sriracha Mayo
- Vegetarian Stuffed Mushrooms
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Seitan Wings
Seitan wings are the perfect plant-based party food, made with a high protein meat substitute, baked to crispy perfection and coated in a homemade vegan buffalo sauce! Don't forget to pair them with your favorite dipping sauces for the full wing experience!
servings
Ingredients
For the Wings
- 2 cups vital wheat gluten
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
To Cook the Wings
- 5 cups vegetable broth
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
For the Buffalo Sauce
- ½ cup Frank's red hot sauce
- ¼ cup vegan butter melted
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Equipment
- 2 large mixing bowls
- 2 whisks
- Silicone spatula
- flat work surface
- stovetop
- Large pot
- slotted spoon
- Wire cooling rack
- Oven
- large baking sheet
- Tongs
- large plate
Instructions
- Add 2 cups vital wheat gluten, ¼ cup nutritional yeast, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper to large mixing bowl. Whisk ingredients together until thoroughly blended.
- Slowly add 2 cups vegetable broth and 2 tablespoons olive oil, stirring constantly until all ingredients are fully combined into dough-like mixture. Continue mixing until dough is hard to stir.
- Transfer dough to flat work surface. Knead dough and shape into ball.
- Place large pot on stovetop over high heat. Add remaining 5 cups vegetable broth to a large pot and bring to rolling boil.
- Once vegetable broth begins to boil, tear dough ball into small pieces. Drop pieces of seitan into boiling broth and boil seitan 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, carefully remove seitan from pot with slotted spoon and transfer seitan to wire cooling rack. Let seitan cool completely.
- Once seitan has cooled, preheat oven to 375° Fahrenheit.
- Transfer cooled seitan to large baking sheet. Drizzle remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil evenly over seitan, then toss seitan until all pieces are fully coated in oil.
- Arrange seitan in single, even layer, making sure pieces do not touch or overlap. Place baking sheet in preheated oven.
- Bake seitan 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, remove baking sheet from oven and flip seitan pieces over.
- Return baking sheet to oven and bake seitan 25 minutes more or until seitan pieces are browned and firm.
- While seitan bakes, add ½ cup Frank's red hot sauce, ¼ cup vegan butter, and 1 teaspoon garlic powder to large mixing bowl. Whisk ingredients together until fully incorporated.
- When wings are browned and firm, remove baking sheet from oven.
- Working in batches, add baked seitan to bowl of buffalo sauce. Toss wings in sauce until fully coated, then transfer to large plate and set aside. Repeat until all wings have been coated in sauce.
- Serve wings immediately with preferred dipping sauces.
Notes
- Sauce: If you don’t love buffalo sauce, try tossing these in BBQ sauce or make an Asian-inspired sriracha sauce!
- Cook Time: Cooking time may vary depending on the size of your seitan wings. Keep an eye on them in the oven and take them out when they are firm and golden-brown.
- Storage: Seitan wings are best enjoyed on the day they are made, but can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days. Reheat in the microwave but add a little extra sauce so they don’t get dry!
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 340kcal | Protein: 32g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Total Carbs: 11g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Net Carbs: 9g | Vitamin C: 15mg | Sodium: 796mg | Potassium: 125mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 2mg
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
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