Cauliflower cheese is an incredibly warming comfort food that is perfect for the winter months. don’t let following a gluten free diet put you off making deliciously creamy cauliflower cheese to enjoy with your Sunday roast. This gluten free cauliflower cheese recipe creates amazing cauliflower cheese that you can enjoy to your heart’s content!
Deliciously creamy and jam packed full of nutrients – your will love this recipe which can be shared with the whole family!

Gluten free cauliflower cheese
It takes a bit of time to make this gluten free cauliflower cheese recipe, but the result is well worth the effort! Deliciously creamy and full of healthy nutrients, cauliflower cheese makes the ideal side dish to a Sunday roast or can be served by itself as yummy lunch for your kids!

Why eat cauliflower in your diet?
Cauliflower is a nutrient-rich vegetable which boasts a whole load of health benefits for you and your family. Key nutrients include:
- Fibre – helps keep things moving in the digestive tract and helps prevent constipation
- Vitamin C – maintains a healthy immune system
- Vitamin K – helps to make the proteins that build bones
- Vitamin B6 – important for brain development
- Folate – helps with the formation of red blood cells
- Potassium – helps cells to function normally
- Manganese – necessary for building healthy bones and tissues
- Magnesium – supports muscle and nerve function
- Phosphorus – builds strong healthy bones
How do you make gluten free cauliflower cheese?
Gluten free cauliflower cheese is super simple to make. Just follow these few easy steps:
- Boil the cauliflower on the hob for around 15 minutes, until soft.
- Meanwhile make the cheese sauce, using butter, milk, gluten free flour and cheese.
- Combine the cauliflower and cheese sauce in an oven proof dish and bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
- Enjoy!

Can you use frozen cauliflower to make this recipe?
Absolutely! There’s been this myth over the last few decades that frozen isn’t as good as fresh as it contains less nutrients, but recent studies show this isn’t the case.
As long as your frozen cauliflower is stored properly and you haven’t been hanging onto it for too long, it will work just as well and be just as nutritious!
Simply boil the frozen cauliflower just as you would the fresh cauliflower!
What sort of cheese should I use?
Any hard cheese will work well, but I prefer to use cheddar as it is nice and sharp and something we always have in our fridge to hand. Other good choices are:
- Asiago
- Colby
- Fontina
- Gouda
- Gruyère
- Havarti
- Monterey Jack
- Muenster

What do you serve alongside gluten free cauliflower cheese?
This recipe can be served alone or can be part of a bigger meal. We often serve cauliflower cheese alongside a Sunday roast or other warming Winter meals such as toad in the hole.

