Hot Honey Chicken Wings are flavored with seasonings and tossed in a hot honey glaze. A delicious and easy appetizer recipe, honey chicken wings will be a favorite at your next gathering!
Your taste buds will jump for joy with every bite of these chicken wings coated in a hot honey butter sauce.
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Chicken wings are always a popular snack especially when football season rolls around.
I consider hot chicken wings to be a game day classic, agree?
Add a hot honey glaze and they will be a game-changer appetizer!
Made with simple ingredients, this recipe is the perfect appetizer.
I used my homemade hot honey sauce for this recipe but you can easily make these wings with hot honey that you buy at the grocery store.
First, I coated the wings with baking powder, garlic powder, kosher salt and pepper and cooked them in the oven until their internal temperature was 165F.
Baking powder helps to make extra crispy wings!
When the wings are hot and cooked through, I tossed them in a butter and hot honey mixture until evenly coated.
Oh my, now that's a lot of buttery deliciousness with a kick of heat!
You can also cook chicken wings in your air fryer instead of the oven.
So go ahead and serve a plate of hot and honey chicken wings with potato wedges and a salad for a weeknight dinner or as a party appetizer.
Any way you serve wings, everyone always enjoys homemade chicken wings, especially Hot Honey Chicken Wings!
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How to make hot honey chicken wings recipe
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- Step 1: Preheat your oven to 425F. Line a baking sheet with shallow sides with aluminum foil and top with a wire rack. Toss the chicken wings with the baking powder, garlic powder, kosher salt and pepper.
- Step 2: Arrange the chicken wings in a single layer on the wire rack.
- Step 3: Cook in the oven until crispy, about 1 hour, turning the wings halfway through the cooking time. Meanwhile, heat the hot honey and butter in a small saucepot until the butter is melted and the mixture is heated through.
- Step 4: Toss the crispy cooked wings with the hot honey wing sauce until evenly coated.
Hint: Baking powder helps to make the chicken wings crispy!
Expert recipe tips
- If you want even more heat, add red pepper flakes or a pinch of cayenne to the hot honey mixture.
- Adding baking powder helps to make crispy chicken wings
- Serve your hot wings recipe with celery sticks and carrot sticks.
Substitutions
- Substitute store-bought hot honey for my homemade hot honey.
- You can use salted butter or unsalted butter in the honey hot sauce recipe.
- Not a fan of spicy heat? Replace the hot honey with sweet honey.
Equipment
- large baking sheet with shallow sides
- aluminum foil
- wire rack
- mixing bowls
- measuring spoons
- glass measuring cup
- small saucepot
Storage
- Store any leftover chicken wings in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Wings will stay fresh for 1-2 days.
- You can reheat the chicken wings in the oven, air fryer or microwave.
- As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines
Food safety
- Cook chicken to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw chicken
- Wash hands after touching raw chicken
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
Ingredients
Hot honey wings ingredients:
- chicken wings
- baking powder
- garlic powder
- kosher salt
- black pepper
- hot and honey sauce recipe
- butter
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What to serve with hot and honey chicken wings
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Hot Honey Chicken Wings
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken wings split at the joints and tips removed
- 2 Tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup hot honey
- 2 Tablespoons butter
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Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425F. Line a baking sheet with shallow sides with aluminum foil and top with a wire rack.
- In a large bowl toss the chicken wings with the baking powder, garlic powder, kosher salt and pepper.
- Arrange the wings in a single layer on the wire rack.
- Cook the chicken in the oven until crispy, about 1 hour, turning the wings halfway through the cooking time.
- Meanwhile, heat the hot honey and butter until the butter is melted and the mixture is heated through.
- Toss the crispy cooked wings with the hot honey sauce until evenly coated.
My son wanted more. I should prepare more wings. We love it so much.
That makes me so happy to hear this! Thanks for letting me know and enjoy!