There is no better party food than Hot Honey Chicken Wings! Perfect for cookouts and game-day these crispy wings with a spicy-sweet hot honey sauce are simple to make and big on flavor. My hot honey chicken wing recipe is way better than take out and is sure to score big at your next get together.
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These hot honey wings bring a bit of sweetness to your favorite classic hot wings. Equal parts sweet and spicy this simple hot honey butter sauce creates a delicious glaze over crispy oven baked wings. Serve these tasty wings with ranch or blue cheese dressing and a side of carrot sticks or celery.( For more great wing recipes take a look at my Garlic Parmesan Wings, Tequila Lime Chicken Wings and BBQ Chicken Wings).
These wings with hot honey sauce are one of my favorite game day recipes and make a great addition to your Super Bowl menu! For more great game ready recipes take a look at my Buffalo Chicken Sliders, Creamy Buffalo Chicken Chili and Chorizo Queso Dip.
Ingredients
- Chicken wings
- Baking powder
- Kosher salt
- Smoked paprika
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Hot sauce (such as Frank’s Red Hot)
- Hot honey
- Butter
Cooking Tips and Serving Suggestions
- I’ve included instructions for baking chicken wings in the oven but you can also prepare them in the air fryer, deep fryer, grill them or make smoked chicken wings
- Feel free to substitute regular honey for the hot honey if that’s what you have
- For an extra kick of heat add 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes or 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- I usually use a classic wing sauce like Frank’s Red Hot but you can substitute your favorite hot sauce
- Garnish with chopped spring onions or sesame seeds if you’d like, and serve with ranch dressing, blue cheese dressing or celery sticks
How to Make Hot Honey Chicken Wings
Making crispy hot honey chicken wings at home in your oven is pretty easy thanks to a spice mix with baking powder. Whether you choose to brine your wings (take a look at my Chicken Wing Brine recipe) or bake them as is you will get extra crispy wings every time.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. In a small bowl whisk together the baking powder, kosher salt, garlic powder and onion powder. Pat the chicken wings dry with a paper towel and place them in a large bowl. Add in the baking powder mixture and toss together ensuring the wings are thoroughly coated.
Place the wings on a baking sheet lined with a wire rack. Bake the wings for 20 minutes. Flip the wings and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F using a digital thermometer. I’ve also included instructions for making these hot honey wings in the air fryer below.
To make the hot honey sauce add the buffalo sauce, hot honey and butter to a small sauce pan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer while stirring occasionally until the sauce is warm and fully incorporated. Transfer the wings to a large bowl and pour the sauce over the wings. Toss the wings ensuring they are fully coated with the hot honey wing sauce. Serve as desired.
Storage and Reheating
Store leftover chicken wings in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or you can place them in a freezer safe bag and freeze them for up to 3 months.
Reheat chicken wings in the oven at 400 degrees F for 10-20 minutes until heated through and crispy. For frozen wings make sure to thaw them in the fridge before reheating.
If you like these Hot Honey Chicken Wings be sure to take a look at some of my other recipes!
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Hot Honey Chicken Wings
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet with wire rack
- 1 large bowl
- 1 small saucepan
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken wings
- 1.5 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/3 cup hot sauce such as Frank's Red Hot
- 1/4 cup hot honey
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- In a small bowl whisk together the baking powder, kosher salt, garlic powder and onion powder.
- Pat the chicken wings dry with a paper towel and place them in a large bowl. Add in the baking powder mixture and toss together ensuring the wings are thoroughly coated. Place the wings on a baking sheet lined with a wire rack.
- Bake the wings for 20 minutes. Flip the wings and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
- While the wings are cooking prepare the sauce. In a small saucepan add the hot sauce, hot honey and butter to a small sauce pan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer while stirring occasionally until the sauce is warm and fully incorporated.
- Transfer the wings to a large bowl and pour the sauce over the wings. Toss the wings ensuring they are fully coated with the sauce. Serve as desired.
For the Air Fryer
- Preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees F.
- Prepare the wings in steps 2-3 above.
- Place wings into air fryer and cook for 8 minutes. Flip and cook for an additional 8-10 minutes ensuring they've reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees F)
- Prepare the sauce as in step 5 above.
- Transfer the chicken wings to a large bowl. Pour the sauce over the wings and toss to combine. Serve as desired.
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Judy says
My new favorite wing recipe! Crispy and amazing flavor!
Brianna Simmons says
Yes, I’m so glad you liked them! THe perfect combo of heat and sweet.
Kelsey says
Delicious! Made these for the Super Bowl, and I think they may be my new favorite wings.
Brianna Simmons says
Kelsey, I’m so thrilled you liked these wings! THe perfect mix of swwet and heat.