These Easy Honey BBQ Chicken Wings are a quick recipe for crispy and crunchy wings made in the oven. If you are a fan of KFC, Buffalo Wild Wings, Applebees then you will love these!
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When it comes to barbecue anything I like to think I know a thing or two about it since I live in Kansas City, Missouri.
The great thing about these wings are they can be baked or air fried if you are looking for fried wings.
Honey BBQ Sauce Ingredients
Grab you favorite BBQ Sauce or you can make your own using my Keto Low-Carb BBQ Sauce recipe, along with 1/2 cup of honey.
How to Make Honey BBQ Wings in the Oven
- Season the chicken wings and bread with flour.
- Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and add the wings to the pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes and then flip the wings.
- Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes.
- Mix the honey and bbq sauce together in a bowl or mixing cup.
- Remove the chicken and place it in a large bowl. Drizzle the honey bbq sauce throughout.
- Place the coated chicken back onto the sheet pan and bake for an additional 5 minutes
Air Fryer Instructions
- Season the chicken wings. Bread the chicken wings with flour.
- Spray the chicken wings with cooking oil.
- Cook the wings in the air fryer on 400 degrees.
- I like to cook the chicken wings for 15-22 minutes. Each air fryer brand is different. You will have to use your judgment to determine the best timing that will work for you.
How to Make the Sauce Stick to the Wings
To get the sauce to stick, you will need to drizzle it over the chicken wings once they have pretty much fully baked. Then return the wings to the oven to soak in all of the sauce.
How to Keep the Wings Crispy
Breading the wings with flour and properly applying oil will help the wings crisp. If you see visible areas of flour on the wings after air frying or baking, spray more oil and allow them to cook a little longer.
Can You Use Frozen Wings?
Thawed wings will work best for this recipe. You will have trouble getting the breading and seasoning to stick to wings if they are frozen.
If you do cook from frozen, bake or air fry them for half of the cooking time noted. Remove the wings, and then apply the breading and seasonings. Return the wings to the oven.
Monitor the wings to ensure they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Your cook time will vary so use a meat thermometer.
How Many Calories and Carbs
Each serving has 345 calories and 30 grams of carbs.
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This recipe works great with my Homemade BBQ Seasoning and Rub.
Easy Honey BBQ Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken drummettes (party wings) You can use full wings if you wish.
- McCormick’s Grill Mates Chicken Seasoning to taste
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- cooking oil I use olive oil and this is for the air fryer method.
Instructions
Baked Wings
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Season the chicken wings with the chicken seasoning, salt, and pepper to taste.
- Coat the chicken in flour.
- Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and add the wings to the pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes and then flip the wings.
- Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes.
- Mix the honey and bbq sauce together in a bowl or mixing cup.
- Remove the chicken and place it in a large bowl. Drizzle the honey bbq sauce throughout.
- Place the coated chicken back onto the sheet pan and bake for an additional 5 minutes. Ensure the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Use a meat thermometer.
Air Fryer Wings
- Season the chicken wings with the chicken seasoning, salt, and pepper to taste. I like to do this inside ziploc bags to ensure the chicken is evenly coated.
- Coat the chicken in flour. I do this inside the plastic bag.
- Spray the air fryer basket with cooking oil. I like to use olive oil.
- Add the chicken to the basket. Spray both sides with cooking oil. The floury exterior on the chicken should go away when you spray it with oil.
- Cook for 8 minutes on 400 degrees. Do not overcrowd the air fryer basket. Cook in batches if needed.
- Open the air fryer and flip the chicken. Cook for an additional 7 minutes.
- Mix the honey and bbq sauce together in a bowl or mixing cup.
- Remove the chicken and place it in a large bowl. Drizzle the honey bbq sauce throughout.
- Place the chicken back in the air fryer. Cook for an additional 5 minutes on 400 degrees. Every air fryer brand is different and cook time will vary. Use your judgment. Cook until the honey bbq sauce has dried and crisped. Ensure the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Use a meat thermometer.
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Notes
- You can make your own chicken seasoning using 1/4 teaspoon of the following: onion powder, paprika, black pepper, and sage. You can also simply use salt and pepper.
Hanna
Saturday 6th of November 2021
I have never cleaned off the bones before like I did with these! Flavor was delicious and the chicken was crispy and cooked to perfection. Always appreciate Brandi’s detailed instructions on how and why you should do things a certain way!
staysnatched
Saturday 6th of November 2021
I'm glad you like the details!
L. Simmons
Sunday 2nd of May 2021
Made these for the first time the night of the Super Bowl and my husband has been requesting for me to make them again since then! Made them for the 2nd time tonight and they are just as amazing as we remember! Easy, low carb and flavorful. Will definitely be making them again!
staysnatched
Sunday 9th of May 2021
I'm so glad you enjoyed them!
Caitlin
Monday 8th of March 2021
These are so good, I made these twice in the last week! My husband and I both agree these are better than Buffalo Wild Wings and rival some of the non-chain wing places we love. We used the same seasoning and cooking method and switched up the sauces, too, and every one was delicious!
staysnatched
Tuesday 9th of March 2021
I can probably eat these every day!
Crystal
Monday 8th of March 2021
A new favorite wing recipe. We’ve always seasoned our wings in the past before cooking, but never thought of the addition of poultry seasoning. It added another layer of flavor that complimented the use of sugar-free bbq sauce and honey. What made this recipe stand out even more was the inclusion of instructions right there to make more poultry seasoning. I had used all of mine up making the wings and while they were cooking—I made more!!!
staysnatched
Tuesday 9th of March 2021
Yay! I'm so glad the instructions were helpful.
Tasha W
Saturday 6th of March 2021
Made these tonight and they were delicious as always. Funny story. I forgot what temp to put the air fryer on; so the BF referred me to general temps on the front of our air fryer. My response “ oh no hun, I have to get the gospel according to Brandi out to get the perfect temp “ 🤣🤣🤣. My family loves every single recipe we have tried from you. Thank you for putting the work in so, I don’t have to.
staysnatched
Tuesday 9th of March 2021
OMG I am cracking up!