Buffalo Chicken Wings
These Buffalo Chicken Wings are crispy and delicious. Plus, they're oven baked, not fried! Pour on the sweet and savory homemade chicken wing sauce. They'll disappear in no time.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken wings, split, no tips
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, coarse
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
For the Sauce:
- 5 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup pure honey
- ¼ cup Frank's hot sauce
- 1 tablespoon Tamari sauce
- 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- Optional garnishes: freshly chopped parsley or chives
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F, with rack on upper middle position. Line a large baking sheet with foil and generously grease the foil.
- Very thoroughly pat chicken wings with paper towels; take the time to dry each piece well, so that all excess moisture is removed.
- In a large Ziploc bag, combine garlic powder, pepper, salt, baking powder, and corn starch. Mix well. Add chicken wings, gently shaking to coat thoroughly.
- Place wings in single layer on foil lined baking sheet. Bake 45-50 minutes or until browned and crisp.
- While chicken is baking, make the sauce: In a small pot, melt butter. Add rest of sauce ingredients, constantly stirring, until mixture starts to bubble. Immediately remove from heat and set aside.
- Transfer baked wings to a large serving platter. Pour as much sauce as desired over wings, tossing to coat well. If desired, save some sauce for serving alongside of wings. Serve immediately while chicken is crispy.
Notes
- For a delicious twist, use Sriracha in place of Frank's Redhot. Sriracha has a richer, deeper flavor and has a thicker texture than that of other common hot sauces.
- Honey is preferred over sugar, as its thick, syrupy texture makes the sauce thicker and tastier.
- We love the sweet and spicy flavors of this chicken wing sauce, but if you want your sauce less sweet, feel free to use less honey.
- Tamari sauce is gluten-free soy sauce with better depth of flavor than normal soy sauce.
- This is part of our Party Appetizers collection.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories: 341kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 598mg | Potassium: 186mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 366IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 1mg