I’ve shared quite a few chicken wing recipes here but I gotta say these honey garlic chicken wings are some of my faves ever. They are next level crispy and tossed in a bomb sticky sweet and a little spicy honey garlic glaze. I even add a little jerk seasoning to the wings to really amp up the flavor. These wings don’t mess around boos.
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Video Tutorial
How to Make Honey Garlic ChickenWings
Step 1: In a large bowl, pat dry chicken wings with a paper towel then season with salt and pepper then with jerk seasoning and baking powder and toss them in it until well combined.
Step 2: Set your air fryer or oven temp to 400 degrees. Spray rack using a cooking oil spray and arrange chicken wings evenly on the rack. Make sure you don’t overcrowd the wings so they can cook evenly. Allow wings to cook for 15-17 mins making sure to flip halfway. If baking, go longer around 30-35 minutes flipping halfway.
Step 3: As chicken cooks, add butter and minced garlic to a pot over medium heat and cook until butter melts and garlic becomes fragrant.
Stir in honey, tamari, hot sauce, ginger and paprika and allow to simmer for 3-4 minutes then remove from heat. Once wings are done cooking and are completely crispy, add wings to the sauce and coat evenly or brush the sauce then add to the air fryer or oven again for 8 minutes then serve.
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Honey Garlic Chicken Wings Recipe
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Equipment
- Air Fryer (but you can also use an oven)
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 lb party chicken wing dings they should be disjointed with tips removed
- salt and pepper
- 8 tsp jerk seasoning up to 9 tsp but this is really to your taste
- 2 tsp baking powder
- Cooking spray
- 2 tbsp salted butter
- 5 garlic cloves minced
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 1/2 tsp tamari
- 1/4 tsp gluten free hot sauce
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger or fresh grated ginger if desired
- 1/8 tsp smoked paprika
Instructions
- In a large bowl, pat dry chicken wings with a paper towel then season with salt and pepper then with jerk seasoning and baking powder and toss them in it until well combined.
- Set your air fryer temperature to 400 degrees or your oven to 400. If aircfrying, spray rack using a cooking oil spray and arrange chicken wings evenly on the rack. Make sure you don’t overcrowd the wings so they can cook evenly. If baking, elevate the wings by cooking them on a wire rack on top of a parchment paper-lined pan.
- Allow wings to cook for 15-17 mins making sure to flip halfway. They should be pretty much done. If baking, they may need to go about 27-35 minutes.
- As chicken cooks, add butter and minced garlic to a pot over medium heat and cook until butter melts and garlic becomes fragrant.
- Stir in honey, tamari, hot sauce, ginger and paprika and allow to simmer for 3-4 minutes then remove from heat.
- Once wings are done cooking and are completely crispy, add wings to the sauce and coat evenly or brush the sauce then add to the air fryer again for 8 minutes then serve.
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Notes
Storing and Reheating
Bring to almost room temp any leftovers then add to an airtight container and pop in the fridge for up to 4 days.Nutrition
Recipe Tips
- Pat It Dry: Get those wings as dry as humanly possible. Any dampness will keep these honey garlic wings from getting really crispy.
- If Baking: Switch to broil at the end to really crisp the wings up and get the saucy super sticky.
- Thicken it Up: Make sure you don’t leave the sauce too loose and runny or it won’t cling to the wings. Let it thicken up enough so it gets sticky.
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I just made these honey garlic chicken wings for our family get-together, and they were a hit! The sauce is perfectly sticky and flavorful. Thanks for sharing such an amazing recipe—I can’t wait to make them again!
Are you using wet jerk seasoning or a powdered blend?
We use the dry jerk seasoning.
i plan to make your regular buffalo wings, which will be fried… i’d also like to make these, could I fry them instead of using the air fryer, since i’ll already be frying chicken? Would I add these spices to the flour of the buffalo wings?
Las voy a preparar, se ven deliciosas, gracias por compartir la receta
What kind of hot sauce do you use?
We made these tonight and cooked them on the grill – perfection! Some of the best wings we have ever had. Thank you for a keeper recipe! 🙂
You’re so welcome! Thank you for making my recipe!
Tried this on chicken legs because I wanted to use what’s in the freezer. It… was… GREAT. Substituted the tamari for soy sauce, but worked out. I knew Grandbaby Cakes would not fail me.
Awe, thank you so much, Daphne!
Tried these today plus another recipe for superbowl. Hubby just loved these ones! He’s a huge fan of Jerk chicken so these were right up his alley and a nice alternative to “hot wings”.
The one thing I noted is that I started these in the airfryer but for the amount of wings they were over-crowded and I didn’t have the time to do them in 2 seperate batches. They were just not crisping up enough because hubby loves them extra crispy so after tossing them in the honey sauce I put them in the oven on a rack inside the baking tray (foil lined) to crisp up. Next time, I’ll cook them in the oven on convect instead. There were just too many to do in the airfryer and they got over-crowded which prevented them from getting crispy. Thanks for the great recipe!