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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Tried out this recipe and my husband absolutely loved them. He likes the drums and I like the flats and was disappointed that I didn’t make more.
I think he could have eaten his weight in these. Thanks for sharing
I made these wings today for Sunday dinner. They were very delicious. They were just enough sweet and heat. You did it again Queen!
Looks absolutely delicious.
These wings were delicious! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
I love jerk chicken, but I have never had it on chicken wings. These look amazing.
These were so delicious! The flavour from the jerk seasoning really amped up these wings!
Love a good sweet and savory combo! Looks like a fantastic recipe.
These look and sound delicious. Loving the paprika, jerk seasoning and tamari. Unfoturtunately, I don’t have an air fryer (yet), but I can at least bake them in the oven. Can’t wait to make this recipe soon. Yum!
Honey, garlic and Jerk spices?? YES PLEASE! I love this flavor combo.
I doubled the ingredients and quartered a whole chicken, and added 6 drumsticks. Then I used the oven method. It did take longer, but joy; It was worth the wait! Family loved it and asked that I make it regularly. Next time I will do a batch of wings in my air fryer. Thanx so much for this recipe!