Baked Honey Buffalo Wings Recipe

5 from 2 votes

Baked Honey Buffalo Wings Recipe

Honey buffalo wings are equal parts sweet and spicy. Roasted in the oven until crispy and tossed in a sticky homemade honey buffalo glaze.

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Servings: wings

Author: Shawn Williams

Ingredients

24 assorted chicken wings and drumettes
salt and pepper to taste

Honey buffalo sauce

1 cup buffalo sauce
3/4 cup honey
1/4 cup brown sugar lightly packed
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon corn starch
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
pinch of cayenne pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Season chicken wings with salt and pepper and bake for 45-60 minutes or until internal temperature reaches at least 165°F. Wings are best cooked up to 190-200°F to allow the skin ample time for crisping.
In the last 10 minutes, combine all honey buffalo sauce ingredients in a blender and pulse until fully incorporated. Can also be whisked together until fully mixed.
In a large saucepan or skillet over medium heat, bring the sauce to a low simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
Transfer the fully cooked wings to the skillet in batches to coat in the honey buffalo sauce, flipping until fully coated. Serve immediately. Wings can also be tossed in a large bowl with the sauce for easy coating.

Notes

While chicken wings should be cooked to at least 165°F internally to be considered safe for consumption, You can cook it up to 190-200°F and it will still be juicy and tender thanks to the fat content of dark meat.

Adding the wing sauce at the very end prevents the sauce from running off in the oven, leaving you with perfectly coated sticky wings.

Simmer the sauce in a small saucepan and add it to a very large bowl along with the finished wings. This allows you to easily toss the wings in the sauce for a nice even coating.

If you roast the wings on a cooling rack stacked on top of a baking sheet, it will crisp the skin even more, since the fat can drip down off the wings. It's not necessary, but a preference.

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