These crispy baked buffalo wings are foolproof
You'll love the spicy, sweet sauce
You'll love the spicy, sweet sauce
You'll love the spicy, sweet sauce
Fried chicken wings can be annoying and messy; baked chicken wings are insanely easy. Trust us, this is the only buffalo wings recipe you'll ever need.
Just give yourself plenty of time. Depending on the size of the wings, they'll need between 50 to 60 minutes in the oven before they're sauced. Once they're crispy, they get tossed in the buffalo mixture and back into the oven, under the broiler, until caramelized.
How To Make Buffalo Sauce
In most cases, buffalo sauce is a simple mixture of melted butter and hot sauce. Us? We like to add a touch of honey too. To make your own, bring honey and hot sauce to a simmer in a small saucepan, then whisk in butter. Cook until the butter has melted and the sauce is slightly reduced.
How To Make Them Extra Crispy
The key to perfectly crispy wings is to put the wings on a wire rack inside of a rimmed baking sheet. The rack allows air to circulate underneath wings, which in turn allows for even cooking.
How Many Wings To Buy/Make
This recipe feeds about four hungry people. If it's a part of a larger game day spread, six people could probably get in on it. However, there's never any harm in doubling the recipe. People will always want more buffalo wings. See the chart below for exactly how much you should buy!
If you really don't want to miss out on the game, try Delish's instead. Or, if you love buffalo chicken but always, always need cheese, give this a go.
Yields: 4 servings
Prep Time: 1 hour, 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hour, 20 mins
Ingredients:
- 2 lb. chicken wings
- 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/4 c. hot sauce (such as Cholula)
- 4 tbsp. butter
- 2 tbsp. honey
- Ranch dressing for serving
- Carrot sticks, for serving
- Celery sticks, for serving
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and place a wire rack over a baking sheet. In a large bowl, toss the chicken wings with oil and season them with garlic powder, salt and pepper. Transfer the wings to prepared baking sheet.
- Bake until the chicken is golden and skin is crispy, 50 to 60 minutes, flipping the wings halfway through.
- In a small saucepan, whisk together the hot sauce and honey. Bring it to a simmer, then stir in the butter. Cook until it's melted and slightly reduced, about 2 minutes. Heat the broiler on low. Transfer the baked wings to a bowl and toss them with the sauce until the wings are completely coated. Return the wings to rack and broil (watching carefully!) until the sauce caramelizes, 3 minutes. Serve with ranch and vegetables.