Crispy Baked Buffalo Hot Wings
- PREP 15min
- COOK 45min
- TOTAL 1hrs
Skip the oil and fryer and our easy baked chicken hot wings instead. I love using our homemade Buffalo wing sauce, but you can substitute your favorite store-bought wing sauce or BBQ sauce.
You Will Need
Chicken Wings
1 pound (450g) chicken wings, separated at joints, tips discarded (8 to 12 wings, depending on size)
Salt, to season the chicken
4 tablespoons (56g) unsalted butter
1/3 cup (80ml) cayenne pepper hot sauce, like Crystal or Frank’s
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon honey, or more to taste, optional
Blue Cheese Dip (optional)
1/2 cup (115g) sour cream
1/2 cup (115g) mayonnaise, try homemade mayo
6 ounces (170g) crumbled blue cheese
1 tablespoon minced parsley
Salt and fresh ground pepper
Directions
Baked Chicken Hot Wings
Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Set a wire rack inside a large-rimmed baking sheet.
Pat the wings dry, and then season with salt.
Spread out in one layer on the wire rack. Bake until cooked through and crispy, 35 to 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
Remove the saucepan from the heat, then stir in the hot sauce, garlic powder, and honey. Season with salt to taste.
Toss the baked chicken wings in the sauce and serve with the blue cheese dip.
Homemade Blue Cheese Dip
Stir the sour cream, mayonnaise, blue cheese, and parsley together in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with the wings.
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- No wire rack: If you do not have a wire rack that will fit inside a baking sheet, you can still bake hot wings. Arrange them on the baking sheet without the rack and rotate a few times during baking.
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates. We did not include the blue cheese dipping sauce in our calculations.