Honey Garlic Wings
Whether you’re making them in the oven or in the air fryer, these honey garlic chicken wings are straightforward to cook and absolutely satisfying. These sticky sweet wings are a combination of honey, soy ginger, sauce, and garlic for the well-balanced game day meal.
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Honey Garlic Wings
This honey garlic chicken wings recipe will be your new house staple. It takes crispy wings and combines them with a sticky honey garlic sauce.
These sweet sticky wings are suited to game day and Super Bowl parties or even a chicken wing charcuterie board.
They’re sweet with a little hint of spice from the red pepper flakes. It’s a well-balanced balance of flavor that both kids and adults love.
If you enjoy honey garlic flavors, you might also like Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken, Honey Sriracha Sauce, and Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken.
What We Love About this Honey Garlic Wings Recipe
There’s so much to love about this crispy chicken wing recipe.
- There’s no need for a deep fryer. Not only is this recipe baked and not fried, but it’s straightforward to cook and it’s ready in less than 45 minutes.
- You can bake them in the oven and still get a nice crispy exterior.
- The sauce ingredients are straightforward to find and not complicated.
- The from-scratch honey garlic sauce combined with the crispy wings leaves you with better wings than your favorite restaurant.
- They make a well-balanced appetizer or main dish.
Honey Garlic Chicken Wings Ingredients
A printable full recipe card with detailed measurements and instructions for Honey Garlic Chicken Wings is located at the bottom of this post.
- Wings – you’ll want to get both drumettes and wings (also known as flats). Some stores carry them together in a package (like Sam’s Club and Costco), while smaller stores might sell them separately.
- Salt and pepper – go with coarse kosher or sea salt here. Don’t use table salt as it measures differently and you’ll end up with overly salted wings.
- Garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika – make sure your spices aren’t expired for a house favorite flavor.
For The Honey Garlic Wing Sauce
- Honey – your favorite honey works great here.
- Soy sauce – you can also use liquid aminos here.
- Minced garlic – you can use fresh garlic or the jarred kind for a quick shortcut.
- Fresh ginger – freshly grated ginger or ginger paste both work well. We like to use ginger paste because it’s easier and doesn’t go bad as quickly.
- Corn starch – you’ll only need a little to thicken the sauce.
- Red pepper chili flakes – for a hint of spice!
How to make Honey Garlic Wings
You’ll want to start by making the wings.
- First, preheat the oven to 425°F.
- Place the wings in a large mixing bowl with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika. Toss them to coat so that all of the wings are coated with the seasoning.
- Once the wings are fully coated in seasoning, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper leaving a little space between the wings. Be sure they are in a single layer. Avoid overcrowding the baking sheet to ensure they cook evenly.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until the internal temperature reads 165°F. You can check this with an instant-read thermometer.
How to make Honey Garlic Sauce for Wings
This from-scratch sauce is plain and straightforward.
While the wings are cooking, you want to go ahead and start making the sauce.
- Start by adding honey, water, soy sauce, minced garlic, fresh ginger, cornstarch, and red pepper flakes to a small saucepan.
- Heat the saucepan over medium high heat until simmering. Allow the sauce to simmer for about 10 minutes while whisking occasionally. Until the sauce begins to thicken slightly.
- Remove the sauce from the heat. Remove the wings from the prepared baking sheet, and put them in a clean large bowl. Pour the sauce over them and toss to coat.
- Once the wings are fully enjoy, coated, and serve!
Honey Garlic Chicken Wings Recipe Tips
- We often find that fresh ginger goes bad before we use the entire thing. For convenience and less waste, we like to use ginger paste instead. You can often find it with the jarred garlic at the grocery store or in the produce section.
- These wings are great topped with some sesame seeds as well!
- One of the tricks to crispy baked chicken wings is to not overcrowd the baking sheet and cooking at a higher temperature.
- We find that we have much better results not using an oil on the wings, but if you’d like to use an oil, you can rub them with olive oil or any other neutral oil before seasoning them.
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Honey Garlic Wing Sauce Variations
How to make this Honey Garlic Wings Recipe in the air fryer
You can make these wings in the air fryer as well! It’s plain and has a quicker cook time.
Preheat the air fryer to 400°F for 5 minutes.
Spray the air fryer basket with nonstick spray and then place the seasoned wings inside. Cook at 360°F for 12 minutes. Flip the wings and cook at 380°F for an additional 5 minutes.
You’ll have satisfying wings with nice crispy skin. Place the cooked wings in a clean mixing bowl and pour the wing sauce over them and toss to coat.
What to serve with this Honey Garlic Chicken Wings Recipe
Honey Garlic Chicken Wings are great as an appetizer or the main meal. Here are some sides that would go great with these wings:
- Grilled corn on the cob
- Potato salad
- Baked beans
- Baked macaroni and cheese
- Roasted green beans
- House salad
How to keep Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
Any leftover chicken wings should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
You can also freeze leftover chicken wings. Place them on a baking sheet in the freezer. Once they’re frozen, remove them from the baking sheet and add them to an airtight container. They will stay fresh while frozen up to 3 months.
How to Reheat
We find that a house favorite method for reheating chicken wings is by using the oven or air fryer.
To reheat chicken wings in the oven, place them on a baking sheet and cover them with foil. Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes and then remove the foil and broil for about 1 minute to help them crisp up.
For a house favorite results in the air fryer, pop them in at 360°F for 5 minutes, shake the basket, and put them back in for about 2 minutes.
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Prep 10 minutesCook 35 minutesTotal 45 minutesMakes 6 people
Ingredients
Wings
- 2 pounds wings (wings and drumettes)
- 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Honey Garlic Wing Sauce
- ½ cup honey
- ⅓ cup water
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger (or ginger paste)
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper chili flakes
Method
- Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- Place the wings in a large mixing bowl.
- Season the wings with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika.
- Toss to coat so that all of the wings are coated with the seasoning.
- Place the seasoned wings on a parchment-lined baking sheet leaving a little space between the wings.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until the internal temperature reads 165°F.
- While the wings are in the oven, make the sauce.
- Add honey, water, soy sauce, minced garlic, ginger, cornstarch, and chili flakes to a saucepan . Whisk until smooth.
- Heat over medium heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, whisking occasionally.
- Remove from the sauce from the heat and set aside until the wings are done.
- Once the wings are fully cooked, add them to a large, clean mixing bowl and pour the sauce over them. Toss to coat.
- Once the wings are fully coated in the sauce, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
- For convenience, you can use ginger paste rather than freshly grated ginger. You can often find it in the produce section or near the jarred minced garlic at the grocery store. <h3 class="wprm-recipe-header
