These Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings are to die for - they are restaurant quality without ever having to leave your kitchen. They turn out crispy, golden and completely addictive, with none of the mess of deep frying. If you are anything like me and need wings like every week this is hands down about to be your new best friend.
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- Quick and Easy Air Fryer Chicken Wings Recipe
- What you'll need to make Chicken Wings in the Air Fryer
- Ingredients
- How to Make Chicken Wings in Air Fryer
- Pro Tips
- Variations of Chicken Wing Flavors
- What to Serve with Air Fryer Chicken Wings
- Storage and Reheating
- FAQs
- More Air Fryer recipes you'll love
- Recipe
- Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings
Quick and Easy Air Fryer Chicken Wings Recipe
First off, since you are using hot air to cook this healthier version, there is no need for boiling oil.
Second, without all the additional calories and fat from oil, you can still have excellent wings.
You are in for a treat if you have never used your air fryer to make homemade wings. You won't want to order chicken wings from a restaurant ever again - these homemade ones are just that good. It's ideal for a quick evening supper or appetizer.
In addition, one of my favorite foods to prepare in the air fryer is chicken. These naked air fryer chicken tenders might be just as much fun for you as they are for me. They have no breading and are bursting with flavor.
To help you cook the tastiest chicken wings in the air fryer, we'll go over all of our favorite tips and tricks. These are the best, so forego the oven and grill!
The air fryer is one of the fastest ways I know to get crisp skin and juicy meat on chicken wings.
What you'll need to make Chicken Wings in the Air Fryer
- Air fryer: I enjoy using the Cosori air fryer a lot.
- Favorite Wing Sauce: Being from Louisiana, I enjoy using either Tabasco or Louisiana Hot Sauce with a basic hot wing sauce.
- Other options: Silicone pads and nonstick frying spray.
Ingredients
This basic dish calls for only a few ingredients. Here are the major items you'll need:
- Chicken wings: Cut 12 whole wings into 24 pieces.
- Buffalo sauce: Use your favorite buffalo hot sauce, or make your own with hot sauce, butter, and cayenne pepper.
- Garlic powder: Enhances the flavor of the wings.
- Olive oil: Coat the wings with olive oil before seasoning.
- Baking powder: Creates extra crispy skin on the finished wings.
- Salt and pepper: Adjust to taste.
- Cajun seasoning (optional): Add a pinch for a little extra kick.
How to Make Chicken Wings in Air Fryer
- Step 1: To make 24 wings, cut the wings into pieces.
- Step 2: Preheat the air fryer to 380°F/193°C for three minutes. After preheating, prepare the air fryer basket if necessary.
- Step 3: Put the wings in a large bowl with baking powder, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and olive oil. Stir thoroughly.
- Step 4: Arrange the seasoned wings in a single layer within the air fryer basket.
- Step 5: Air fry the wings for 20 minutes at 380°F/193°C, turning them every 5 minutes. For more crispy skin, raise the heat to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and cook for another 2 minutes. Make sure the interior temperature is 165 degrees Fahrenheit by using a digital meat thermometer.
- Step 6: Gently take the wings out of the air fryer, mix in your preferred sauce, and serve with your preferred sides.
- NOTE: The Cosori Air Fryer was used to make this dish. You might need to modify the cooking time if you're using a different type of air fryer. Larger wings will take longer to cook than smaller ones.
With only a few basic ingredients, these are the greatest chicken wings you'll ever make in an air fryer.
- Save the wing tips. When you cut the wings, the tips have almost no meat and burn easily, so freeze them for chicken stock instead.
Pro Tips
- Pat dry: Before beginning, pat the chicken wings dry with paper towels.
- Make them crispy: Adding a small amount of baking powder to the mixture is another way to get crispy wings in the air fryer.
- One layer: To ensure consistent cooking and crispy skin, keep the wings in a single layer with some space between them. If you double the recipe, cook them in batches.
- Toss: For uniform cooking and crispiness, toss the wings every three to five minutes.
- Raise the heat: The final few minutes of cooking are what give you the crispy skin and extra juicy chicken. The secret to juicy, crispy wings is to cook them at 380 degrees Fahrenheit for most of the cooking time and then raise the temperature to 400 degrees for the final few minutes!
- Sauce at the end: Toss the wings in sauce only after they come out of the air fryer. Sauce added too early makes the skin soft.
Variations of Chicken Wing Flavors
- Dipping Sauce: Vary your dipping sauce's flavors. Blue Cheese, Ranch, and Buffalo are well-known.
- Use a variety of wing sauce flavors, such as Buffalo, Honey Garlic, Honey Mustard, or Barbecue.
- Seasonings: Before air frying, toss the wings with different seasonings, such as Old Bay, Jamaican Jerk, Sriracha, Lemon Pepper, and Chipotle.
- Garlic Parmesan wings: Melt 2 tablespoons of butter with 2 pressed garlic cloves, toss in the hot wings, and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of freshly grated Parmesan.
- Honey garlic glaze: Whisk 2 tablespoons honey, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 1 minced garlic clove. Toss the cooked wings in the glaze, then return them to the air fryer at 400°F for 1 to 2 minutes so it caramelizes.
What to Serve with Air Fryer Chicken Wings
- Coleslaw or salad: Something crunchy and fresh, like a creamy slaw, balances the rich, saucy wings.
- Fries: To make it a full meal, cook a batch of air fryer sweet potato fries right before or after the wings.
- Mac and cheese: Creamy mac and cheese is a comforting side for game day.
Storage and Reheating
- Refrigerator: Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Freezing: Let the wings cool completely, then freeze them in a freezer-safe bag or container for up to 3 months.
- Reheat from frozen: Arrange the frozen wings in a single layer in the air fryer basket and cook at 375°F for 10 minutes. Flip and cook for another 8 to 10 minutes, until hot all the way through and crispy.
FAQs
Any leftovers can be kept in the fridge for up to three days in an airtight container. To reheat the wings, put them in the air fryer that has been warmed and cook them for two minutes, or until they are well heated, at 380 degrees Fahrenheit. Wings are best consumed the day they are prepared.
Ranch dressing is my preferred dipping sauce, but you can also serve these with blue cheese dressing or barbecue sauce. If you want to alter the flavors, you may also apply more spices and a dry rub.
I adore serving small cheese puffs, jalapeño poppers, potato skins, fresh celery sticks, mozzarella sticks, and carrot sticks.
Frozen chicken wings must be cooked for 23 to 25 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit in an air fryer. After the first few minutes, make careful to check and break apart the wings, and then continue cooking, flipping them as necessary.
It usually comes down to two things: wet wings and a crowded basket. Pat the wings completely dry before seasoning, and leave space between them. Pieces that touch steam instead of crisping.
They most likely cooked too long. Every air fryer runs a little differently, so start checking in the last few minutes of the 20-minute cook and take them out as soon as they reach 165°F.
Stick with baking powder. Baking soda can give the wings a soapy, metallic taste. The 1 teaspoon of baking powder in this recipe is all you need for extra crispy skin.
This recipe is incredibly simple and consistently produces the greatest wings.
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Recipe
Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings
INGREDIENTS
- 12 chicken wings whole
- 2 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ cup buffalo hot sauce
- Cajun Seasoning Optional
INSTRUCTIONS
- To get 24 wings, cut the wings into pieces.
- Preheat the air fryer to 380°F for 3 minutes. After preheating, prepare the air fryer basket.
- Put the wings in a large bowl and mix in the baking powder, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and olive oil. Stir thoroughly.
- Line the air fryer basket with the seasoned wings in a single layer.
- For 20 minutes, air fry the wings at 380 degrees Fahrenheit, turning them every five minutes. For more crispy skin, raise the heat to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and cook for another 2 minutes. Make sure the interior temperature is 165 degrees Fahrenheit by using a digital meat thermometer.
- Serve the air fryer wings with your preferred sides after carefully removing them from the air fryer and covering them with your preferred sauce.
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NOTES
- Adding a small amount of baking powder to the mixture is the best approach to achieve crispy wings in the air fryer. Crispy skin is aided by baking powder.
- The 5.8 qt basket-style Cosori Air Fryer was used to make this dish. You might need to modify the cooking time if you're using a different type of air fryer. Larger wings will take longer to cook than smaller ones.
- Keep any leftovers in the fridge for up to three days in an airtight container. The wings can be reheated by heating them in an air fryer set to 380 degrees Fahrenheit for two minutes, or until they are well heated. Wings are best consumed the day they are prepared.
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