Buffalo Chicken Wings are always the hit of any party, gathering, or celebration. Baked or air fried – these are easy to make & SO DELICIOUS!
When it comes to any sort of game day, celebration or holiday – our family is all about the snacks. Things like chicken wings always top the list because they are so incredibly good.
I’m a bit of a fanatic when it comes to chicken wings. I can’t seem to get enough. These ones are so easy to make, that it makes it hard to want to make anything else.
You see, we gave up on elaborate meals for holidays and big days long ago. I would much rather enjoy my day with my family, rather than cooking and cleaning.
So we vowed to always do snacks for the big days and choose a random weekend to actually make a large “holiday” meal.
baked hot wings
What I love about this recipe is that not only are we making our own buffalo sauce – but that we can choose to make these either in the oven or in the air fryer.
This helps when I already have one appliance working hard on another delicious dish we are serving for our spread.
air fryer chicken wings
Here are some commonly asked questions
Can I use frozen chicken wings?
Yes, absolutely, that will work just fine. Just be sure to thaw them & pat them dry before using.
Please don’t try baking or air frying the wings while they are still frozen. While you can do many recipes from frozen in a pressure cooker – baking or air frying isn’t quite the same.
Should I use salted or unsalted butter?
This is really a personal preference. If you are happy with just a little added salt to these wings, then use salted butter.
I usually use whatever I have on hand, I really don’t care about what butter I have most of the time. But I typically keep salted butter on hand & I love that little bit of extra salt to my recipes.
Can this recipe be doubled?
You can, and we do it often. This recipe is enough for 6-8 people. However, if you have some serious wing-lovers in your crowd – I recommend doubling. However – you may need to work in batches.
HOW DO YOU MAKE baked Buffalo Chicken Wings?
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray or an oil spritzer.
- Separate the wings from the drums and pat them dry with a paper towel. Trim the wing tips if desired.
- Mix together the flour and baking powder in a small bowl and sprinkle the mixture lightly onto each wing, tossing to coat.
- Transfer the wings to the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Turn the wings over and bake for another 15 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
- While the wings are baking, mix together the hot sauce, melted butter, and garlic powder in a medium bowl until well combined.
- Remove the chicken wings from the oven and spoon the sauce over each wing, turning to coat evenly.
- Return the wings to the oven to bake for another 3-5 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped parsley and serve warm with ranch or blue cheese dressing for dipping. Enjoy!
baked buffalo chicken wings
Can I use a gluten-free flour?
I have been meaning to give this a try but haven’t had a chance. I can’t see why this wouldn’t work.
If you do try this, I would recommend using a 1:1 flour like this one as I don’t believe it would require additional ingredients that are typically called for when trying to make baked recipes in a gluten-free version. Please come back & tell me how they turned out.
HOW DO YOU MAKE air fryer chicken wings?
- Separate the wings from the drums and pat them dry with a paper towel. Trim the wing tips if desired.
- Mix together the flour and baking powder in a small bowl and sprinkle the mixture lightly onto each wing, tossing to coat.
- Transfer the wings to the air fryer basket.
- Cook the wings at 380 degrees for 25 minutes – turning/tossing every 5 minutes.
- Then increase the temperature to 400 degrees and cook for another 5-8 minutes or until golden and crispy.
- While the wings are baking, mix together the hot sauce, melted butter, and garlic powder in a medium bowl until well combined.
- Remove the chicken wings from the air fryer and spoon the sauce over each wing, turning to coat evenly.
- Return the wings to the oven to bake for another 3-5 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped parsley and serve warm with ranch or blue cheese dressing for dipping. Enjoy!
baked buffalo chicken wings
What is the best way to store leftover chicken wings?
Cooked buffalo wings can be stored safely in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days. If stored in the freezer, wings are good for up to 6 months.
To make Buffalo Chicken Wings you will need…
- chicken wings
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- hot sauce
- butter
- garlic powder
- Fresh chopped parsley
What air fryer do you use?
We actually have 3 air fryers. I have a smaller one from Phillips that we started with. I have since given that to my son since he’s only cooking for 1.
But the more I used the air fryer I realized I really wanted a digital screen. It wasn’t any more expensive, in fact- our XL air fryer from GoWISE was less expensive than the Phillips and I love its ease & extra functions.
Plus it comes with a lot of the extra accessories I like to use when cooking with my fryer.
But I when I started working on my second air fryer book, I wanted to change things up. I picked up this LARGE air fryer that has been wonderful. It has Touch Screen Presets plus it is XL Family Size, which is great!
best buffalo sauce
Products I love when making chicken wings…
This chicken wing recipe is SUPER EASY and delicious – and if you’re like me this time of year, then you maybe already have some of these items on hand OR maybe you have never made homemade chicken wings before, & you might be a bit nervous – but you’re going to love them. I have made a list below of the things I absolutely can’t live without when it comes to making this appetizer recipe.
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Buffalo Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 2- 2 ½ lbs buffalo chicken wings, separated
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- t tsp baking powder
- 1 cup hot sauce (Franks works best)
- 5 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Fresh chopped parsley, for garnish *optional*
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray or an oil spritzer.
- Separate the wings from the drums and pat them dry with a paper towel. Trim the wing tips if desired.
- Mix together the flour and baking powder in a small bowl and sprinkle the mixture lightly onto each wing, tossing to coat.
- Transfer the wings to the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Turn the wings over and bake for another 15 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
- While the wings are baking, mix together the hot sauce, melted butter, and garlic powder in a medium bowl until well combined.
- Remove the chicken wings from the oven and spoon the sauce over each wing, turning to coat evenly.
- Return the wings to the oven to bake for another 3-5 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped parsley and serve warm with ranch or blue cheese dressing for dipping. Enjoy!
You can make these in the air fryer
- Cook the wings at 380 degrees for 25 minutes – turning/tossing every 5 minutes.
- Then increase the temperature to 400 degrees and cook for another 5-8 minutes or until golden and crispy.
Notes
Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate. Please double-check with your own dietary calculator for the best accuracy. We at Yummi Haus cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site.
