Super Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings (3 Ways!)

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Super Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings (3 Ways!)

The best SUPER CRISPY chicken wings cooked in the air-fryer (NO OIL!) 3 ways Buffalo chicken, Honey BBQ, & Garlic Parmesan wings. This secret ingredient healthy method yields incredibly crispy, crunchy wings that are super and tender on the inside!

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: air fried, air fryer, bbq, buffalo, chicken wings, crispy, healthy, parmesan

Servings: people

Cost: $4

Ingredients

Garlic Parmesan Wings

¼ cup butter
3 cloves garlic minced
½ cup grated parmesan cheese freshly grated or pre-grated
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 tsp. red pepper flakes
2 tbsp. freshly chopped parsley leaves

Buffalo Wings

¼ cup butter
1/2 cup hot sauce
1 tablespoon honey or brown sugar
Salt

Honey Bbq Wings

1 cup bbq sauce
¼ cup honey
2 tbsp melted butter
2 tsp sriracha or hot sauce optional

Instructions

Prep: Remove the tips of chicken wings and split them at the joint. Pat the chicken wings dry with a paper towel. In a large bowl, toss chicken wings with 1 tablespoon baking powder (NOT BAKING SODA!) and a dash of salt and pepper. Transfer to the air-fryer basket and place in the air fryer.
Air Fry: Cook at 375F for 25 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through cooking time. Increase the temperature to 420F or the highest setting and bake for another 5 minutes or until the skin is crispy and brown. Remove from air fryer and immediately toss in the wing sauce of choice.
To Make Garlic Parmesan Wings: Cook garlic in butter then turn off the heat and pour it into a large mixing bowl. Add the remaining ingredients along with the wings to the bowl and toss.
To Make Buffalo Wings: Cook butter with garlic for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and pour into a large bowl. Add hot sauce and salt. Stir in wings.
To Make Honey BBQ wings: Simmer all ingredients in a small pot or pan. Transfer to a bowl and toss in wings.

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Notes

Serve with a side of blue cheese or ranch dressing and chopped celery and carrots.

You will need a large air-fryer in order to cook wings in one batch in a single layer. This is our preferred air-fryer.

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