Chicken wings are dipped in flour and spices, then baked until their skin is nice and crispy. Coat them with some homemade buffalo sauce and your family will devour these Crispy Baked Chicken Wings in Buffalo Sauce as quickly as mine did. They are perfect for game day parties, too!
We love all things Buffalo flavored, and will put that delicious, spicy sauce on anything, from Buffalo Chicken Nachos to Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Dip to Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad. But our all time favorite buffalo wings recipe is the classic Chicken Wings!
CRISPY BAKED CHICKEN WINGS
Chicken Wings have been a guilty pleasure of mine for ages. It’s a favorite snack or even meal when I want to really indulge and get a little messy. Buffalo Wings like these are a must-have staple for game day parties especially – everybody love them! Well I happen to love them too but I’m a bit of a wimp with the buffalo sauce. The great thing about these Crispy Baked Chicken Wings is you can control the amount of heat but adding more of less hot sauce.
HOW DO YOU MAKE CHICKEN WINGS CRISPY IN THE OVEN?
We love heading out to Buffalo Wild Wings on hockey night to watch the game and enjoy a big basket of wings. While the kind of crispy chicken wings you get in restaurants are quite tasty, they are also typically deep fried – that’s how they get that crispy skin. Well now you can get that perfect crispy skin at home with my Crispy Baked Chicken Wings recipe!
I’ve made chicken wings before, but I’ve never been able to perfect the crispiness until now. The key? Coat them with a little flour and baking powder! I also added some simple spices, but this little mixture coated over the wings made all the difference. They were delicious!!
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO BAKE CHICKEN WINGS IN THE OVEN?
Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F. A hot oven helps the chicken to cook faster and aids in the crispy skin result that you want. Bake chicken wings for about 30 minutes, or until they are nice and crispy and golden. Cooking them on a wire rack is optional, but can also help with the crispiness factor.
HOW TO MAKE CRISPY BAKED BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS
- Once the wings are coated in the flour mixture, place them on a foil covered cookie sheet that’s been sprayed with cooking spray (don’t forget this step – trust me!).
- Bake them in a 450 degree oven for about half an hour, turning them about halfway through. You can also place the wings on a baking rack that you set on top of the baking sheet. You’ll still want to flip them for even cooking, but it might make the skin a little crispier (but honestly, I haven’t seen much of a difference).
- In the meantime you can make your own hot wing sauce, which is basically just melted butter and hot sauce. If your family likes it spicy, add more hot sauce. Alternatively, you could leave the wings unsauced, but what’s the fun in that? If you’ve got some that like it hot and some that don’t, use two separate bowls to coat the wings. Make the sauce more on the mild side and pour some over the wings in one of the bowls. Then stir more hot sauce into the remaining sauce and pour that over the other bowl of wings to coat.
Of course you’ll want to make sure you have carrot and celery sticks to help cleanse the palette, as well as some creamy Ranch or Blue Cheese Dressing for dipping. I actually like to mix the two together for a great flavor.
*NOTE – A lot of readers have asked if this recipe works with chicken drumsticks. Come find out with my Easy, Crispy, Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks!
Love these Crispy Baked Chicken Wings? Try these other chicken recipes:
- Shredded Chicken Parmesan Sandwich
- Easy Baked Barbecue Chicken
- Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
- Skinny Southwest Chicken Salad
Get more of that tasty buffalo wings flavor with these recipes:
- Buffalo Chicken Taquitos
- Buffalo Ranch Meatballs
- Buffalo Ranch Chicken French Bread Pizza
- Cheesy Baked Buffalo Chicken
Crispy Baked Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken wings or drumettes thawed or fresh
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoon baking powder
- Bottled Cayenne Hot Sauce like Frank's Red Hot
- Butter not margarine
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Rinse chicken wings and trim any excess skin. Do not remove the skin or you will lose the crispiness. Pat chicken dry.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour and seasonings. Add chicken and coat with the flour mixture.
- Prepare a large cookie sheet by covering with foil and spraying with cooking spray.
- Arrange chicken on the cookie sheet, at least an inch apart.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, turning once after about 20 minutes.
- While the chicken is cooking, make the sauce. Add about a 1/2 cup of the bottled Cayenne hot sauce and a stick of butter to a small saucepan. Heat on low and stir until butter is melted and sauce begins to bubble. Taste. If the sauce needs more heat go ahead and add some in batches, or add a few dashes of Tabasco.
- Transfer baked chicken wings into a large bowl. Pour the sauce over the crispy baked chicken wings and toss to coat.
- Serve with celery and carrot sticks and a side of ranch or blue cheese dressing for dipping.
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Eric says
July 16, 2019 at 5:53 pmI never leave reviews on recipes but this is an exception. Definitely a must try!
Kristin says
July 17, 2019 at 6:45 amNice! thank you so much for stopping by Eric!
Alice King says
June 28, 2019 at 1:48 pmAbsolutely the best homemade wings we ever had.
Linda Cosby says
June 19, 2019 at 6:15 pmMust try
Diane Helen says
June 13, 2019 at 3:58 pmWow! Speechless. We love hot wings, but ive never made them myself. The idea of splattering oil and the clean up always made it easier to just order out.
I started looking around for an acceptable way to make these tasty treats in the oven. After reviewing and searching several recipes, this one seemed the easiest and seemed to have the characteristics I wanted
Made them tonight, a bit sceptical of how they would crisp in the oven.
Well to say both my self & my husband were blown away would be an understatement. They far exceeded my even moderate expectations. They were crispy, tasty, perfectly cooked. The only alternating I did was with the sauce, I added fresh minced garlic, as we like hot garlic wings
If these were placed side by side with our favorite wing place, I would be hard pressed to tell the difference
These will now most definitely be put into our regular dinner rotations
Thank you for a perfectly delicious , wonderfully yummy wing recipe!
YUM YUM & MORE YUM!
Kristin says
June 14, 2019 at 8:50 amThat’s awesome Diane! My husband and kids absolutely love this recipe too. Thanks for sharing your positive experience.
MARTIN Grant says
May 30, 2019 at 9:00 amBest and easiest wing recipe I have come across, my wife doesn’t usually care for wings but she likes it when I make these nice and crispy and not DEEP FRIED.
Kristin says
May 31, 2019 at 9:04 amThanks Martin!
John marshall says
May 21, 2019 at 3:11 pmSecond time I made these.
First time I ate them all and the wife didnt get to try them.
This time I will share.lol.
Kristin says
May 28, 2019 at 8:57 amHa Ha! Thanks John.
harold knight says
May 4, 2019 at 11:02 pmGreat wings . You need to make extra wings they go fast .
Leslie says
April 19, 2019 at 7:52 pmThese were fantastic. We made some buffalo and some garlic Parmesan, but these would’ve been excellent plain too. We made them for 5 boys. No leftovers.
Kristin says
April 19, 2019 at 7:55 pmThat’s awesome Leslie! i’m glad they loved them.
Lana says
April 9, 2019 at 5:22 pmI know you’ve heard this before – but these wings really are so amazing! Crisp and flavorful! Best part – EASY!!! We use a parmesan garlic sauce mostly… But we have done these wings SO many ways and LOVE THEM!!
Kristin says
April 10, 2019 at 4:10 pmThank you Lana! this is one of my favorite recipes.
KF says
April 8, 2019 at 2:15 amHi, is this recipe really hot? With the hot sauce and chili pepper, I wasn’t sure if this was one of those recipes you need to have with a glass of milk. Wanted to make for family inclusive of a 2yr old. Thanks.
Kristin says
April 10, 2019 at 11:37 amIt’s as hot as you want to make it. You could set a few aside to keep plain for the toddler, then sauce up the others. Use as much or as little of the hot sauce as you want.
Thomas Ham says
April 1, 2019 at 2:28 pmPutting the wings back in the oven after the sauce has been applied is a great way to test your smoke detector!
Kristin says
April 2, 2019 at 8:29 amHaha yeah I wouldn’t recommend that!7
Kathryn Hibbert says
March 19, 2019 at 11:42 amYou can make a lot of yummy, crispy wings with this easy recipe. Place around with the spices. Just use the recipe’s measurement amounts for salts/peppers/seasoning. We’ve enjoyed eating these and the drumsticks many times.
Kristin says
March 20, 2019 at 8:30 amYes, you can! Thank you for the review!
Honey says
March 9, 2019 at 7:21 pmI have made this a lot of times already. Hands down the best chicken wings recipe I ever tried. I use my airfryer instead of my oven.
Kristin says
March 10, 2019 at 10:27 pmThank you Honey!
Collene Van Woensel says
March 9, 2019 at 11:05 amThis is a great and simple recipe! Loved them! They are so good even without the sauce. Thanks for the recipe!
Kristin says
March 10, 2019 at 10:28 pmThank you Collene!
Mary Ann says
March 5, 2019 at 1:37 pmThese are simple and delicious. I took them to a party and everyone wanted the recipe. I make them at home and my son devours them. Thank you for the recipe. 🙂
Kristin says
March 6, 2019 at 8:27 amThank you Marry Ann! So happy that you and your family loved this recipe!
Bessie says
February 11, 2019 at 7:01 amCan I use bar b q an butter indeed of hot sauce
Kristin says
February 12, 2019 at 8:47 amYou wouldn’t even need to use butter. Just coat the wings in your favorite bbq sauce!
Alice King says
February 3, 2019 at 1:40 pmThese are saved in my favorites as BEST CHICKEN WING EVER. makes it easier to find. 🙂 Im not allowed to make any other way so says my husband . Excellent recipe .!
Diane Corser says
February 2, 2019 at 8:11 amI made this recipe and halfed it because I only had 11/2 lbs. of wings and it was delicious. I will definitely make again.
Laurie says
February 1, 2019 at 4:32 pmMy husband and I love this recipe….it’s our go to for chicken wings. Thank you.
Lynette K Wickham says
February 1, 2019 at 11:57 amDo you use frozen wings or do you thaw them first?
Kristin says
February 2, 2019 at 10:40 amThey need to be thawed first.
Barbara says
February 1, 2019 at 1:20 amFabu!
I prepared the recipe as written, but I couldn’t do 8 T of butter — and live to see not-so Superbowl Monday.
So I took just 25 gr (a scant ounce), and thinned it with some milk and a creamy white French dressing, then mixed it in a 3 to one ration with Sriracha (3 siracha to one blue cheese). I liked it — my lips still tingle.
I’d make these again and again.
Kristin says
February 1, 2019 at 9:06 amThank you Barbara! So glad you enjoyed it!
Denice says
January 25, 2019 at 4:44 pmYay!! My new go-to wing recipe!!
Kristin says
January 25, 2019 at 7:31 pmThank you Denice!
Nancy says
January 20, 2019 at 10:28 amHi can these wings be frozen? if yes how to reheat? Or can they be served cold?
Kristin says
January 22, 2019 at 9:29 amI have not tried freezing these wings, but you should be able to, yes, I would thaw them and then bake according to the instructions. Keep in mind though that these wings are best fresh, and may dry out a little.