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Why You’ll Love My Recipe

Spicy and crispy, these buffalo wings will satisfy your cravings without the hassle of deep frying! Make a batch for your next game night, serve them with some delicious dips, and see what we mean.

Looking for something a little less hot? Try our regular Air Fryer Chicken Wings! Or, if you haven’t got an air fryer, check out Classic Buffalo Wings. Whichever wings you decide to make, enjoy them with some Homemade Ranch Dressing.

Karlynn’s Recipe Notes

Skill Level: This is a very easy recipe.
Total Time: Making these buffalo wings will take your approximately 20-25 minutes from start to finish. Exact timing is determined by how crispy you’d like them to be.
Variations: Try these with a higher-heat hot sauce, or try a different sauce entirely. There is no shortage of wing recipes to try. Add a sprinkle of parmesan cheese at the end, serve these with some Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing and veggie sticks, or try this recipe with some boneless cuts of chicken. Toss some chopped up cauliflower in with the melted butter and hot sauce and fry those along with your chicken for a tasty vegetable side.
Tools Needed: For this recipe, the most important thing you’ll need is an air fryer. You’ll also need some paper towels, a medium bowl, a small microwave-safe dish, a spoon, and some tongs.

What You’ll Need For Ingredients

Chicken: Wings will work best for this recipe, separated into their two main parts and patted dry so that they can hold on to the coating properly. See notes below for alternatives.

Hot Sauce: This recipe calls for Frank’s Red Hot sauce specifically, but you can use whichever hot sauce your spicy heart desires. Try something with even more heat, or tone it down with a milder Louisiana-style hot sauce.

Baking Powder: This is the ingredient you might be surprised to see. Dusting the chicken in baking powder helps to absorb the excess moisture and create a crispy coating while the meat fries. You can use this trick anytime you fry chicken, especially when you’ll be adding a sauce.

How To Make Air Fryer Buffalo Wings

This is a brief overview of the recipe. The full list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions are in the recipe card below.

Pat the wings dry with paper towel. Put them into a medium bowl, sprinkle the baking powder on and toss them until they’re fully coated.
Heat air fryer to 350°F. Preheat if necessary. Evenly space your wings in the fryer basket.
Cook for 10 minutes, giving them a toss at the 5-minute mark.
Melt butter in microwave, mix in hot sauce. Pour mixture over the wings and toss.
Turn air fryer up to 400°F and cook for 5-10 more minutes.

Karlynn’s Tips and Tricks for Making Air Fryer Buffalo Wings

Frozen Wings: If you’d like to use frozen chicken wings for this recipe, be sure to thaw them in advance and spend some extra time drying them. If you do choose to cook them frozen, be prepared for them to take much longer to cook. They’re also likely to be much less crispy than if you use thawed or fresh chicken.

Other Chicken: While this recipe is for chicken wings specifically, you can absolutely use a different cut of chicken. Especially if you prefer your chicken to be boneless. Strips of chicken breast or boneless chicken thighs would work well. Just be sure to adjust your cooking times accordingly and pay close attention to avoid undercooking or burning anything.

Storage Instructions

Store leftover chicken wings in a sealed container in the fridge for 2-3 days. You can also freeze them for a few months, but if you’ve got the sauce on them you may want to spread the wings out on a lined tray to freeze solid first, so they won’t stick together when you put them in a freezer safe container or bag. Reheat in the microwave, air fryer, or oven.

More Delicious Chicken Wing Recipes

Looking for more quick and easy wing recipes?

Try these Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings or Lemon Pepper Wings for more classic wing flavours.

If sweet and sticky is more your style, try these Baked Sticky Honey Sesame Chicken Wings.

For another spicy option, check out Detroit Honey Hot Wings.

There you go, everyone. yet another wing recipe to add to your arsenal. Try it out and let me know what you think.

Happy (Air) Frying!

Karlynn