Crispy Baked Honey Chipotle Wings are super easy to make and much healthier than fried. Tossed in a sweet and spicy Honey Chipotle sauce, they’re perfect as an appetizer or party food!
Wings are essential to any party spread! Try my Air Fryer Chicken Wings for light, crispy wings, and my Honey BBQ Boneless Chicken Wings are perfect for the whole family!
Confession: I love chicken wings. Especially wings that are super crispy and dripping with lots of sauce. The sauce has to be super spicy and accompanied by ranch dressing for dipping.
When I order wings out at a restaurant I always get naked wings extra crispy and the sauce on the side. This ensures my wings are always super crispy and I can load them up with as much sauce as I like.
I baked these chicken wings in the oven instead of frying them. It saves some calories and you still get a super crispy chicken wing.
These wings are surprisingly easy to make. I like to make the Honey Chipotle sauce while the chicken is cooking and toss everything together once the chicken is out of the oven.
These Crispy Baked Honey Chipotle Wings are a perfect snack or appetizer. Grab some napkins, whip up some Blue Cheese Dressing or Honey Jalapeño Ranch, and enjoy these Crispy Baked Honey Chipotle Wings!
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What you’ll need for these baked wings
- Chicken: Bone-in skin-on chicken wings are ideal for this recipe. The honey chipotle wing sauce also works with drumsticks or chicken thighs.
- Baking powder: Is my trick to CRISPY baked chicken wings!
- Seasonings: I like to season the chicken wings before baking them with salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder.
- Honey: Honey makes these wings sweet and sticky! The way wings should be!
- Chiles in adobo: I added the sauce from a can of chiles in adobo for the heat. It’s smoky and spicy, so addictive!
- Butter: Butter makes the hot honey wing sauce extremely moreish. Once you start it’s hard to stop eating them!
- Ketchup: Ketchup brings a little more sweetness and a robust tomato flavor to these wings. It’s amazing what a difference a little ketchup can make!
- Vinegar: To balance all of the other flavors with acidity, I added just a touch of apple cider vinegar. White wine vinegar would be a great substitute if needed.
How to make Honey Chipotle Wings
- I start by dabbing the chicken wings with a paper towel to ensure they are completely dry.
- Net, I place them on a wire rack on top of a baking sheet. This makes the chicken extra crispy by allowing the extra grease to drip down onto the baking sheet.
- Cook the wings in a 425-degree oven for 40-45 minutes until cooked through. Make sure to flip every 20 minutes to ensure even crispiness.
- Toss the chicken wings immediately in the honey chipotle sauce and enjoy!
How do you make chipotle sauce for wings?
Now let’s talk about the sauce. It’s sweet and spicy and smothered on top of the wings. The sauce is made up of honey, chiles in adobo, ketchup, vinegar, and butter. You can control the amount of heat by adding more chiles in adobo for spicier wings or more honey to sweeten it up.
To me, the chilies in adobo make the sauce. I like to add about 1-2 tablespoons more when I am making this for myself. I love the smokey flavor and spiciness. You can find chilies in adobo in your grocery store in the Mexican aisle.
All you have to do to make the Honey Chipotle Wings Sauce is add all of the sauce ingredients to a saucepan on the stove and heat it until the butter melts and it’s warmed through. Then toss the wings in the sauce and serve!
Tips for making crispy chicken wings
- Pat the chicken dry: Removing excess moisture means the wings will crisp up quicker in the oven.
- Broil after baking: Turning the broiler on for a few minutes after they’ve baked makes them SUPER crispy! I usually stick to between 2-4 minutes, however, you can bake them a little longer if you prefer!
- Toss the sauce later: I recommend tossing the wings in the sauce at the last minute so that the sauce doesn’t make them soggy.
- Serve the sauce separately: Instead of tossing the crispy baked wings in the sauce, serve the sauce on the side and use it as a dip! This will make sure the Honey Chipotle Wings stay crispy with every bite!
frequently asked questions
What do honey chipotle wings taste like?
Honey Chipotle Wings are sweet, smoky, and spicy. The texture of the chicken wings is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. They’re absolutely addictive!
What is honey chipotle sauce made of?
In this honey chipotle sauce recipe, you’ll find honey, adobo sauce, butter, ketchup, and apple cider vinegar. Most of these ingredients you’ll already have on hand in your pantry!
Is chipotle sauce spicy?
Chipotle sauce is made with hot chili peppers in adobo sauce so, yes, it is spicy! However, it’s not overly spicy, but more of a pleasant heat.
more appetizers you’ll love!
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Crispy Baked Honey Chipotle Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs chicken wings
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tbsp chiles in adobo, sauce only
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
Instructions
Baked Chicken Wings
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a slipmat or aluminum foil. Top with a wire rack, set aside.
- Dab the chicken wings off with a paper towel to ensure they are completely dry.
- Add the chicken wings to a medium bowl. Sprinkle with baking powder, salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. Toss to coat the chicken wings in the seasonings.Place the chicken wings onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes (depending on the size of the chicken wings)
- Turn the chicken wings every 20 minutes to ensure they get crispy on both sides.
Honey Chipotle Sauce
- Meanwhile, add honey, chilies in adobo, butter, ketchup and apple cider vinegar to a small saucepan. Cook for 2-3 minutes until butter is melted. Keep on low heat until ready to toss with wings.
- Immediately after wings are done cooking toss them in the Honey Chipotle sauce.
- Serve immediately with ranch or blue cheese dressing and enjoy!
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Gayle
Chicken wings covered in sauce are my favorite, too! This honey chipotle version sounds fantastic, Kelley! I love how easy these cuties are to whip up, too. Looks like the perfect snack!
Maya
This sounds delicious Kelley! Also- how did I not know you could order naked wings extra crispy with sauce on the side? You’ve introduced me to a whole new world of crispy saucy wing goodness!!
Jen
I love crispy wings covered is sauce also! I worked in a wing place for several years when I was younger and became very spoiled. I ate wings almost every day, haha. The honey chipotle sounds so good and I love that these are baked!
Kelly
Wow! These wings look seriously amazing!! My husband is obsessed with chicken wings especially when they’re piled on with sauce. Love the honey chipotle sauce, it sounds finger lickin’ good!
Keri
There is nothing better than saucy chicken wings – love this combination!
April
Can I get an order of those wings with a icy cold beer? Yum!
Joanne Bruno
Chicken wings are NOTHING without good sauce….and this is better than good. I love the spicy sweetness!
Justin
These look so yum!. I love sticky chicken and I can’t believe I have never tried making it. Might need to give these a try soon.
Lily Lau
You just cooked the best chicken wings I’ve ever seen! Hats off 😀
Shelby
I am so happy to see that you baked these! It is so easy and soo much healthier!