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Hot honey chicken wings preparation with hot sauce, butter, honey, lime zest and juice, garlic powder, and onion powder.

Crispy Baked Hot Honey Wings

Diana
These crispy baked hot honey wings offer sweet and hot flavors, making them the perfect party snack. You can also make them a meal with your favorite side dishes.
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Servings 6 servings
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Course Appetizers, Snacks
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 pounds chicken wings
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter
  • 6 tablespoons hot sauce, e.g., Texas Pete, Frank's
  • Juice and zest of 1 lime
  • 3 tablespoons honey

Instructions

  • Heat the oven to 450 F and line a large, rimmed baking sheet with foil. Pat the chicken wings with paper towels to dry and sprinkle all over with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. Arrange them on the lined baking sheet. Roast the wings in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
    Hot honey chicken wings preparation: chicken wings on a foil lined baking pan.
  • Meanwhile, combine the butter and hot sauce in a saucepan. Transfer half of the sauce mixture to a large bowl.
    Sauce for hot honey chicken wings made with butter and hot sauce, and also some lime zest.
  • When the 15 minutes are up, remove the chicken to a rack and brush all over with the mixture from the saucepan. Return the chicken wings to the oven and continue cooking for 10 to 15 minutes or until the wings are browned and thoroughly cooked.
    Tossing hot honey chicken wings with the hot sauce, butter, and lime zest.
  • Transfer the cooked wings to the large bowl and add the lime zest and honey. Toss to coat.
    Hot honey wings made with a coating of butter, hot sauce, lime zest, garlic powder, and onion powder.
  • Transfer the wings to a serving plate and drizzle with lime juice.
    Hot honey chicken wings coated with the hot sauce mixture and drizzled with lime juice.
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