I have made these crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings so many times I can almost do it with my eyes closed. They're the perfect wings with the best blend of seasonings and a homemade buffalo sauce that will make everyone crave second and third helpings!
Quick and Easy Air Fryer Chicken Wings Recipe
First, there is no need for hot oil because you are making this a healthier version and it's cooked with hot air.
Second, you'll still have delicious wings without all of the extra fats and calories from oil.
If you've never made a batch of homemade wings in your air fryer, you are in for a treat. These crispy chicken wings are second to none and you'll never want to order them from a restaurant again. It's the perfect appetizer or quick weeknight dinner.
Not only that but in general, chicken is one of my favorite things to make in the air fryer. If you love air fryer chicken like I do, you may also enjoy these naked air fryer chicken tenders. They are full of flavor and don't have any breading.
We are going to go over all of our favorite tips and tricks to show you how to make the best chicken wings in the air fryer. Skip the grill and the oven, these are the best!
What you'll need to make Chicken Wings in the Air Fryer.
- Air Fryer - I love to use the Cosori air fryer
- Favorite Wing Sauce - I'm a Louisiana girl, so I love to use a base hot wing sauce with either Tabasco or Louisiana Hot Sauce
- Others - Silicone pad, nonstick cooking spray, or olive oil
Ingredients for Crispy Air Fryer Wings
- 12 whole wings - once you've cut these up you'll have 24 wings
- favorite sauce - I love to make my own homemade sauce with a little cayenne pepper, butter, and hot sauce
- garlic powder - adds a little additional flavor to the wings
- olive oil - I always coat the wings in a little oil before adding any additional seasonings.
- baking powder - helps create an extra crispy skin on the finished hot wings
- salt - to taste
- pepper - to taste
How to Make Chicken Wings in Air Fryer
Step 1: Cut the wings into pieces so that you have 24 wings.
Step 2: Preheat the air fryer to 380°F/ 193°C for 3 minutes. Prepare the air fryer basket if needed after preheating.
Step 3: Place the wings in a large bowl and add olive oil, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and baking powder. Mix well.
Step 4: Add the seasoned wings into the air fryer basket in a single layer.
Step 5: Air Fry Wings at 380°F/ 193°C for 20 minutes, flipping the wings every 5 minutes. Increase the temperature to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and cook an additional 2 minutes for extra crispy skin. Use a digital meat thermometer to ensure the inside internal temperature is 165 degrees F.
Step 6: Carefully remove the air fryer wings from the air fryer, toss in your favorite sauce, and serve with your favorite sides.
NOTE: This recipe was made using the Cosori Air Fryer. If you're using a different air fryer, you may need to adjust your cooking time accordingly. Smaller wings will cook faster than larger wings.
These are seriously the best air fryer chicken wings and they're so easy to make with such simple ingredients.
Pro Tips to Make Crispy Wings in the Air Fryer
- Pat dry: Use paper towels to pat the chicken wings dry before getting started.
- Make them crispy: Another tip to make crispy wings in the air fryer is to add a little baking powder to the mixture. Baking powder is what helps make crispy skin.
- Single layer: Keep the wings in a single layer with a little room between them so they cook evenly and the skin can get crispy.
- Toss: Toss the wings every 3-5 minutes for even cooking and crispiness.
- Increase the temperature: The last few minutes of cooking time is what gives you that extra juicy chicken with crispy skin. Cooking the wings at 380 degrees Fahrenheit for the main cook time, and then increasing to 400 degrees Fahrenheit for the last couple of minutes is the trick to juicy, crispy wings!
Variations of Chicken Wing Flavors
- Dipping Sauce: Change the flavors of your dipping sauce. Popular ones include Buffalo, Ranch, and Blue Cheese.
- Wing Sauce: Use different flavors of wing sauce such as BBQ, Buffalo, Honey Garlic, or Honey Mustard.
- Seasonings: Add different seasonings to the wings while cooking such as Chipotle, Sriracha, Lemon Pepper, Old Bay, Jamaican Jerk, and more.
FAQs for Chicken Wings in the Air Fryer
Place any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. To reheat the wings, place them in the preheated air fryer and air fry at 380 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 minutes, or until heated through. It is best to eat wings fresh on the day you cook them.
My favorite dipping sauce is Ranch dressing, but you can also serve these with BBQ sauce, or a side of blue cheese dressing.
You can also use a dry rub and additional spices to change the flavors if desired.
I love to serve mozzarella sticks, carrot sticks, fresh celery sticks, potato skins, jalapeño poppers, or mini cheese puffs.
You need to cook frozen chicken wings in air fryer at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for between 23-25 minutes. Make sure to check the wings and break them apart after the first few minutes, and then continue to cook and flip them as needed.
This easy recipe is seriously super simple and always makes the best wings. For more air fryer recipes, check out some of our favorite wing recipes below.
MORE CHICKEN WING RECIPES:
Here are some great sides to serve along with these yummy chicken wings!
AIR FRYER SIDES
I am a HUGE fan of chicken wings, especially on game day. Air Frying wings are, in my opinion, the BEST way to make juicy, crispy, chicken wings.
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📖 Recipe
Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 12 wings whole
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup buffalo hot sauce
Instructions
- Cut the wings into pieces so that you have 24 wings.
- Preheat the air fryer to 380 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare the air fryer basket after preheating.
- Place the wings in a large bowl and add olive oil, garlic powder, and baking powder. Mix well.
- Add the seasoned wings in a single layer to the air fryer basket.
- Air Fry WIngs at 380 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes, flipping the wings every 5 minutes. Increase the temperature to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and cook an additional 2 minutes for extra crispy skin. Use a digital meat thermometer to ensure the internal temperature is 165 degrees F.
- Carefully remove the air fryer wings from the air fryer, cover with your favorite sauce, and serve with your favorite sides.
Notes
Nutrition
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Sandra Vohs
Best I have made! Thank you!
Thank you! I am so glad you liked them!
Gregory E Reilly
I have made this several times and keep tweaking it a bit. My air-frier has a rotisserie basket. This time I cooked @12 pieces at 380 for 20 minutes and then another 15 at 400. My chicken pieces are from Costco with each package containing 12-15 pieces (mix of small drums and winglets). I'm going to add a little more baking soda than called for in the original recipe per number of final pieces. Wasn't crispy enough for me. I had 36 individual pieces and added 2 teaspoons per the recipe.
My air fryer is not the same as used in the recipe, so you need to adjust as each unit is different. Make a written record each time you cook and eventually you will find the sweet spot for your fryer.
Greg
Cathie
Good flavor bout not as crispy as expected. Used an Emerill Lagasse duo instead of a standard air fryer. Might have been the difference
Tracy C Parker
What else can you use if you don't have baking powder to make the chicken wings crispy
If you don't have baking powder, spritz an additional coat of olive oil or avocado oil during th last two-three minutes for crispier skin.
Chris Treadwell
Greetings from North Wales
I've only just bought my air fryer and am still experimenting. My wife is from South East China and regularly cooks wings so I'm really looking forward to making these
I have a small gripe though, Most American recipe publishers (not only the air fryers) forget that the US is about the only country, in the world, that uses Fahrenheit (Actually, in the UK, we're, schizophrenic with the weather, if it's cold we to use Celcius but if it's hot we use Farenheight) I am incredibly lazy, with a rubbish memory and looking up or remembering, the conversion to Celcius requires effort and the printed recipe would have to be altered by hand and not look so good.
I'm looking forward to trying more of your recipes and thank you for this one, it looks great
Regards
Chris
Kim
These were delicious. I love crisp skin and usually have to cook the wings a lot longer to get that to happen.
Ryan
This was so easy to follow along with. My first time doing wings in the air fryer and they were a hit! I had the idea of using a packet of ranch seasoning with the oil and baking powder step which really took them up a notch. Great call on increasing the temp right at the end for that extra crispy goodness.