Air Fryer Chicken Wings

Air Fryer makes the best chicken wings. The skin gets crackly crisp while the inside still stays nice and juicy. Follow this recipe for the best air fryer chicken wings!

Do you know what else tastes great from the air fryer? Breakfast potatoes and steak bites, they’re soo good!

So what is an air fryer?

An air fryer is a countertop appliance that in essence is a mini convection oven. Due to the smaller space, large heating element, and fast circulating air, it mimics the actions of a deep fryer but without the extra oil, calories, and clogged arteries to go along with it. The heat hits whatever you load the air fryer with high heat fast to get the outside super crispy before the inside dries out. I’ve had my air fryer for more than 2 years and the more I use it the more I love it.

Not only is it great at making things from scratch like these chicken wings, potatoes, and steak bites, it is also great at reheating pizza, chicken nuggets, mozzarella sticks, and such. The air fryer does all that, without any preheating time and it doesn’t heat up your kitchen as an oven would.

I have this 8 qt air fryer and it’s big enough to make wings for our family yet still small enough to keep on the counter all the time. Do you have one? If not, I strongly encourage you to get one.

Air Fryer Chicken Wings Recipe

Making chicken wings in the air fryer just makes so much sense. The fat renders out of the skin leaving it crispy and the chicken wings juicy. The air fryer is one of the secrets to getting the perfect crispy wings. I also, use one more trick.

I coat the wings with baking powder before adding the seasoning, which helps to draw out even more moisture as they cook. Now, whether you use just salt and pepper to season them, or go with something fancier, like a premixed storebought seasoning, it doesn’t matter because you’ve got the most important component taken care of.

Dip them in ranch, coat them in BBQ Sauce, or drizzle with Sweet Red Chili sauce, all fair game if you ask me and will make the best Air Fryer Chicken Wings.

Crispy Chicken wings ingredients:

I kept the ingredients simple for this chicken wing recipe combining a minimal amount of ingredients to allow the coating sauce of choice to shine. When looking for chicken wings at the store, you can go with frozen, fresh, broken down into drummers and wingettes, or just whole as you see me using for the recipe. The tip of the wing is commonly trimmed and discarded, but in our family, we love how crispy they get so I kept them.

• Chicken wings: whole (cheaper), or cut into sections with tips removed (more convenient).
• Olive oil: helps the seasoning to stick to the wings.
• Baking powder: helps to draw moisture out of the skin to make it crispier.
• Salt: seasons and also helps to draw out moisture.
• Pepper: adds flavor
• Paprika: adds color and a hint of flavor.

How to cook Chicken Wings in the Air fryer

• Thaw the wings if they’re frozen. Pat dry with a paper towel.
• Preheat air fryer to 400F.
• Cut into sections, discarding the tips if you wish (optional).
• Sprinkle with baking powder and toss to coat evenly.
• Drizzle with oil, then season with salt, pepper, and paprika. Mix to coat evenly.
• Add to the air fryer basket and arrange the chicken wings “standing up”. Cook for 10 minutes, then turn the chicken wings around to the other side and cook for another 10 minutes or until cooked through.
• Remove chicken wings from the air fryer basket and toss with your favorite sauce (sweet & sour, BBQ, buffalo sauce, Sweet Red Chili sauce, etc.). Serve immediately.

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