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Apple Butter Chicken Wings with Spicy Honey Mustard

These apple butter chicken wings with spicy honey mustard are easy to make and so delicious. They are baked until crispy and basted in a homemade apple butter honey mustard sauce. You’re going to love these wings!

Baked apple butter chicken wings lined up on a grilling tray.

What Can You Use Apple Butter On?

Autumn. Apples. Football. These are three things that go together, am I right? 

Well, maybe apples are not the first thing you think of when you think of football food, but let me tell you, these apple butter chicken wings are the perfect game-day snack! 

Of course, the best part is Musselman’s apple butter. It’s like the best, most apple-packed spread EVER!

Growing up we ate it a lot on bread, but as an adult, I lean towards using it in a lot of savory dishes.

Some of my favorite apple butter uses are my baked apple butter ham and cheese sandwiches, apple butter bacon wrapped shrimp, chipotle apple butter carnitas, and of course, these wings!

Close up of crispy baked chicken wing.

Ingredients You’ll Need

My apple butter chicken wings are made with a spicy honey mustard sauce that makes them the best combo of sweet and tangy. 

I really love the addition of spicy brown mustard but if you don’t have that on hand you can always use whole grain or even Dijon mustard.

  • 24 chicken drummettes
  • 1/2 cup apple butter
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 3 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • Minced cilantro, for topping
  • Honey granules, for topping
Crispy chicken wings on a grilling tray.

You could also make apple butter BBQ wings by substituting BBQ sauce for honey mustard and throwing these babies on the grill!

Best Apple Butter Wings: Baked Not Fried!

I almost always bake my chicken wings in the oven or grill them. I never bother with frying because frying is just not my thing. Baking makes the wings come out super crispy, and you avoid all that fatty oil.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and bake the wings for 15 minutes. Then flip them over and bake for another 15 minutes. 

For the yummy sauce, mix apple butter, honey, spicy brown mustard, chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin, and a pinch of kosher salt.

Remove the chicken wings from the oven and baste them with the sauce during cooking. I sauced mine 2-3 times on both sides because I like them saucy. 

Watch your apple butter wings while in the oven as they can burn very quickly.

Serve them with a sprinkling of cilantro and honey granules for the perfect finishing touch!

Apple butter chicken wings on a baking tray and grilling rack.

Love these apple butter honey mustard chicken wings? Give my other wing recipes a try too!

apple butter honey mustard chicken wings on a sheet pan

Apple Butter Chicken Wings with Spicy Honey Mustard

Author: Brandy O’Neill – Nutmeg Nanny
These apple butter honey mustard chicken wings are easy to make, delicious and are the perfect football food. The wings are baked until crispy (no messy frying!) and basted in a homemade apple butter honey mustard sauce. You're going to love these wings!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 24 drummettes

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat liner.
  • Add chicken wings to the prepared baking sheet, bake for 15 minutes, flip sides, and back for another 15 minutes. (If your chicken wings are on the smaller size cut down the cooking time to 10 minutes per side.)
  • While the chicken is cooking prepare the sauce.
  • Mix apple butter, honey, spicy brown mustard, chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin, and a pinch of kosher salt.
  • Taste and add a little more salt if needed.
  • Remove chicken from the oven and baste the chicken wings with the sauce and place back in the oven.
  • I sauced mine on both sides about 2-3 times so they were saucy. Watch your wings while in the oven as they can burn very quickly.
  • Serve them with a sprinkling of cilantro and honey granules.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 117mg | Sugar: 7g
Course Appetizers
Keyword appetizer recipes, apple butter recipes, apple butter wings, buffalo wing recipes, chicken recipes, chicken wing recipes, drummette recipes, football food, honey mustard recipes, savory apple butter recipes
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Recipe Rating




Mary Clark

Tuesday 2nd of March 2021

Could you use this recipe on leg quarters? It sounds like it would be so good.

cathy @ noble pig

Monday 30th of January 2017

I know these are all sweet and savory at the same time, whick I love.

cathy | Lemon Tree Dwelling

Sunday 29th of January 2017

Oooh apple butter would make the BEST chicken wings!

Maryanne | the little epicurean

Sunday 29th of January 2017

Definitely the perfect snack for game day!

Erin @ The Speckled Palate

Friday 27th of January 2017

Sports party food is the BEST. And these wings? TOPS. What a combination of flavors and what a delicious treat for party guests.

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