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Are you craving some ultra-crispy chicken wings?
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Trust me, these wings are the perfect appetizer or main course!
I used a simple Dijon mustard as my base for the sauce, but spicy brown mustard is a great option if you’re looking for stronger and spicier mustard.
Plus, making wings in the air fryer results in the CRISPIEST wings!
And it won’t heat your house, which is a HUGE plus during the summer!
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Ingredients for air fryer honey mustard chicken wings
- Chicken drumettes – I’m using chicken drumettes for this post, which are half flat and half leg wings. You could also use full chicken wings, but you may have to adjust the
air fryer ‘s cooking time. - Dijon mustard – This is the base for our honey mustard sauce. Try spicy brown mustard if you want something a little heavier on the spice.
- Honey – I like to use a simple wildflower or orange blossom honey for sauce and dressings. It’s nice neutral honey that won’t give too strong of a taste.
- Unsalted butter – Butter helps give body and unctuous flavor to the sauce.
- Garlic Powder – I used dried garlic here, but fresh minced garlic could work, too, but it would be a bit stronger.
- Cayenne pepper – I love the touch of cayenne to add a little spice to the honey mustard. If you’re not a fan of spice, you can 100% leave it out.
- Kosher salt – Salt is always important in cooking and helps deepen the flavor and round out the flavor of the wings.
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The best chicken to use
I’m using chicken drumettes for this post, which are half flat and half leg wings.
You could also use full chicken wings, but you may have to adjust the
I like the drumettes because I’m a big fan of the meaty chicken legs.
Baking these wings
Of course! If you want to do them in the oven, you should follow the directions on my other post – baked garlic buffalo wings.
That post will teach you how to cook chicken wings properly to make them extra crispy and delicious.
You’ll still want to heat the honey mustard sauce either on the stovetop and then toss it or in the microwave and toss it.
Either way, it will give you a delicious chicken wing, but the
Storage of leftover air fryer wings
Leftover wings should be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
More chicken wing recipes
- Need another
air fryer recipe? Try my Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings. - Want some spice in your chicken life? Try my Pineapple Mango Habanero Chicken Wings.
- Craving something totally different? Try my Peanut Butter and Jelly Chicken Wings.
- Love sweet and spicy? Try my Honey Sriracha Chicken Wings.
Air Fryer Honey Mustard Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 12 chicken drumettes
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 teasoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F.
- Add chicken drumettes to the basket of your air fryer and cook for 8 minutes.
- Flip the chicken drumettes and cook for another 8 minutes.
- At this point, the wings should be crispy and fully cooked. If they are not crispy or fully cooked (this can happen depending on the size of the drumettes) cook for another 2 minutes.
- While the wings are cooking warm Dijon mustard, honey, unsalted butter, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and kosher salt in a 12-inch skillet set over medium heat.
- When the mixture is warm remove it from the heat.
- Add the cooked wings to the honey mustard mixture and toss to combine.
- Sprinkle with crushed red pepper flakes for additional heat.
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