Hot Honey Chicken

Crispy, juicy chicken coated in a sweet and spicy hot honey glaze you’ll want to make this again and again.
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Recipe for Hot Honey Chicken

Hot Honey Chicken strikes the perfect balance between sweet and heat. Each piece of crispy golden chicken is drizzled with a homemade hot honey sauce that blends sticky sweetness with just the right amount of kick. Whether you're making it for a weeknight dinner, game day snack, or feeding a crowd, this recipe is a guaranteed hit. Serve it with fluffy biscuits, creamy coleslaw, or even on waffles for the ultimate savory-sweet combo. You can bake it, fry it, or air-fry it and no matter the method, the result is irresistible.

American

Main

Chicken

schedule

Cook Time
45min

group

Servings
6-8

readiness_score

Difficulty
Moderate

Ingredients

  • Pack of chicken thighs
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 1/2 smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp season salt
  • 1/4 tsp chili powder
  • Black pepper
  • Yogurt or buttermilk
  • Corn flakes
  • 3-4 Tbsp flour
  • 1 egg
  • Honey
  • Sugar or sweetener
  • Sriracha
  • Garlic Buffalo Sauce

Instructions

  1. Add onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, season salt, pepper, chili powder to chicken along with yogurt or buttermilk. Mix well and marinate for at least 30 minutes
  2. Beat one egg. Crush corn flakes and add flour along with the same seasonings you used for your chicken.
  3. Dip chicken into egg and then into breading.
  4. If using the air-fryer spray both sides with oil and air-fry for 40 minutes on 395 degrees fahrenheit.
  5. On low heat mix honey, sugar or sweetener, sriracha, and buffalo sauce until melted.
  6. Pour sauce over chicken or use as a dipping sauce.