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Best Ever Buffalo Chicken Wings Recipe

Buffalo Chicken Wings Recipe

These oven-baked Buffalo Chicken Wings are ultra crispy, coated in a buttery hot sauce, and perfect for parties, game nights, or snacks. All the flavor, none of the deep-fry fuss!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 265 kcal

Equipment

  • Large mixing bowl
  • Baking sheet
  • Wire rack (optional but helps crisp the wings)
  • Parchment paper or foil
  • Tongs
  • Small saucepan (for sauce)
  • Basting brush or spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lb chicken wings wings and drummettes split, wingtips removed
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder (use aluminum free)
  • 1 tsp fine sea salt
  • 2 tsp garlic powder

Buffalo Sauce:

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1/4 cup Franks Original Red Hot Sauce
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar or brown sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 425°F (220°C).
  • In a bowl, toss chicken wings with baking powder, salt, and garlic powder.
    In a bowl, toss chicken wings with baking powder, salt, and garlic powder.
  • Line a baking sheet with foil and place a wire rack on top.
    Line a baking sheet with foil and place a wire rack on top.
  • Arrange wings in a single layer on the rack.
  • Bake for 25 minutes, flip, then bake another 20–25 minutes until crispy.
  • While wings bake, melt butter in a saucepan and mix in hot sauce and sugar.
    While wings bake, melt butter in a saucepan and mix in hot sauce and sugar.
  • Once wings are done, toss them in the warm Buffalo sauce.
    Once wings are done, toss them in the warm Buffalo sauce.
  • Serve hot with your favorite dip or side!