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Air Fryer Buffalo Wings

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Air Fryer Buffalo Wings
Air Fryer Buffalo Wings
Air Fryer Buffalo Wings

Air fryer buffalo wings are a perfectly delicious main dish, appetizer or football watching snack, and they have way less grease than the deep fried version. So good too!

Air fryer buffalo wings in a serving dish with ranch, celery and carrot

The air fryer does best with small batches. So I would not recommend this method for a massive crowd.

It would be perfect for a family, or small gathering. Plus, you can make multiple batches, and keep warm if you need to.

Buffalo chicken wings in air fryer basket

I wanted y’all to have this recipe ahead of college football season too. We love football Saturdays, and this is great weekend food.

Side note: check out my full air fryer recipe collection here if you love cooking in your air fryer.

Ingredients

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How to air fry chicken wings

Here is how to air fry chicken wings. First prepare the meat. Dry  the chicken wings with a clean paper towel.

hand patting raw chicken with paper towel

Spray the wings with olive oil spray and season them with some salt and pepper on all sides. 

seasoned raw chicken wings in clear glass bowl

Preheat the air fryer to 380 degrees F. Once it is ready, place the wings into the air fryer basket in a single layer.

raw chicken wings in air fryer basket

Cook the wings at 380 degrees F for 12 minutes (you may need to do this in batches)  Flip them over and cook for 12 more minutes. Increase the heat to 400 degrees F and cook the wings for 4 more minutes to get them nice and crispy. 

Buffalo chicken wings in air fryer basket

While the wings are cooking you can whip up the buffalo sauce. Heat up a medium size saucepan to medium low heat. Add in the butter, hot sauce, honey, Worcestershire sauce and a little salt and pepper. Whisk and cook until the butter is fully melted and the sauce is nice and smooth.

whisk in a pot of buffalo sauce

Remove from the heat and set aside until the wings are done cooking. 

Once the wings are done cooking, add them to a large mixing bowl, pour the buffalo sauce all over the wings.

pouring buffalo sauce onto air fryer chicken wings

Toss to coat them all in the sauce. 

tossed and coated air fryer buffalo wings

Serve warm with ranch dressing, carrot and celery sticks. I am partial to my own homemade ranch dressing from scratch. But you can use any kind you like.

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Air fryer buffalo wings in a serving dish with ranch, celery and carrot
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Air Fryer Buffalo Wings

Air fryer buffalo wings are a perfectly delicious main dish, appetizer or football watching snack, and they have way less grease than the deep fried version.

Course Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword air fryer buffalo wings
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 29 minutes
Total Time 34 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 390 kcal
Author Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds chicken wings
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • cooking spray olive oil, or cooking spray of choice
  • 1/4 cup hot sauce
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • Ranch dressing (link is to my made from scratch ranch, or use any type of ranch)
  • carrot stick and celery sticks for serving

Instructions

  1. Dry the chicken wings with a clean paper towel. Spray the wings with olive oil spray and season them with some salt and pepper on all sides.
  2. Preheat the air fryer to 380 degrees F. Once it is ready, place the wings into the air fryer basket in a single layer.

  3. Cook the wings at 380 degrees F for 12 minutes (you may need to do this in batches) Flip them over and cook for 12 more minutes.

  4. Increase the heat to 400 degrees F and cook the wings for 4 more minutes to get them nice and crispy.

  5. While the wings are cooking you can whip up the buffalo sauce. Heat up a medium size saucepan to medium low heat. Add in the butter, hot sauce, honey, worcestershire sauce and a little salt and pepper. Whisk and cook until the butter is fully melted and the sauce is nice and smooth. Remove from the heat and set aside until the wings are done cooking.
  6. Once the wings are done cooking, add them to a large mixing bowl, pour the buffalo sauce all over the wings and toss to coat them all in the sauce.
  7. Serve warm with ranch dressing, carrot and celery sticks.

Recipe Notes

Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator. Nutrition is for 1/4 of the total recipe, or half a pound of wings.

Nutrition Facts
Air Fryer Buffalo Wings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 390 Calories from Fat 279
% Daily Value*
Fat 31g48%
Saturated Fat 13g81%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 11g
Cholesterol 124mg41%
Sodium 593mg26%
Potassium 225mg6%
Carbohydrates 5g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 23g46%
Vitamin A 555IU11%
Vitamin C 12mg15%
Calcium 20mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Kris Marie says

    February 1, 2023 at 9:44 am

    Interested in making this for Super Bowl Sunday. Can I swap out the regular butter for a butter substitute say with canola oil mixed in it? Thank you.

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  2. Diana says

    June 26, 2022 at 4:32 pm

    Which hot sauce do you recommend for this recipe?

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    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      June 26, 2022 at 8:15 pm

      Hi Diana! Any of them would work. Frank’s Red Hot, Tabasco or Trappey’s bull (more mild) are all good.

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