Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Wings

Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Wings are an easy game day snack! These wings are so simple to make with an easy easy dry rub of pantry staple spices. Then after air frying, just brush or toss with your favorite buffalo sauce (store-bought or homemade).

How to Make Air Fryer Chicken Wings

Making chicken wings in the air fryer only take about 20 minutes and just a few ingredients. These Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Wings have a super crispy skin but are moist and tender on the inside. Toss with your favorite buffalo sauce and enjoy! Serve with carrots, celery, and ranch or blue cheese dressing.

Ingredients You’ll Need:

• Chicken Wings – separated into the flats and drums. You can buy them like this (my preferred choice) or do it yourself. Here’s a tutorial.
• Canola Oil
• Spices – Garlic Powder, Paprika, Salt and Pepper
• Buffalo Sauce – Store-bought or homemade (here’s a recipe!)

Air Fryer Wing Recipe Step by Step:

1. Prepare the Wings. If needed, split and trim your wings and then pat dry.
2. Toss Wings. Next, toss the wings with the olive oil and spices.
3. Air Fry. Depending on your air fryer and the size of your wings, the cook time will vary slightly. The wings should take about 20 minutes (flipping halfway through). After the 20 minutes, check the temperature of a wing (to ensure it is fully cooked) and if you want them crispier you can crank up the heat for a couple of minutes.
4. Add the Buffalo Sauce. Either toss the cooked wings or use a brush to apply the buffalo sauce, being sure to coat both sides. Then I like to pop them back into the air fryer for just two minutes.
5. Enjoy! Serve with your favorite dipping sauce – ranch or blue cheese dressing is a classic choice.

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What is an Air Fryer?

An air fryer is essentially a compact countertop convection oven. A fan circulates the hot air at a quick speed which creates a crispy layer on foods without needing to fry in oil.

Can these buffalo chicken wings be made in the oven instead of the air fryer?

Absolutely! But they won’t be quite as crispy. I recommend baking in a 400˚F preheated oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, flipping halfway through. Until fully cooked and golden brown. Then toss with the buffalo sauce and serve or broil for just a minute or two.

How long do the leftovers last?

Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 4 days. You can reheat them in the microwave or in the air fryer to restore their crispiness.

What other spices can be used?

The wings are tossed in just a few simple spices – paprika, garlic powder, and salt and pepper. But you could experiment with other spices.

Or, since the wings are being toss in buffalo sauce, you could make them even simpler with just salt and pepper – if that’s all you have on hand.

Are these wings spicy?

It all depends on the buffalo sauce the you use. If you’re making your own homemade buffalo sauce, you can just use more melted butter vs hot sauce to make the sauce more mild.

If you don’t like any spice, you can also make some dry rub wings. These Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Wings use lemon pepper and aren’t very spicy.

Serve the buffalo wings with fun dipping sauces!

Ranch is my favorite.. store-bought or homemade.

Can this recipe be doubled to make more chicken wings?

Yes! I often make 2-3 pounds of wings to feed a crowd. But you will need to air fry them in batches. If you crowd your air fryer, instead of cooking in an even layer, the wings will not get as crispy.

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