It’s so quick and easy to make the most perfect chicken wings in the air fryer. Tossed in sweet, tangy and spicy buffalo sauce, you will love this classic appetizer that’s super easy to make!
When it comes to appetizers you can never go wrong with crowd pleasing buffalo wings. Wings are super easy to make in the air fryer and they came out perfectly crispy and juicy.
You are going to love this take on an American classic!
If you are all about the wings, be sure to check out my Soy Honey Glazed Chicken Wings and Garlic and Herb Baked Chicken Wings.
Why you will love these air fried wings!
- Quick: These wings take 5 minutes to prep and are ready to serve in less than 30!
- 4 Ingredients: Yep, that’s right – just four ingredients and yet the results are out of this world!
- Healthier: Get that deep fried taste without all of the oil when you air fry wings. No one will know the difference!
How to make buffalo air fryer chicken wings
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Place the chicken wings in the air fryer basket.
- Cook for 20 minutes flipping half way.
- Whisk together the ingredients for the sauce.
- Toss the cooked chicken wings in the sauce and serve.
Can you make them ahead of time?
Wings are always best served as soon as they are ready so that they are nice and juicy and don’t lose their crisp. If you do have leftovers they will keep for 3 days in the fridge and can be reheated in the air fryer.
Other cooking methods
If you don’t have an air fryer, you can deep fry the wings in oil or oven bake them before coating them in the buffalo sauce. Wings will take about 45 minutes to bake in the oven.
What do you serve them with?
These wings are great to serve as an appetizer with some blue cheese or ranch dressing, along with the obligatory celery and carrot sticks.
You can easily serve these up as part of a main too, alongside fries or a fresh salad.
Why air fry wings?
Air frying is very quickly becoming my preferred way to cook wings. It’s so much quicker than oven baking them and the results rival any deep fried wings you’ll try. The air frier helps to lock all of those juices in whilst getting those yummy crispy bits.
Recipe Notes and Tips
- If preparing more than two pounds of wings, cook in batches. You technically can stack the chicken, but it will block the air in the fryer, so it won’t cook the wings properly.
- For extra crispy wings, add another minute or two on each side.
- I drained the sauce after tossing the chicken so we could dip the chicken in it. It is a very easy sauce with just three ingredients! I used a traditional hot sauce, but depending on taste, it can be switched for a hotter sauce, or milder sauce. The brown sugar adds just the right amount of sweetness to the wings! We love this sauce! We don’t like traditional buffalo sauce, and prefer it to be a little sweeter along with the spice, but not too sweet. (You can put this sauce on shrimp and chicken breast too)
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Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken wings
- ½ cup hot sauce
- ½ cup melted butter
- ¼ cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat Air fryer at 380 degrees for 5 minutes. Once it is preheated, place chicken wings side by side in the basket. Select chicken and cook at 380 degrees. Change time to 20 minutes, turning chicken over halfway to cook evenly on both sides.
- While chicken is cooking, in a small bowl, whisk hot sauce, butter, and brown sugar. (It will thicken as butter cools, so don’t be concerned if it first appears as a thin sauce.) Once chicken is done, move from the basket to a large bowl. Pour the buffalo sauce over the wings, and toss with a spoon, covering each piece thoroughly.
Notes
- If preparing more than two pounds of wings, cook in batches. You technically can stack the chicken, but it will block the air in the fryer, so it won’t cook the wings properly.
- For extra crispy wings, add another minute or two on each side.
- I drained the sauce after tossing the chicken so we could dip the chicken in it. It is a very easy sauce with just three ingredients! I used a traditional hot sauce, but depending on taste, it can be switched for a hotter sauce, or milder sauce. The brown sugar adds just the right amount of sweetness to the wings! We love this sauce! We don’t like traditional buffalo sauce, and prefer it to be a little sweeter along with the spice, but not too sweet. (You can put this sauce on shrimp and chicken breast too)
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