I am a HUGE fan of chicken wings, especially on game day. Air Frying wings is, in my opinion, the BEST way to make wings. No need for hot oil because you are making this a healthier version and it’s cooked with hot air! You’ll still have delicious wings without all of the extra fats and calories. If you’ve never made a batch of homemade wings in your air fryer, you are in for a treat. These crispy chicken wings are second to none and you’ll never want to order them from a restaurant again. It’s the perfect appetizer or quick weeknight dinner. We are going to go over all of our favorite tips and tricks to show you how to make the best chicken wings in the air fryer.

How to Make Crispy Wings in the Air Fryer

There are a few tips and tricks to making these wings and you will want to grab a pen and paper to write them down, or make life easy and head down to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. Use paper towels to pat the chicken wings dry before getting started. Another tip to make crispy wings in the air fryer is to add a little baking powder to the mixture. Baking powder is what helps make crispy skin. You’re going to love this air fryer chicken wings recipe so much you’ll never want to have them any other way again.

What you’ll need to make Chicken Wings in the Air Fryer.

Air Fryer - I love to use the Cosori 5.8 basket air fryer Favorite Wing Sauce - I’m a Louisiana girl, so I love to use a base hot wing sauce with either Tabasco or Louisiana Hot Sauce Others - Silicone pad, nonstick cooking spray, or olive oil

Ingredients

12 whole wings - once you’ve cut these up you’ll have 24 wings favorite sauce - I love to make my own homemade sauce with a little cayenne pepper, butter, and hot sauce garlic powder - adds a little additional flavor to the wings olive oil - I always coat the wings in a little oil before adding any additional seasonings. baking powder - helps create an extra crispy skin on the finished hot wings salt - to taste pepper - to taste

How to Make Chicken Wings in Air Fryer

NOTE: This recipe was made using the Cosori Air Fryer. If you’re using a different air fryer, you may need to adjust your cooking time accordingly. Smaller wings will cook faster than larger wings. These are seriously the best air fryer chicken wings and they’re so easy to make with such simple ingredients. This easy recipe is seriously super simple and always makes the best wings. For more air fryer recipes, check out some of our favorite recipes below. MORE CHICKEN WING RECIPES:

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