Spicy Baked Hot Wings

Spicy Baked Hot Wings

The Spruce / Julia Hartbeck

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 40 mins
Total: 55 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Yield: 30 pieces

These hot and spicy chicken wings are baked to perfection with a seasoned coating, then they're tossed with a homemade hot sauce mixture, similar to Buffalo wing sauce.

For even hotter wings, add extra cayenne pepper to the sauce mixture.

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) unsalted butter

  • 2/3 cup hot sauce, such as Frank's

  • 2 tablespoons Tabasco sauce

  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar

  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar, dark or light, packed

  • 3 to 3 1/2 pounds chicken wings, about 15 whole wings

  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 teaspoon salt

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 425 F.

    Spicy Baked Hot Wings ingredients

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  2. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil; spray with nonstick spray. Or, use a nonstick foil to line the pan.

    greased aluminum foil lined baking sheet

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  3. Combine the butter, hot sauce, Tabasco, vinegar, and brown sugar in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until butter is melted. Remove from heat.

    butter, hot sauce, Tabasco, vinegar, and brown sugar in a saucepan

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  4. Cut wing tips off with kitchen shears or a very sharp chef's knife and discard. Cut the wings at the joint.

    chicken wings cut apart

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  5. Toss the wings in a bowl with about 3 tablespoons of the hot sauce mixture. Set the remaining hot sauce mixture aside.

    chicken wings and hot sauce in a bowl

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  6. Combine the flour, cayenne, black pepper, and salt in a food storage bag or bowl. Toss the chicken wing pieces in the flour mixture, a few at a time, until lightly coated.

    Combine the flour, cayenne, black pepper, and salt in a food storage bag, and toss chicken wings in the mixture

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  7. Arrange the wings on the foil-lined baking sheet. Bake the chicken wings for 20 minutes.

    chicken wings on a baking sheet

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  8. Turn the wings over and cook for 20 minutes longer.

    chicken wings on a baking sheet

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  9. Put the chicken wings in a bowl if serving right away, or put in a slow cooker to keep warm if serving as a party snack. Add the sauce, toss to coat, and serve hot immediately or keep warm in the slow cooker.

    chicken wings in a crockpot

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  10. Serve with celery sticks and blue cheese or ranch dressing, or another dip, such as chipotle mayonnaise or spicy chili mayonnaise.

    Spicy Baked Hot Wings on a plate, served with celery and sauce

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
613 Calories
46g Fat
22g Carbs
28g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 10
Amount per serving
Calories 613
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46g 59%
Saturated Fat 18g 91%
Cholesterol 148mg 49%
Sodium 970mg 42%
Total Carbohydrate 22g 8%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 28g
Vitamin C 11mg 56%
Calcium 38mg 3%
Iron 2mg 13%
Potassium 384mg 8%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)