Julie Clark
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Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
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Learn how to make baked honey garlic chicken wings with a sweet, savory glaze made from honey, soy sauce, brown sugar and garlic.
If you love chicken wings but want a non spicy wing sauce, this honey garlic wing sauce is a great alternative to garlic parmesan wings. These oven baked wings are tender, flavorful, and coated in a rich sticky sauce that’s perfect for game day, holidays, or an easy dinner.
If you’re looking for more wing recipes, try our Asian Chicken Wings, classic Buffalo Chicken Wings, or Honey Sriracha Chicken Wings for a little heat.
The Non-Spicy Wing Sauce That Turns Basic Wings Into Something Special
We’ve been making a lot of baked chicken wings lately, and this honey garlic wings version has quickly become a favorite. While buffalo wings are a classic, not everyone loves spicy sauces. These honey garlic chicken wings are the perfect solution.
The sauce has a balanced sweet and savory flavor and as the wings bake, the sauce thickens and coats the chicken with a sticky glaze that slightly caramelizes on the outside.
Chicken wings can be fried, grilled, or air fried, but baking is one of the easiest methods for cooking a large batch. Baked wings:
- require very little hands-on work
- cook evenly in the oven
- are lighter than deep fried wings
- still develop great flavor from the sauce
While baked wings aren’t quite as crispy as fried wings, a high oven temperature can help to crisp up the skin.
You’ll love our blueberry bbq chicken wings, too!
Enjoy! -Julie
Ingredients
To make this recipe gluten free, use coconut aminos.
Using dark brown sugar deepens the flavor and gives the sauce a richer color and taste.
If you’re watching sodium intake, use low-sodium soy sauce and unsalted butter. This keeps the flavor balanced without making the wings overly salty.
Use this sauce with other cuts of chicken, too!
Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
Learn how to make baked chicken wings with a glaze like you’ve never had before. Brown sugar and soy sauce marinade help to flavor these Honey Garlic Chicken Wings that bake up fork tender. Perfect for game day and holidays.
Servings 6
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 small onion diced, about ½ cup
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup salted butter
- 1 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons ground mustard
- 3 pounds jumbo chicken wings
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, heat the onion, honey, sugar, soy sauce, butter, garlic and mustard over medium heat. 1 small onion, ½ cup honey, ½ cup dark brown sugar, ⅓ cup soy sauce, ¼ cup salted butter, 1 tablespoons minced garlic, 2 teaspoons ground mustard
- Allow the mixture to come to a low boil and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring often. Remove the sauce from the heat.
- Line an 11×15" pan with foil or parchment paper for easy clean up. Place the wings in a single layer on the pan. Pour ½ cup of honey garlic sauce over the wings. 3 pounds jumbo chicken wings
- Preheat the oven to 425ºF. Bake the wings in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Then pour off any extra chicken juices if desired (this will allow the skin to get a little crispier than if it would continue to cook in the juices. This step is optional!).
- Turn the wings over and brush them with an additional ¼ cup honey garlic sauce. Bake them for another 15 minutes.
- If you'd like wings crispier, broil the chicken wings on low for 5 minutes. Toss the wings with additional honey garlic sauce once they are done.
- Serve immediately or place the wings in a slow cooker on warm until you are ready to serve them.
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Notes
The calories shown are based on the 3 pounds of chicken wings, with 1 serving being 1/6th of the recipe including sauce. Since different brands of ingredients and chicken wing sizes have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.
Nutrition
Calories: 508kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 877mg | Potassium: 270mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 417IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 2mg
How to Make Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
Prepare the wings. Allow the wings to thaw and drain completely if frozen. Dry the wings with paper towels. Arrange them in a single layer in a large baking pan. If desired, use a wire rack placed over the pan which allows the juices to drip away from the wings, helping them bake up golden brown.
Prepare the sauce. In a small saucepan, heat the onion, honey, sugar, soy sauce, butter, garlic and mustard over medium heat. Allow the mixture to come to a low boil and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring often. Remove the sauce from the heat.
Bake the wings. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Pour about 1 cup of sauce over the wings and bake for 25 minutes. Turn the wings over, brush with ½ cup additional sauce, and bake another 15 minutes.
Optional crisping step. If desired, pour off excess juices and broil the wings on low for about 5 minutes to lightly brown the tops. Toss the finished wings with additional honey garlic sauce before serving. Season with salt and black pepper as needed.
Do you cook the wings in the sauce?
This recipe was delish!! My family loved it. We did not have ground mustard so I used spicy brown mustard. Also I cooked it on 425 for 25 min then added the rest of the sauce and cooked for an additional 15 min. They were cooked perfectly!!! Will make this again.
How fine does the onion need to be chopped?
Can you use frozen legs
Would legs work ?
An hour and a half for baking chicken wings? Plus 5 min under broiler? And they are moist?