Not long ago I made some wonderful BBQ sauce made with Dr. Pepper. That got me thinking about how I could use Dr. Pepper with my favorite food, chicken wings. And here they are, in all of their glory, Dr Pepper hot wings. Slightly sweet, slightly spicy, and oh-so-sticky good. The Dr. Pepper flavor isn’t real strong, but it’s there. The balance is perfect. These are some mighty tasty wings.
Sweet Sticky Spicy Goodness
Make sure you reduce the sauce when you make the sauce for these Dr Pepper hot wings. The cornstarch is optional, depending on how thick you like your sauce, but for me it wasn’t so optional. I like the sauce to stick to my wings. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t like a thin watery lake of sauce in the bottom of my plate while my wings are dry as a bone. The cornstarch thickens it up just right without being too thick. We ain’t painting here, after all.
Diet Tomorrow
I don’t recommend using diet soda to make the sauce. Or brown sugar substitute, either. This just isn’t the time. The flavors just won’t be quite right. Close. But we’re not doing ‘close’ here. We want sauce greatness.
Be A Pepper
There are other flavors of Dr Pepper soda besides the yummy classic one. Like cherry. That’s yummy too. And it makes for a great wing sauce, too. Just follow the same steps as below, using cherry Dr Pepper instead. It’s just that easy.
See Ya Tomorrow
I store my leftover homemade sauces in squeeze bottles. If refrigerated, I set them out an hour before using so they come to room temperature. You don’t want to put cold sauce on hot wings!
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Also try my Dr Pepper and Cream Soda wings.
Check out my always-growing list of over 100 homemade wing recipes, including sauces and seasonings!
Dr Pepper Hot Wings
Ingredients
For the wings
- 3-4 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
For the sauce
- 12 ounces Dr Pepper not diet!
- ¼ cup Franks RedHot sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon corn starch
Instructions
For the wings
- Toss wings with sauce before serving. Click here for our guide on how to sauce your wings.
For the sauce (start cooking when you start the wings)
- Whisk together the Dr Pepper, hot sauce and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer and simmer, stirring often, for 30 minutes or until the sauce has reduced by half.
- Combine the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water and slowly whisk into the sauce.
- Bring back to a simmer and stir for 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let cool slightly before saucing your wings.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.
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