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It’s not uncommon for me to have wings two days in a row. It is uncommon for me to have the SAME wings two days in a row. These baked hoisin wings hit the spot for me. Lightly sweet, the smoky sauce is finger-licking good. I could not get enough of it. These savory wings are baked until the chicken is cooked and the sauce is nicely brown. You won’t find crunchy skin here, but it does have a clean bite-through and great flavor. I’ll take that. As much as I love my crunchy (often deep-fried or air-fried) wings, these will do just nicely, thank you!

Twice-Sauced… Or Thrice-Sauced?

I admit that I do ‘triple sauce’ my baked hoisin wings. The recipe (from the fine folks over at Kikkoman) calls for saucing them up front using half of the sauce. Then halfway through the baking, brush the wings with the remaining sauce. I always found that there was a bit too much sauce to use it all at once for that second saucing. Instead, I like to use half of the remaining sauce for the first brush, then I sauce them for the third time about 10 minutes before they are done. You don’t have to do that, the recipe is great as it is written. With my approach I always use up every ounce of the sauce.

Heat Me In The Middle

I didn’t kick up the sauce for these wings. But I thought about it. I could have. But I wouldn’t have gone crazy with it. I think a few good pinches of dried pepper flake would be good enough. I wouldn’t add hot sauce because I wouldn’t want to add something that dramatically changes the flavor of the sauce.

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Dipping Sauce. Optional.

You can serve your wings with a dipping sauce on the side if you prefer. You know. Ranch. Blue cheese. Whatever you prefer. I have a number of dipping sauces you can make at home too. I wouldn’t use any sauce that would ‘fight’ the flavors of these wings, though. Use something more mellow.

I serve my side dipping sauces in condiment cups.

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Also try my delicious baked taco wings.

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5 from 1 vote

Baked Hoisin Wings

You won't find crunchy skin here, but it does have a clean bite-through and great flavor.

Inspired by a recipe from Kikkoman

Prep Time5

Cook Time45

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked wings

Servings:

Calories: 592kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

2 pounds chicken wings flats and drumettes separated, tips saved to make stock
½ cup Hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon garlic minced

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Place wings in a bowl.
In another bowl combine the remaining ingredients. Pour HALF of the sauce over the wings and turn to coat well.
Transfer wings to the baking sheet. I prefer to put the flats skin-side up.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Brush the tops of the wings with the remaining sauce.
Bake another 20-25 minutes or until starting to brown.
Serve hot.

Notes

Use the juice from fresh-squeezed limes for the best results.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate and will not include any store-bought wing sauce or seasoning nutritional values.

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Sometimes BBQ-flavored wing sauces are too sweet for me. Or too BBQ-y. Not Buffalo Wild Wings Sweet BBQ wing sauce. I thought that this sauce was a spot-on BBQ sauce. Not only great on wings, either. I’d put this sauce on burgers, ribs, smoked chicken and even my crazy yummy pulled pork.

Outdoor BBQ Flavor on Wings

One of the nice things about Buffalo Wild Wings Sweet BBQ wing sauce, besides the great taste, is the consistency. This sauce isn’t too thin, so you don’t have to worry about it running off your wings or whatever you have it slathered on. No one wants a sauce lake on their plate. And it’s not too thick. No one wants gloppy sauce that can also be used as spackle. Nope, this sauce is just right.Buffalo Wild Wings Sweet BBQ wings are just right too!

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Remember that if you have to refrigerate your open bottle of wing sauce to let it sit out on the counter for at least 30 minutes before using. You don’t want to ‘shock’ hot, just-cooked wings with a cold sauce.

What Are You Waiting For?

Go make some wings! It’s not that hard to do! My go-to method is to air-fry them. A little seasoning first. Air-fried to perfection. Fantastic aroma as they cook. Crispy skin. Juicy meat. Tender. Ready for a sauce. Air-fried wings can hold up to being tossed with sauce, so that’s what I do. If they were deep-fried with a batter I wouldn’t abuse them like that. I’d gently brush the sauce on. Or serve it on the side, for dipping.

See my guides for cooking your wings and for saucing them! I’ve got you covered!

My Trusty Wingman

My air fryer isn’t fancy. It doesn’t have any bells and whistles. Well, ok, it does have a bell when the timer goes off but that’s it. I don’t even use the timer actually. I use a timer on my phone that has two countdowns: one for 12 minutes and one for 6 minutes. That’s all I ever need to get perfect wings each and every time!