Description
Buffalo Wings made ultra-crispy in the oven using a proven method that skips frying. These wings are perfectly seasoned, coated in a buttery hot sauce, and served with a creamy blue cheese dip for the ultimate game-day or party snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 lb / 2 kg chicken wings (wingettes and drumettes)
- 5 tsp baking powder (aluminum-free)
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup Frank’s Red Hot Original Sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt (for sauce)
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1–3 tbsp milk (to desired consistency)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt (for dip)
- Black pepper to taste
- Celery sticks (for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250°F (120°C) and position racks in the lower and upper thirds.
- Line a baking tray with foil, place a wire rack on top, and spray it lightly with oil.
- Pat wings dry or refrigerate uncovered overnight to remove moisture.
- In a large bowl, toss wings with baking powder and salt until evenly coated.
- Arrange wings skin-side up on the rack and bake on the lower shelf for 30 minutes.
- Increase oven temperature to 425°F (220°C), move tray to upper shelf, and bake for 40–50 minutes until crispy and golden, rotating halfway.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together butter, hot sauce, brown sugar, and salt for the Buffalo sauce. Keep warm.
- Transfer baked wings to a bowl and toss with Buffalo sauce until fully coated.
- For the blue cheese dip, mash blue cheese with sour cream, then mix in mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice, milk, salt, and pepper. Adjust consistency as desired and chill.
- Serve wings immediately with celery sticks and the dip.
Notes
- Use aluminum-free baking powder to avoid bitterness.
- Wings can be pre-baked and reheated at 390°F for 5–8 minutes before saucing.
- Sauce the wings just before serving to maintain crispiness.
- Dip can be prepared 1–2 days in advance and stored in the fridge.
- Frank’s Red Hot Original is recommended, but other hot sauces can work with minor tweaks.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Oven-Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 247g
- Calories: 476
- Sugar: 1.3g
- Sodium: 1195mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 8.1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13.9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3.1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 63.3g
- Cholesterol: 210mg
Keywords: Buffalo Wings, oven baked wings, hot wings, crispy chicken wings, game day snacks