The BEST Buffalo Wings ever and they’re oven baked! Tossed with a delicious buffalo wing sauce these will be the hit of your parties!
The perfect gameday Appetizer Recipe that’s super crispy even though it isn’t fried! You’ll love serving these wings with Super Crispy Chicken Tenders and Bacon Brown Sugar Smokies.
Buffalo Wings are the classic bar food, party appetizer and ultimate finger food when you’re looking to entertain. The flavors are so popular it actually inspired a dip recipe that is now equally popular during the holidays, Buffalo Chicken Dip!
While most buffalo wings you’re served in restaurants are deep fried, these buffalo wings are baked in the oven before being tossed in a homemade buffalo chicken sauce.
Baked vs Fried: This version of Baked buffalo wings are cooked in the oven instead of the deep fryer. At the right temperature and if thoroughly prepped ahead of time they’re just as crispy as the fried version. Toss the buffalo wings in a flour and seasoning mixture before letting the chicken rest and air out in the refrigerator, then bake and toss with buffalo wing sauce.
Frequently Asked Questions
Buffalo Wings were created in a restaurant in Buffalo, New York at a restaurant called the Anchor Bar in the 1960s. What used to once be a bar food is now served at restaurants of all kinds ranging from casual to even high end.
The buffalo wing makes for a great bar food, game day food and even take out. More chicken wings are used in making buffalo wings than any other preparation in the United States. In fact during the Super Bowl, over 1 billion Buffalo Wings are consumed per the National Chicken Council. Buffalo wings are the perfect game day food.
Chicken wings generally refer to the entire wing portion connected at the joints including the tip. Buffalo wings are usually made up of the smaller drummette piece, flat wingette piece and the tip of the wing is discarded.
Serve buffalo wings with celery and carrot sticks as a way to temper spicy flavors and to add extra texture to your plate. Along with Blue Cheese Dressing for dipping people will also sometimes use ranch in place of blue cheese dressing.
2/3 cup Frank’s Red Hot hot pepper sauce
½ cup unsalted butter
1 ½ tablespoons white vinegar
¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Combine the ingredients in a small saucepan and whisk it together until combined and bubbling.
If you’d like to make these buffalo wings in your slow cooker add all the seasonings to the chicken wing pieces (skip the flour) and let it dry in the refrigerator. Add the chicken to the slow cooker and cook on low for 4-6 hours before draining the fat and adding in the buffalo wing sauce and cooking for an additional hour on high heat.
For full directions you can refer to our post below for Slow Cooker Buffalo Wings.
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How to Make Buffalo Wings
There’s just a few ingredients in buffalo wings but the method is the most important.
- Season: Air dry the chicken after seasoning. Making sure the skin is dry before cooking is the best way to ensure a crispy skin.
- Flour: Toss with a bit of flour before air drying too.
- Bake: Try not to move the chicken around too much or open the oven during baking other than to flip the chicken once.
- Sauce: To keep it as crispy as possible only toss with the sauce right before serving.
- Sides: If you’re making homemade blue cheese to serve with the wings, make sure to puree it a bit more so dipping doesn’t have huge chunks.
How to Store Buffalo Wings
- Serve: Buffalo wings are best served immediately after cooking. They’ll be hot and crispy while seasoned with the hot wing sauce. As they sit the sauce will soak into the crispy skin causing it to soften. You can keep these at room temperature for up to 2 hours if serving for a party.
- Store: If you have not tossed them in the buffalo wing sauce yet, you can store undressed. Then add to a hot 450 degree oven for 3-5 minutes to re-crisp the skin before tossing with buffalo sauce. If you have already dressed the wings you can crisp them up again in the oven and toss with additional sauce, but the flavors will be different than when originally cooked as they will be sauced twice.
- Freeze: These are best if frozen before being tossed in the sauce. Freeze on a single layer before adding to an airtight container. Thaw overnight in your refrigerator, then heat as detailed in the storing instructions.
Ingredients
- 4 pounds chicken wings
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buffalo wing sauce
Instructions
- Dry out the buffalo wings with paper towels then toss with a mixture of the flour, cayenne, garlic powder and salt before setting in the refrigerator uncovered to chill for an hour.
- Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees and bake the wings for 25 minutes before flipped the chicken and cooking an additional 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and tossing with buffalo wing sauce.
- Remove the chicken from the pan, turn the oven onto broil, and add to a clean piece of foil on the baking sheet under the broiler for 2-3 minutes, watching to make sure they don't burn.
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Excellent! Nice and crispy.
These buffalo wings are fantastic! They have just the right amount of heat and are perfect for game day. The sauce is spot on!
This buffalo wings recipe is a must-try! It’s so delicious and my family can’t get enough of it. Thanks, for sharing this recipe! I’ll surely make this again!
Craving satified with these buffalo wings! So juicy and flavorful. I’ll surely have this recipe on repeat.
Thank you for your recipe it was delicious and will be making this one again!
How many wings are included in 1 serving?
Haven’t made them yet looks yummy! You know everyone needs a good yummy
Very good chicken wings. I used your recipe for the sauce and it was just the right level of heat for us. I didn’t bother to broil them after mixing them up in the sauce.
Fantastic! I used a different hot sauce so may try another brand next time but the wings came out great. I accidentally got jumbo wings which was all I could find at the time making cooking time a lot longer. Still my husband gorged himself on them! Thanks again for another fool proof recipe for us non-cooks.
Best wings ever and best blue cheese dressing!
Yay!! Thanks, Mary.
Do you start with frozen or thawed wings?
Completely thawed.
Looks yummy
I already know these will be awesome I’ve made them this way years back lol thanx for the recipe I’m making them tonight ???????
Absolutely the best chicken wing recipe. Wing sauce was spot on just the way I like it.
I made the wings exactly as the recipe called out for except i did them on my grill outside at 400 degrees. Sauced and put under the broiler to finish. Yum
I love throwing wings on the grill! Yum is right!!
Haven’t made them yet, but am wondering, why refrigerate for an hour?
Because they’re cooked in the oven, letting them sit in the refrigerator for an hour gives the chicken time to rest and air out so ensure it gets crispy while cooking. Enjoy!
Made these this evening…they were so good and tender. The family loved them!
So glad you all enjoyed them, Shirley. Thanks for the 5 stars.
i love spicy and hot stuff these look delicious but do u think changing them to boneless will change any of the recipe
Yes, I have that recipe too.
https://dinnerthendessert.com/boneless-buffalo-wings/
I’ve used several recipes for hot wings. These are by far the absolute best!
Thanks for dropping by to let me know! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
These were a hit at our house. Our 13-year-old boy requests them. I did them in the oven and crock pot and the oven was the definite winner. You get this terrific crispiness. Really good. For the blue cheese dressing, I used less buttermilk and eliminated the sugar altogether and people seemed to prefer that.
So happy to hear that everyone loved them! Thanks for the 5 stars.
This will be the first time I make buffalo wings I saw this recipe. I am confused though so you make the buffalo sauce first use it to bake the chicken?
Sorry for any confusion but you’ll want to bake the chicken and then toss it in the sauce. Hope this helps!
So do you cook with the wings only “powdered” up?
You’ll cook them in the oven first, then sauce them up and then broil them at the end. Hope this helps clear up any confusion.
I’ve been making buffalo wings for decades and tried every single non-frying option. Parboiling, refrigerating, baking, broiling, and I’m sorry… Health considerations aside there is nothing the compares to deep frying
I have made this several times now and they come out great.
I sometimes have some sticking issues when I turn them but I am working on figuring it out, not sure if putting them in the fridge for an hour helps or hurts with the sticking.
Next time, line the baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray. That should stop them from sticking. So glad you’re enjoying the recipe.
Made these yesterday for a finger food supper – with some celery and carrot sticks and buffalo brussel sprouts. I used Franks Wing sauce. Everyone loved these wings.
I love that dinner idea!
Love these!! Have made them several weeks in a row… I am finding when I refrigerate for an hour they tend to stick quite a bit. Tried cooking in refrigerated pan and with a room temperature one… any thoughts on keeping the sticking down?
I’m so glad you love them!! Next time, try laying down foil on the baking sheet and spray with cooking spray. That should eliminate the sticking issue. Hope this helps!
We loved these wings. Thank you for all of your wonderful recipes.
So glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for the 5 stars!
Loved the recipe. Coked them in a Air Fryer second time around. Perfect absolutely perfect.
Thanks for letting us know about it working in an Air Fryer! Glad you enjoyed them!
I love wings SO much! I can’t wait to try these!
Enjoy!
Omg looks so good
Thanks!
Oh my, my mouth is watering just looking at the picture….I think I will be making these wings this weekend.
Enjoy!
If you have a gluten intolerance what do you suggest for a flour substitute?
You can use a gluten free flour, I believe they sell one in most major chains now. There are other GF substitutes but I haven’t tried them. let me know if you do!
I love the simplicity of this recipe! Good ingredients = good food!
Yes! Sometimes the simplest of recipes are the absolute best!
Simply the perfect recipe for game day! Buffalo wings are a favorite in our house!!!
Thanks Krissy! These are perfect for game day!
Mmm!!! My youngest is a huge fan of hot wings, and I can’t wait to try these for him! (And me too! ??)
Yes, make sure to grab a few for yourself before they’re all gone!!