Crispy Baked Buffalo Hot Wings

With our crispy buffalo wings recipe, you can skip the oil and fryer and make delicious, crispy baked wings that rival your favorite restaurants.

This recipe guarantees crispy and delicious chicken wings. You are going to LOVE them! They are perfect for serving a crowd. I use my easy buffalo sauce, and love to serve them with the blue cheese dressing shared below.

This is my favorite method for making chicken wings at home, so we’ve shared a few different versions over the years. You might also enjoy these BBQ wings, spicy glazed wings, and these sticky sweet chili wings.

Key Ingredients

• Chicken Wings: Depending on where you buy them, they are sold as the whole wing or separated into a drumstick and wingette. If you can only find whole chicken wings, hop over to our tutorial for separating a chicken wing.
• Buffalo Sauce: I love using my favorite homemade buffalo sauce. It’s easy and quick to make. You can make it while your wings bake in the oven with butter, hot sauce (like Crystal), garlic powder, and a bit of honey. It’s delicious and I think it tastes better than the store-bought.
• Blue Cheese Dip: I love these served with thick blue cheese dip, so I’ve shared a quick recipe below, but if you prefer ranch, I highly recommend trying our homemade ranch. I also have this thinner blue cheese dressing.

Find the full recipe with measurements below.

How to Make Crispy Baked Wings

Tip 1: Use an oven-safe rack. For the crispiest wings, use an oven-safe baking rack inset into a rimmed baking sheet (like in my photos and video). This rack lifts the wings and allows some airflow around them. I use the same setup when baking crispy bacon.

Tip 2: Pat dry before baking. It’s really important to pat your wings dry, helping them crisp up in the oven even more. And don’t forget to season them with salt! I don’t use any other seasonings, but feel free to do so if you’d like.

Tip 3: Bake wings at a higher temperature. I bake my chicken wings in a 425°F oven until crispy, usually 30 to 45 minutes. Adam and I really love them when they are extra crispy, so I continue baking until they have had enough chance to render their fat and crisp up the skin. That means I usually cook them a few more minutes than necessary to reach an internal temperature of 165°F.

Tip 4: Try our homemade buffalo sauce. Once your wings are ready, toss them in your favorite sauce. Our homemade wing sauce combines melted butter, hot sauce (I use Crystal), and a little garlic powder. I also like adding a slight drizzle of honey, balancing the sauce and making everything taste even better.

Serving Suggestions

Celery, carrot sticks, and blue cheese or ranch dressing are classic sides. I love serving them alongside creamy coleslaw, refreshing cucumber salad, or creamy potato salad to turn them into a meal.

You can also serve wings with crispy baked French fries, potato wedges, or try these roasted fingerling potatoes with its creamy sauce for dipping. I also highly recommend browsing our game day recipes category for more ideas.