These Air Fryer Dry Rub Wings are tender, juicy and flavorful. They are coated in a delicious dry rub and easy to make in your air fryer to enjoy at home or at your next party!
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🌟Why You'll Love this Recipe
- The perfect game day snack. These wings are perfect to make for game day or your next party. Everyone loves wings!
- Sweet and spicy. The dry rub spices plus the addition of ginger and honey make for the perfect flavor profile. You will love the sweet, spicy and smokey flavor of these wings.
- Perfectly crispy with less oil. Unlike traditional fried wings, air fryer wings use little to no oil to achieve perfect crispiness.
🥘Ingredients & Substitutions
- Chicken wings- Use skin-on chicken wings to achieve the perfect crispiness.
- Garlic- Preferably, use freshly minced garlic cloves but you can also use garlic powder.
- Spices- This recipe uses smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, turmeric, adobo seasoning and onion powder. Use regular paprika if you prefer.
- Honey- the honey adds some sweetness and creates a nice crust on the wings.
See the recipe card below for the remaining ingredients and quantities.
🔪Instructions
- Pat chicken wings dry with a paper towel and add wings to a large bowl. Don't skip this step as it is super critical for getting crispy wings!
- Coat the wings with spices. In a large bowl, coat the wings with all of the ingredients to coat.
- Air fry. Place the wings in the air fryer in a single layer and cook until they reach 165 degrees F.
💭Recipe FAQs
If your wings are full of moisture, they will have a hard time crisping up in the air fryer. I recommend thoroughly drying them out with a paper towel.
Yes! You can follow the recipe the same exact way. Just add 3-4 minutes to the cooking time and the wings should be just as good!
Drumsticks take longer to bake so you would need to ensure they are cooked through before enjoying them. If you prefer drumsticks, check out my Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks.
Leftover wings can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days. Reheat in the oven or air fryer at 350 degrees F for about 5 minutes.
👩🏻🍳Chef Tips
- Cut the wings. If you can find precut wings, skip this. However, you can't find them in all stores. Use a good pair of kitchen shears or a sharp knife and cut them right at the joint. Find more tips on cutting chicken wings here.
- Remove extra moisture. Before you season the chicken, pat the wings down with a paper towel. If the wings are too moist, they can become soggy.
- Cook the wings in the oven instead. If you don't have an air fryer, you can cook the wings in the oven instead. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and cook the wings on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Cook for 25-30 minutes, flipping the wings halfway through.
- These wings are coated in honey which will cause them to burn more easily. Make sure to keep an eye on them!
- If you want to reheat leftovers, check out my tips on How to Reheat Wings here!
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🍳Recipe
Air Fryer Dry Rub Wings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken wings
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon ginger, minced or ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon adobo seasoning
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- salt and black pepper, to taste
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 375 degrees F.
- Pat the chicken wings dry with a paper towel, then add wings to a large bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl and mix with hands until wings are fully coated with the spices.
- Add the wings to the air fryer basket and cook for 20-25 minutes, checking and flipping halfway through.
- Remove the wings from the air fryer, let cool for a few minutes and enjoy!
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Notes
- Cut the wings. If you can find precut wings, skip this. However, you can't find them in all stores. Use a good pair of kitchen shears or a sharp knife and cut them right at the joint. Find more tips on cutting chicken wings here.
- Remove extra moisture. Before you season the chicken, pat the wings down with a paper towel. If the wings are too moist, they can become soggy.
- Cook the wings in the oven instead. If you don't have an air fryer, you can cook the wings in the oven instead. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and cook the wings on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Cook for 25-30 minutes, flipping the wings halfway through.
- These wings are coated in honey which will cause them to burn more easily. Make sure to keep an eye on them!
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
Nancy says
Made these tonight, they were delicious! Spicy yet a bit sweet! Definitely a keeper
Sarah Holt says
Happy you loved them!!