These Sweet and Spicy Sesame Wings are the perfect party appetizer or game day food. They are sweetened with honey and have just the right amount of spice. Make them in your air fryer or oven!
These sesame wings are the perfect appetizer for your Summer cookout and game day get-together or they make an easy family dinner served alongside sweet potato fries and your favorite salad.
I used coconut aminos for this recipe but you can use soy sauce or tamari instead. I prefer coconut aminos because they have less sodium. Liquid aminos would not be a good substitute here because they are too salty.
The honey is the key to the sweetness of this recipe and it thickens the sauce which allows it to stick perfectly to the wings.
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Ingredients
- Chicken Wings
- Salt and pepper
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Ground ginger
- Coconut aminos or soy sauce
- Sesame oil
- Garlic cloves
- Fresh ginger
- Honey
- Chili garlic sauce -if you don't have this, you can use red pepper flakes for spice
- Sesame seeds (optional for garnish)
- Scallions (optional for garnish)
Instructions
These Sweet and Spicy Sesame Wings can be made in either the oven or in the air fryer.
Preheat your air fryer or oven to 400 degrees F. Pat chicken wings dry with a paper towel, then add wings to a large bowl and season with spices. Mix with hands until wings are fully coated with the spices.
Add wings to air fryer basket or parchment-lined baking sheet and cook for 25-30 minutes, checking and flipping halfway through.
While the wings are cooking, make the sauce by combining all of the sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Once boiling, turn down the heat to low and simmer until the sauce has thickened slightly, about 5-8 minutes.
When finished cooking, add wings to a large bowl, pour the sauce over top and toss with tongs to coat wings with the sauce.
Garnish the wings with sesame seeds and scallions, if desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!
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If you make this recipe, comment below and let me know what you think! xo, Sarah
Recipe
Sweet & Spicy Sesame Wings
Equipment
Ingredients
Wings
- 1 ½ pounds chicken wings
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
Sauce
- ⅓ cup coconut aminos
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- ½ inch fresh ginger, grated
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer or oven to 400 degrees F.
- Pat chicken wings dry with a paper towel, then add wings to a large bowl and season with spices. Mix with hands until wings are fully coated with the spices.
- Add wings to air fryer basket or parchment-lined baking sheet and cook for 25-30 minutes, checking and flipping halfway through.
- While the wings are cooking, make the sauce by combining all of the sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Once boiling, turn down heat to low and simmer until the sauce has thickened slightly, about 5-8 minutes*.
- When finished cooking, add wings to a large bowl, pour the sauce over top and toss with tongs to coat wings with the sauce.
- Garnish the wings with sesame seeds and scallions, if desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Did you make this recipe? Let me know!