Description
This Hot Honey Chicken recipe offers a perfect balance of sweet and spicy flavors wrapped in a crispy, air-fried coating. Marinated in buttermilk for tenderness and coated with a seasoned flour mix, the chicken is air fried to golden perfection and then glazed with a luscious hot honey sauce featuring butter, chili powder, and garlic. Garnished with fresh parsley, this dish is quick, flavorful, and sure to please anyone craving a crispy, spicy chicken delight.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken Marinade
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in half
- 1 cup buttermilk
Coating
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Hot Honey Sauce
- ¼ cup hot sauce (such as Frank’s RedHot)
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
Garnish
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Marinate Chicken: Place the chicken breasts in a bowl and cover with buttermilk. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to overnight to tenderize and infuse flavor.
- Dredge Chicken: In a shallow dish, mix together the flour, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper. Remove chicken from buttermilk, allowing any excess to drip off, and dredge each piece thoroughly in the flour mixture to coat.
- Air Fry Chicken: Preheat your air fryer to 375°F (190°C). Arrange the coated chicken pieces in a single layer inside the air fryer basket, spray them lightly with cooking spray, and cook for 12-15 minutes until the chicken is golden brown and cooked through.
- Make Hot Honey Sauce: While the chicken cooks, combine hot sauce, honey, unsalted butter, chili powder, and garlic powder in a small saucepan. Heat over low, stirring occasionally, until the butter has fully melted and the sauce is smooth.
- Glaze and Finish: Drizzle the hot honey sauce evenly over the cooked chicken in the air fryer basket. Return to the air fryer and cook for another 2-3 minutes, allowing the sauce to bubble and caramelize, enhancing the glaze’s richness.
- Serve: Once finished, garnish the hot honey chicken with freshly chopped parsley and serve immediately for a delicious, spicy-sweet meal.
Notes
- You can marinate the chicken overnight for extra tenderness and flavor infusion.
- If you don’t have an air fryer, you can bake the chicken at 400°F (200°C) for about 25-30 minutes until cooked through and crispy.
- Adjust the amount of hot sauce or honey in the glaze to suit your preferred level of spiciness and sweetness.
- Use a cooking spray that withstands high heat to prevent sticking and help crisp the coating.
- Ensure chicken pieces are in a single layer in the air fryer basket for even cooking.
