These crispy chicken wings cook in the air fryer in 35 minutes – no oil needed!
The perfect party food!
They taste great on their own, or smothered in your favourite sauce.
I’ll share some of my favourite sauces with you too.
The easiest party food that always goes down an absolute storm.
Chicken wings are a brilliant budget-friendly appetizer and they taste great on their own or dipped in sauce.
I have an oven-baked wings version on the site, which are great. But these wings are JUST AS TASTY and cook in about a third of the time in the air fryer.
📋 What do we need?
- I buy chicken wings from the shop, then cut off the tips. Then I chop each wing into two pieces – a mini-wing and drumette (you can see my original video for information on how to cut chicken wings).
- Baking powder is the key to these crispy chicken wings (don’t use baking soda/bicarb of soda) – it helps to draw the moisture out of the skin so it crisps up beautifully.
- A little salt and pepper for flavour
📺 Watch how to make it
Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.
👩🍳PRO TIP Make sure you get the wings as dry as possible (using kitchen roll) before coating, this ensures you’ll get only a fine coating of baking powder sticking to the wings and will also ensure the wings are crispier.
🍽️ What to serve it with
I’ve got lots of lovely sauces to serve alongside these wings….
- BBQ Sauce
- Sweet and Sour Sauce
- Bang Bang Sauce
- Plum Sriracha Sauce
- Blue Cheese Sauce
- Sweet Chilli Sauce
- Or try the buffalo sauce or soy-garlic sauce from my other chicken wing recipes.
Just look at those perfectly crispy chicken wings. Finger-licking good!
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Air Fryer Crispy Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 2.2 lbs (1 kg) chicken wings
- 1 level tbsp aluminium-free baking powder*
- ½ tsp table salt
- ½ tsp pepper
Instructions
- Cut each wing at the joint so you have a mini wing and a drumette.2.2 lbs (1 kg) chicken wings
- Dry the wings with paper towels, then place in a large bowl and add the baking powder, salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Note – it's important to dry the wings first so they only get a light coating.1 level tbsp aluminium-free baking powder*, ½ tsp table salt, ½ tsp pepper
- Add to air fryer, cook for 30-35 minutes at 210C/410F, shaking the basket every 10 minutes.
- Serve on their own or with your favourite sauce.
Video
Notes
- Also be sure to use baking powder AND NOT baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
- I usually use 2 tbsp for the oven-baked chicken wings recipe but the air fryer gets things crispier, so you can use less.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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These crispy chicken wings look absolutely mouthwatering! Cooking them in the air fryer without oil is such a fantastic and healthier twist—perfect for parties or any gathering. At Ikkayees Indian Restaurant, we appreciate creative and flavorful recipes like this. For those near Liverpool universities or best food in student accommodations, don’t miss out on the best Indian food near LJMU, best food near Liverpool John Moores University, or Liverpool College at Ikkayees. Thank you for sharing this delicious inspiration, and wishing your blog continued success!”
I was skeptical, but I tried this recipe – I thought the ingredients were too simple, couldn’t possibly work. But was I wrong. The wings were so tasty, so crunchy, this recipe is a keeper!
thank you so much ,i’m 90 year old i’m chinese been associated with cooking chicken for a long time &
at last learnt the secret of cooking with chicken wings .much appreciated Nicky love your show
A month ago, I was on special diet for two weeks, looking for simple air fry chicken and tried your recipe with chicken drumsticks because the recipe sounded so simple and I took a chance. To my surprised how good it really turned out.
It took me a couple hours to search for it again.
Thank you very much for posting the delicious and simplest recipe.
all my baking powder had aluminium in it.. since the mail ingredient is corn starch I used my corn starch.
Very very delicious and sooooo easy. Served mine with your bbq sauce and sweet and sour sauce. Arguments over which was the better. Definitely do again