Air Fryer Chicken Wings are the best and crispiest wings ever! Done in less than 20 minutes, you'll never make wings another way again!
The air fryer is an appliance that basically takes cooking to another level...an easier and faster method for everything. These Air Fryer Chicken Wings not only take a fraction of the time of baking, but get so crispy you'll think they are fried.
Using the air fryer allows them to get super crispy without actually frying them. Once you try this method, you will never cook wings another way. Serve these with Air Fryer French Fries or Instant Pot Corn on the Cob for the perfect meal!
Want to spice it up? Try these Air Fryer BUFFALO wings, Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings, or Air Fryer Asian Chicken Wings! If you prefer no bones, try these Air Fryer Chicken Tenders!
Making wings in the Air Fryer couldn't be easier! Let me explain it...
How to make Air Fryer Chicken Wings:
**scroll down for full ingredients list and printable directions**
- First prep the chicken wings.
- If you have full wings, separate them into drums and flat.
- Make sure they are defrosted.
- Pat them dry completely dry (this will help them get crispy).
- Place the wings into a bowl and add oil, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Toss to completely coat the wings.
- Feel free to use your own favorite seasonings, however this is a basic traditional chicken wing seasoning blend (and delicious).
- Preheat the Air Fryer at 400 F degrees for 2 minutes.
- Add the wings in a single layer to the air fryer (they should NOT be touching), and cook for 10 minutes at 400 F degrees.
- After the timer goes off, open and carefully flip over the chicken wings.
- Close the air fryer and cook at 400 degrees F for 8 minutes.
- Remove the chicken wings and serve with your favorite side dishes or dips!
What to serve with Air Fryer Chicken Wings:
- Serve with your favorite dips such as Cilantro Lime Dip, Jalapeno Ranch, The Best Chunky Blue Cheese, or Homemade Buffalo Sauce.
- Serve with a side of corn on the cob - Instant Pot Corn on the Cob or Air Fryer Corn on the Cob is always a hit!
- Use the air fryer to make Frozen French Fries or Tater Tots to serve alongside the wings!
- A hearty scoop of Creamy Mac and Cheese also goes VERY WELL alongside Chicken Wings!
- Or make a Simple Wedge Salad to go with the wings!
- Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries have become one of my favorite side dishes! So much healthier than the fried alternative!
- Serve with just celery and carrots and a side of Blue Cheese Dressing - YUM!
Can I bake Chicken Wings?
Yes, however it takes much longer to get them crispy. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and place the wings on a single layer on a baking sheet (place on an oven rack on top of the baking sheet to get crispier). Bake for 30 minutes, then flip and cook another 15-30 minutes depending on desired crispiness.
What type of Air Fryer should I use for this recipe?
There are many Air Fryers to choose from, but I love my PowerXL Vortex Air fryer! Here are some other great options:
- Instant Vortex Plus Air Fryer Oven, 6 Quart: 6-in-1, Broil, Roast, Dehydrate, Bake, Non-stick and Dishwasher-Safe Basket, Stainless Steel
- COSORI Air Fryer 5.8QT - Large Hot Electric Oven Oilless Cooker with 8 Quick Setting Recommendation
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- Air Fryer Asian Chicken Wings are the crispiest glazed wings ever! Done in less than 20 minutes, you'll never make wings another way again!
- Air Fryer Kale Chips are the easiest and most delicious Kale Chips! Made in just minutes and super healthy (63 calories per serving), these will be your go-to snack!
- Air Fryer Baked Potatoes are so easy – crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside!
- Air Fryer Avocado Fries are creamy and crunchy without any oily mess! With only a handful of ingredients, these are the perfect healthy snack or appetizer!
- Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos are perfectly crispy without any of the added oil from frying! They’re delicious, easy, and make the perfect quick meal or snack!
- Air Fryer Hot Dogs are perfectly ‘grilled’ in no time and with hardly any effort!
- Air Fryer Hamburgers are juicy every time, and done in less than 15 minutes with none of the mess!
- Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower Bites are the perfect appetizer! With no oil and only a handful of ingredients, they’re easy and guilt-free.
Air Fryer Chicken Wings are the best and crispiest wings ever! Done in less than 20 minutes, you'll never make wings another way again!
- 2 lbs chicken wings (drums and flats) (defrosted if frozen)
- 1 TBS olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
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Prep the chicken wings. If full wings, separate them into drums and flats. Make sure they are defrosted. Pat them dry completely dry (this will help them get crispy).
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Place the wings into a bowl and drizzle olive oil oven them. Toss to coat. Add garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Toss to completely coat the wings.
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Preheat the Air Fryer at 400 F degrees for 2 minutes. Add wings in a single layer to the air fryer (they should NOT be touching), and cook for 10 minutes at 400 F degrees.
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After the timer goes off, open and carefully flip over the chicken wings. Cook for 8 more minutes. Remove the chicken wings and serve.
Recipe Video
Nutritional information per serving based off 4 servings: 213 calories, 15g fat, 3g carbohydrates, 1g sugar, 18g protein.
LM Hur
These are PERFECT!
Followed recipe exactly. I was worried they would overcook. At the 10 min mark (before I flipped them), I tested the temperature, and they were at 155, so I put them back in, and when they came out, they were crispy on the outside, and juicy tender on the inside! Thank you!
Allyson
So happy to hear that!! Make sure you try out our other Chicken Wing recipes too!!! So good!!!
Liz P
Thank you for the recipe. Absolutely the best and easiest chicken wings. This will definitely be our go to. My husband and I loved them.
Allyson
So happy you loved them!
Theresa
These truly are the best wings I have ever made. I can't wait to try some of the other wing recipes!!! Thanks for the awesome recipe.
Pamela
I made this wings exactly as written and they were perfect. Do you any suggestions about time and temp if I tried this with drumsticks?
Allyson
So happy to hear that! I actually have the Chicken Drumsticks in the Air Fryer recipe as well! Check it out here!
Beverly Stropky
I just purchased my first Air Frier and your recipe is the first one I have tried. All I can say is Fantastic! Now my husband wants me to make these every week for lunch. I followed your recipe exactly and they were perfect. Now at the end of cooking my frier beeped saying BURN. I had only a minute left on the time. I stoped the cooking and pulled out the basket. I could not find anything that was burnt. Not sure why it did this. I will be trying again next week and see if it does the same thing.
I see you have a list of other wing options which I will be trying. I love Asian food so I will try that one next.
Thank you so much! I will be following you for more recipes!
Allyson
Beverly I am so happy to hear that!! You will love all of them!!
Robin
This recipe is fantastic. I family favorite. Thank you so much Allyson!
Brenda
These wings were great! Simple easy ingredients and cooking time was spot on!
Julie
I’ve tried other recipes that weren’t as crispy or flavorful as they claimed. I tried this one tonight and it’s soooo good!! I’m excited. I finally found an air fryer wing recipe that I love! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I’ll be passing along your recipe and your site.
Allyson
SO happy to hear that Julie!!! Make sure you try our other wing recipes like these Air Fryer Asian Chicken Wings (crispy & sticky), or these Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings - both are DELICIOUS!
Greg
Add a little cayenne and perfecto
Auntie Doni
Allyson, these are some of the best Wings I've ever eaten!
My husband has never been a fan of any kind of "messy foods", like wings or ribs, but he devoured these!
I served them up in the "classic pizza joint style" - with Pizza and a Green Salad.
What a meal!!!
Mahalo, thank you for sharing.
Allyson
Pizza and wings is the best! I am so happy to hear you enjoyed them!
kitchen kriz
Hey Allyson, thanks for sharing this air fryer chicken wing recipe. I will definitely try this one for my family.
Vee
Excellent rub and perfectly cooked. Crispy outside juicy inside. Can eat as is or toss in your favorite sauce.
Lorisia
Followed the recipe exactly and these were the best wings ever!!!
Tammy
My first time air frying, keeping my fingers crossed🤞
Allyson
How did you like it? These are the BEST!
Tammy
They turned out great, my Grandson is 24 and he just praised them. I’m looking forward to trying other things.
Allyson
I am so happy to hear that!!! I bet he would also love these popular Air Fryer Asian Wings! Happy cooking!
Virginia
If you were cooking them in an air fryer with a basket or elevated grill surface, do you have to flip the wings as indicated in the recipe?
Allyson
Despite the air fryer, it is recommended to flip the wings as indicated in the recipe.
Lydia
I have the air fryer/ pressure cooker combo. Can I have one layer on the basket bottom then another layer on the elevated grill cooking two layers of wings at the same time?
Allyson
I can't answer this with 100% certainty because I don't have that air fryer. You can try it if you typically cook like that, but I can't be sure. Sorry!
Lynn Pedersen
I have the Ninja Foodi and no…they won’t cook properly and you would end up taking twice the time anyways. Do in 2 batches and you will be happy😁
rebecca stillwell
the skin wasnt crispy. i used peppe,r paprica, brown sugar and other seasoning.
done inside but not crispy skin i dried them first sprayed olive oil and cooked as directed
Allyson
If you follow the recipe, the skin will be crispy. This recipe does NOT call for brown sugar at all. Not sure why that was added. The recipe also does not say to spray the wings with oil.
Andie
A few years ago, Hubby bought me an air fryer expressly for cooking wings which usually turn out pretty good. However, this is the recipe I’ve been looking for. Can’t wait to try the Garlic Parm. Thank you for sharing!
Allyson
So happy you found it! Make sure you try the Air Fryer Asian Chicken Wings (crispy & sticky) and the Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Wings too!!!
Steve
Great recipe! I followed your instructions and added some things I had sitting around. Then towards the end I spread some BBQ sauce on the wings and oh my they came out wonderful!!!
Allyson
Sounds yummy! So happy you liked them!
Theresa
Absolutely amazing!!! What a great recipe. Thanks for posting. Will definitely make again!!! 😁
Allyson
So happy you enjoyed them!!
Lauren Tinsley
Delicious. Air frying them in a true air fryer vs the oven air fryer is key.
Michelle
These turned out great! I got nervous and pulled them out after 6 minutes on the second side, but i think they would have been fine if they had gone the full 8. Easier than I had anticipated! Delicious even with no batter!
Allyson
They are so good and so easy! Make sure you try these Air Fryer Asian Chicken Wings (crispy & sticky) and Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings!!!
Todd Thompson
Recipe says to separate drums and flats. Why? Do you cook them differently?
Allyson
It means if they come together. The wing sometimes comes with the drum and flat attached together, in which case you would need to separate them 🙂
BarnYardPaw
First time to use your recipe and the result was outstanding! Thanks for sharing!
Allyson
SO happy to hear that!!!
Gayle
I love my air fryer and chicken wings. This recipe is deliciously perfect as written!
Allyson
It really is the BEST! I hope you try the other air fryer recipes on Domestic Superhero, too!
Layla
I genuinely have never left a comment on someone’s recipe before but this was AMAZING. Super easy, our second batch came out crispier because we did crowd a little on the first round (we have a tiny air fryer). SO crispy and SO tender on the inside it was wild. I asked my boyfriend if they were better than his favorite dive bar’s wings and he said they’re pretty much equal haha. Used Buffalo for the first batch and then barbecue sauce for the second w some hot honey. Amazing, will be making for the rest of my life haha.
Allyson
Layla, THANK YOU so much for your adorable comment! I am so happy that you and your boyfriend enjoyed the wings! They really don't get any better than this! Make sure you try these amazing Air Fryer Asian Chicken Wings (crispy & sticky) too!!
Allyson
Super good, super easy and super crunchy! My son said they were better than Wing Stop! Had to make a second batch for him. Also I love how we spell our names the same 😁😉 Thank you for the recipe!
Allyson
Hey, nice name!!! I am so happy y'all loved them and what a sweet compliment!
Sue Stevenson
Make it lower cal by boiling the wings for 10mins, then season with the garlic powder and paprika. Cook for 8mins each side, then add the bbq or hot sauce. Thank you to Melanie for the low fat version
Allyson
These wings are best made as the recipe is written. There is no need to boil the wings as they are cooked in the air fryer!
Rob
This was my first time making wings and they came out absolutely perfect. Just picked up some more to make another batch tomorrow night. Thank you!
Allyson
So happy to hear that! Make sure you signup for our FREE air fryer email series to get more amazing recipes for your air fryer!!!
Audrey
I made these last night and they were EXCELLENT! We are still learning how to use our air fryer, a Gourmia brand from Costco that was a gift. This was a first-time KEEPER!
Allyson
So happy to hear that! Make sure you signup for our FREE air fryer email series to get you started with your air fryer!!!
Marie
Have made this recipe many times and love it. Had a couple of wings and a skin on chicken breast. I cooked it with the wings using the spices in this recipe and it was wonderful
Tyler
What is the point of putting oil on the wings if you are trying to use an “oil-less” method of cooking?
Kurt M Englund
It is a misconception to describe air fryer cooking as "oil-less". Typical air fryer recipes (like this one) will call for a tablespoon or two of oil. That is necessary if you intend to get the thing you're air frying crispy.
Air fryers just use considerably less oil when compared to pan or deep frying.
Allyson
I am confused by this comment since I didn't state anywhere in this recipe that there was no oil involved. You need a bit of oil to cook the food and get it crispy. Happy cooking!