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Air Fryer Buffalo Wings

Air Fryer Buffalo Wings are the sauciest and easiest wings ever! Done in less than 20 minutes, you’ll never make wings any other way!

Course Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword air fryer buffalo chicken wings, air fryer buffalo wings
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 21 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 260 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs chicken wings (drums and flats)
  • 1 TBS olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

For the buffalo sauce:

  • ¼ cup melted butter
  • ½ cup hot sauce

Instructions

  1. Prep the chicken wings. If full wings, separate them into drums and flats. Make sure they are defrosted. Pat them dry completely dry.

  2. Place the wings into a bowl and drizzle olive oil over them. Toss to coat. Add garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Toss to completely coat the wings.

  3. 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.

  4. Make the sauce: Add melted butter with hot sauce to a bowl and whisk until completely combined.

  5. Add the chicken wings to the buffalo sauce, toss to coat.

  6. Add coated wings back to air fryer. Cook 8 more minutes at 400 degreed.

  7. Remove from air fryer and brush on more sauce if desired. Serve immediately.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

Nutritional information per serving based off 4 servings: 260 calories, 19g fat, 3g carbohydrates, 1g sugar, 18g protein.

*calculate nutrition using your specific ingredients. 

First published March 2021. Updated February 2023.