Honey Bourbon Baked Wings start with a smokey BBQ Spice Rub and finish with a sweet bourbon sauce. These wings are sticky, boozy and downright delicious.
My husband and I adore chicken wings. Honey Bourbon Wings with a simple salad make a light, satisfying dinner. Plus, because they are baked, they are easy to make and much healthier than a fried wing.
We make my Oven Baked Hot Wings all the time too. I use the same baking technique on both styles of BBQ Wings and they come out perfect every time.
HOW TO MAKE HONEY BOURBON CHICKEN WINGS
BBQ Spice Rub
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. This spice rub can be used on pork, beef or even fish.
Bourbon Sauce - Make sauce while the wings are baking.
- Add brown sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, honey, mustard, bourbon, corn starch and garlic to a saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes. Stirring often.
- Remove from the heat and set aside.
Wings
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Place rinsed and dried chicken wings in large bowl. If you start with a dry wing, you will get a crispier skin.
- Add olive oil and BBQ Spice Rub to the wings. Mix until each wing is coated well.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper. This will make clean up so much easier!
- Place chicken wings on baking sheet in a single layer, evenly spaced, not touching one another.
- Sprinkle more rub as needed.
- Bake for 40 minutes turning at the halfway mark.
- Dip each wing in Bourbon sauce and return to baking sheet.
- Bake for an additional 5 - 10 minutes until sauce begins to caramelize and set.
- Serve with extra sauce for dipping.
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HONEY BOURBON BAKED WINGS
Honey Bourbon Wings
These chicken wings are sticky, boozy and delicious making them the perfect game-day food!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Chicken Wings I prefer Smart Chicken wings in the fresh aisle
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
BBQ Spice Rub
- 2 Tbsp Smoked Paprika
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Celery Salt
- 1 Tbsp Brown Sugar
- ½ tsp Dry Mustard
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Pepper
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- ¼ tsp Cayenne Pepper
Bourbon Sauce
- 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
- 2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- ½ cup Ketchup
- ¼ cup Honey
- ½ cup Bourbon
- 1 tsp Corn Starch
- 2 cloves Garlic chopped
- 1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
Instructions
BBQ Spice Rub
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
Bourbon Sauce
- Add brown sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, honey, mustard, bourbon and garlic to a sauce pan and simmer for 10 minutes. Stirring often.
- Remove from the heat and set aside.
Wings
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Place rinsed and dried chicken wings in large bowl.
- Add olive oil and BBQ Spice Rub to the wings. Mix until wings are well coated.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
- Place chicken wings on baking sheet in a single layer.
- Sprinkle with any additional rub mix.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Turn each wing and continue to cook for an additional 20 minutes.
- Dip each wing in the sauce and return to baking sheet.
- Bake for an additional 5 - 10 minutes until sauce begins to caramelize and set.
- Serve with extra sauce for dipping.
Notes
Be sure that the chicken wings are dry before adding olive oil and spice rub.
Nutrition
Serving: 5ea
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Jill Shuler
Definitely trying this one out for the next Chiefs game! 🙂 (should have made it Monday night!!!!)
Jill
That was a great game, right? So fun to watch! Especially with wings:)
Jill Shuler
These wings were sooooo good. The seasoning was great - just the right amount of spice. The caramelized glaze with the hint of bourbon was so yummy and the chicken pulled right off the bone when you ate them. Will definitely be making these again whether it's a football night or not! 🙂
Jill
Thank you Jill! So glad you guys enjoyed them.
Emily Flint
Oh yeah, these are going to be perfect for game day...or maybe just today!! These wings look amazing!
Jill
Thank you!
Leslie
Talk about mouth-watering! WOW! These look amazing!
Jill
Thank you!
Audrey
I love honey and bourbon!
Jill
Right? They pair up perfectly!
Chef Dennis
OMG those wings were ah-mazingly delicious!
Chef Dennis
Yum! Never tried this before but this Honey Bourbon Baked Wings looks sooo delicious!
Jill
Thank you! I love the flavor of these wings so much!
FOODHEAL
They look awesome, a mouth-watering recipe! It's a great idea you chose to bake them instead of frying.
Jill
Thank you! They come out so good baked!
Naughty Nutrition
I looveee these. Thanks for making this recipe so easy to follow!
Jill
Thank you!!They are one of my very favorite recipes!
Amy
These look absolutely delicious! Summer is coming in Australia and we have started eating outside and getting the BBQ going. These would be such a great dish to serve at the same time. Definitely adding to the list of things to try!
Jill
Thank you! They really are delicious and super easy to make.
Anonymous
These wings are everything!!!
Jill
Thank you!
Kipp Rogers
This recipe is better than most restaurant wings I get every Sunday. They taste good and look amazing.
Jill
Thank you!
Debra Janus
I will soon find out
Trudy
I had never made wings before. Absolutely fantastic recipe. I am going to try the rub and the glaze on other meats. I would definitely recommend it.
Jill
I'm so glad you enjoyed the wings. I have used the rub and sauce on pork tenderloin and my family loved it. Thank you so much for taking a moment to rate and comment, it is truly appreciated!