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Home / Recipes / Small Meals / Snacks / Honey Lime Crispy Chicken Wings

Honey Lime Crispy Chicken Wings

35 minutes mins
| 3 Comments |
5 from 1 vote
Jump to Recipe 01/28/16 | Updated: 05/24/20 | by Nora

These crispy chicken wings are the perfect game day snack! The sticky honey lime glaze takes them to the next level.

white enamel dish filled with crispy chicken wings, lime slices and chopped green onion on pink napkin

We do eat pretty healthily around here, but some foods are just better left a bit… Less healthy 😉 I especially count party food into that department. There’s been these Sticky BBQ Slow Cooker Meatballs, these Sticky Sweet Chili Chicken Wings and the amazing Chicken Skewers with Satay Style Peanut Sauce.

But there could definitely never be a fun game day without crispy chicken wings at our house! So today I wanted to share one of our favorite crispy chicken wing recipes with you!

close up photo of crispy chicken wing

How this recipe works

These are fried to perfection, then coated with an unbelievably easy honey and lime glaze. For everyday meals I usually bake our chicken, like in this Crispy Oven Fried Chicken and these Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets for example! But as an appetizer? Frying is allowed!

Recipe tips

  • If your fryer is not large enough, please fry the chicken in batches! I had to do this in three batches.
  • You don’t need a deep fat fryer to fry your chicken wings. You can heat an inch of oil in a deep pan and check the temperature with a food thermometer to shallow-fry your wings. As always when working with hot oil, be extremely careful about splatters and spills.
  • I’m a stickler about chicken being fully done, so when I fry it I always check the internal temperature with a food thermometer because it can be a little harder to gauge if it’s done.

Chicken wings FAQs

What internal temperature should chicken wings be?

According to the FDA, you’re looking for an internal temperature of 165°F in chicken wings. See this government food safety chart for more information.

Do you put sauce on chicken wings before or after you cook them?

If you deep fry your wings, the sauce needs to go on after you cook them.

How do you keep wings crispy?

If you’re making a larger batch or only have a small fryer, you may wonder how to keep the already fried wings crispy. You can heat your oven to 200°F and place the fried wings in the hot oven on a rack. Make sure to place a rimmed sheet pan lined with aluminum foil right below the rack with the wings to catch any drippings.

close up photo of crispy chicken wing

All of us always end up with sticky glaze all over our hands, but that’s the way it’s supposed to be! Right? By the way, it’s also VERY delicious with my homemade teriyaki sauce as a glaze instead. Yum!

This recipe has become an absolute stand-by for us, and I’m hoping it will became one of your family’s favorites as well!

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Honey Lime Crispy Chicken Wings

These crispy chicken wings are the perfect game day snack! The sticky honey lime glaze takes them to the next level.
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Recipe details

Prep 10 minutes mins
Cook 25 minutes mins
Total 35 minutes mins
Difficulty Easy
Servings 9
Nutrition 352 kcal

Ingredients
 

For the glaze

  • ⅓ cup honey
  • 2 small limes juice and zest
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • salt & pepper to taste

For the wings

  • oil for frying
  • ½ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon paprika or chili powder
  • 3 pounds chicken wings

Instructions
 

  • Whisk all glaze ingredients together in a medium bowl and set aside.
  • In a second bowl, combine the flour, salt and paprika (or chili powder) until mixed well. Heat one inch of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. You’ll know it’s hot enough if you dip a wooden spoon into the hot oil and bubbles appear.
  • Dip the chicken wings in the flour mixture and fry them until golden brown and crispy on both sides, about 8 minutes total. I had to do this in three batches.
  • Once the chicken is fully cooked on the inside and golden and crispy on the outside, remove from the skillet and drain on some paper towels.
  • Toss the hot chicken pieces in the glaze and serve immediately.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 352kcal
Nutrition is an estimate.

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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Nora Rusev from Savory Nothings
About Nora 
When I got married to my professional chef husband, I realized I had to step up my game in the kitchen. Now I share my favorite foolproof family recipes here on Savory Nothings: Chef-approved, kid-vetted and easy enough for everyday home cooks like you and me!   Learn more.

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  1. Danielle says

    February 03, 2016 at 1:44 am

    I saw these wings earlier this week and couldn’t get over how delicious they looked! I love the combination of honey and lime and it sounds perfect on these crispy wings. My husband would go crazy over these for the Super Bowl this weekend 🙂

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  2. Rachel @ Bakerita says

    January 31, 2016 at 8:41 pm

    I want to grab a few of these right now! That glaze sounds so delicious – I could seriously put lime on everything. I need to try these!

    Reply
  3. Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says

    January 28, 2016 at 11:06 pm

    Oh wow, these wings look so perfect! I’m not great at frying, but I might need to try again because these sound too good to pass up! Love the sauce!

    Reply

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