Baked Brown Sugar Chicken Wings with Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce
These baked chicken wings are coated in a spice blend enhanced with brown sugar, creating a sticky-sweet and savory exterior. Accompanied by a smooth roasted red pepper and goat cheese cream sauce, they offer a balance of smoky, sweet, and tangy flavors. Baking the wings results in tender meat with flavorful seasoning and slightly crisped skin.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken wings
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- salt to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
- black pepper to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
For the Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce
- ⅓ cup roasted red pepper chopped
- 2 ounces goat cheese
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
- To make the dipping sauce, combine roasted red pepper, goat cheese, sour cream and salt in the bowl of a food processor until emulsified; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine wings, olive oil, brown sugar, garlic powder, chili powder, paprika, onion powder, salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place wings onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes, using metal tongs to turn at halftime.
- Serve wings immediately with dipping sauce.