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Honey Buffalo Wings with Homemade Ranch
5 from 33 votes

Honey Buffalo Wings with Homemade Ranch

Honey Buffalo Wings with Homemade Ranch blend spicy hot sauce, sweet honey, and savory tomato into glazed, oven-baked chicken wings. Baking with a light coating of baking powder produces a crispy skin without frying. The wings are tossed in a simmered honey-buffalo sauce before finishing in the oven for a glossy coating. The accompanying creamy ranch dipping sauce is made fresh with sour cream, buttermilk, and fresh herbs.

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
55 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Appetizer, Snacks

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds chicken wings or drumettes
  • salt to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
  • black pepper to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
  • 1 ½ tablespoons baking powder
  • ½ cup tomato sauce
  • ⅓ cup hot sauce such as Cholula
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons butter unsalted
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
For the Ranch dipping sauce
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • ⅓ cup chives chopped fresh
  • 2 tablespoons dill chopped, fresh
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
  • black pepper to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Coat a wire rack with nonstick spray and place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil; set aside.
  2. Using paper towels, pat wings dry. In a large bowl, combine wings, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon pepper and baking powder.
  3. Place wings onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 40-45 minutes, using metal tongs to turn at halftime.
  4. In a small saucepan over medium low heat, combine tomato sauce, hot sauce, honey, butter, Worcestershire, onion powder and garlic powder. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, about 15-20 minutes.
  5. In a large bowl, combine wings and half the tomato sauce mixture. Place wings onto the prepared baking sheet and bake, turning once, until glossy and lightly caramelized, about 5-7 minutes. Stir in remaining tomato sauce mixture.
  6. Serve immediately with Ranch dipping sauce.
For the Ranch dipping sauce
  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together sour cream, buttermilk, mayonnaise, chives, dill, onion powder and garlic powder; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Place in the refrigerator until ready to serve.