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Sticky chicken wings served on a red and white checkered liner and a side of barbecue sauce.
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Sticky Chicken Wings

These sticky chicken wings are absolutely delicious. In this recipe, chicken wings are baked until they’re fall off the bone, then they are coated with a sweet and tangy barbecue sauce.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword chicken wings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 436kcal
Author Elizabeth

Ingredients

  • 2-3 pounds Chicken Wings drums and flats separated and wing tips removed (about 24-30 wing pieces)
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
  • Cooking Spray

For the sticky barbecue sauce

  • 1½ cup Plain Barbecue Sauce use your favorite brand
  • ¼ cup Brown Sugar
  • ¼ cup Honey
  • 2 tablespoons Ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon Yellow Mustard
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce

Instructions

You will also need: 2 Large Baking Sheets, 1 Cooling Rack, 1 Pastry Brush

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F
  • Season the chicken wings with the salt, garlic powder and pepper.
  • Spray a baking sheet lightly with cooking spray. Place the chicken wings, in a single layer, on the baking sheet. Bake them for 30 minutes.
  • Remove the wings from the oven. Line a clean baking sheet with a cooling rack.
  • Spray the cooling rack lightly with cooking spray. Arrange the chicken wings, in a single layer, on the cooling rack, skin side up. Bake them for 15 minutes.

While the wings continue to cook, make the sauce

  • Add the barbecue sauce, brown sugar, honey, ketchup, mustard and Worcestershire sauce to a saucepan. Heat the barbecue sauce over medium heat, stirring frequently to avoid sticking.
  • Simmer the sauce for a few minutes, until the sugar melts and the ingredients are incorporated. Give the sauce all of your attention while it’s simmering! Do not leave the pan unattended.
  • Lower the heat to low and keep the sauce warm until ready to use, stirring occasionally.
  • Add about ¾ of the sauce to a bowl and reserve the rest for serving.

Coat the wings with the barbecue sauce

  • Remove the wings from the oven and turn each one so the paler side is up. Brush them with a generous amount of the barbecue sauce and bake for another 5 minutes.
  • Again, remove them from the oven and turn each wing. Brush them with a thick layer of the sauce.
  • Return the wings to the oven and bake another 5 minutes.
  • Without turning them this time, sauce them one final time and bake for another 5 minutes.
  • Arrange the chicken wings on a platter serve them with the remaining barbecue sauce on the side.

Nutrition

Calories: 436kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 1264mg | Potassium: 374mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 336IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2mg