Crispy wings are a must and I have perfected the crispy wing oven method, as you know if you’ve made my Keto Wings or my Ginger Lime Wings. However, I must say, these Sweet and Spicy Wings are my FAVORITE recipe yet!
They are a huge crowd pleaser and perfect for The Big Game! I use Butcher Box Party Wings that come trimmed and ready to party.
Your Free Pasture Raised Wings are Perfect For These Sweet and Spicy Wings!
They come cut into drummettes and wingettes. Which you will toss in a homemade (corn free) baking powder, again, the formula for that is in my Ginger Lime Recipe, here, that recipe is also AIP compliant.
That baking powder mix is what gives you THE CRISPY.
The Spicy (in sweet and spicy wings)
Is a dry rub that consists of several dried spices like onion powder, garlic powder, ginger and white pepper (white pepper is much hotter than black pepper) and coffee! Yes! I used ground decaf coffee because we had these for dinner and I’m sensitive to caffeine in the evening, but regular coffee will do.
The rub has a super savory flavor with a mild heat to it. If you’re a firebreather you can double the white pepper.
The Sweet
This glaze that you toss the wings in after they cook is like a savory caramel sauce. A simple reduction of red wine vinegar and coconut aminos. You need to keep it warm or it will harden to a super thick glue-like substance.
But once it’s on the wings then cooled it creates the most magical, sticky, sweet, topping. It’s FREAKING MAGICAL.
If you don’t do coconut, even in the form of coconut aminos, you may use balsamic vinegar for the reduction.
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Sweet and Spicy Wings (Keto, Paleo, Nightshade Free)
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 90min
- Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Ameican
Description
The most additive wing recipe just got a healthy makeover. Keto, paleo, Whole30. Check, check, check. Sweet and spicy wings for the win!
Ingredients
Crispy Spicy Wings
- 2 teaspoon fine salt
- 4 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons ginger powder
- 2 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 2 teaspoon decaf ground coffee
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoon baking powder (corn free recipe here)
- 3lbs party wings (buffalo wings)
- Avocado oil spray
Sweet Sauce
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 4 ½ tablespoons coconut aminos
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250F.
- Mix the seasonings together in a small bowl. Measure out the baking powder and set it aside.
- Put all of your wings in a large bowl and use a paper towel to pat them dry. If there is pooling liquid in the bowl, clean it up. You want the wings pretty dry.
- Add the baking powder to the wings and toss the bowl to evenly coat the wings, you can also use your hands to toss and mix.
- Add in the seasoning mix and toss and mix to coat.
- Spray a sheet pan with a little avocado oil or coconut oil.
- Arrange your wings on a sheet pan all lined up, close together but not touching. Bake on the middle rack at 250F for 40 minutes.
- Open the oven, spray the wings with a little avocado or coconut oil. Close the oven and set the oven to 425F. Bake for 45 minutes.
- When there is 25 minutes left on the timer, combine the sauce ingredients in a small sauce pot and simmer over medium-low heat for 20 minutes until bubbly and thick. It should coat a spoon easily. Remove from the heat, but keep on the stove to keep it warm.
- When the wings are done use a spatula or tongs to remove them from the sheet pan, put them in a large bowl, drizzle the sauce in and toss the wings to coat. Or you can serve the wings on a platter and drizzle the sauce over them.
- Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes:
See post for details and substitutions.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 439
- Fat: 30
- Carbohydrates: 4
- Fiber: 0.2
- Protein: 40
jASMINE says
These wings are !0/10! Thank you for this super easy recipe!
Cheryl says
I have made these wings several times. Every time I make them, I get tons of compliments about how good they are. They are so easy to make, which makes them even more appealing! The sauce is so good, and the wings have just the right amount of spice and sweetness. One time I packed them in a container to take to a party, and the extra time in the sealed container resulted in tender, fall-off-the-bone wings.. These are my favorite wings by far!
Cristina Curp, FNTP says
Lovely!! Thank you for sharing!
Keira says
Made these for Super Bowl Sunday and love the flavor! The cooking time at 425 seemed super long when they were about 15 minutes in, I brushed on the sauce, and took them out 10 minutes later. They were relatively well done at that point. 🙂
Heather says
Holy smokes…YUM! This recipe was the bomb! Admittedly, I had to modify the recipe a little bit due to not having certain items (e.g., white pepper), and I also used turkey wings because that’s what we had from a local ranch. The flavors were incredible! Thank you for this! Will definitely be using this again!
Laura says
Amazing, will definitely make again!!
Cristina says
woohoo thanks Laura
Nikki says
This was delicious and easy to make. Approved by all my picky eaters, aged 2-39!????? I enjoyed the unique flavor, even though I cut the pepper by more than half for the kids?
Cristina says
whoot whoot
Breezy says
What if I don’t use coffee for religious reasons. Can I just leave it out or should I replace it with something?
Cristina says
you can just leave it out
Cindy says
I cannot wait to try this recipe! We love wings in this house for sure! Your new website looks great. Loving it. I have a request…would it be possible for you to format your printable recipes so that they print out on one side of an 8.5×11 sheet of paper? I print out a lot your recipes. I have reduced the size so it fits, but then the type is small and there ends up being so much white space on the right hand side of the page. Just my 2 cents. Not sure how others feel, but the answer is always no unless you ask, right???? Keep on doing what you’re doing. Your cookbook is the ONLY one I cook from on a regular basis. 🙂
Cristina says
Thanks so much Cindy!! Hmmm the recipe cards are via an Plug-In. I will write to their tech support and see what they can do.