Oven Baked Barbecue Chicken Wings

A good batch of oven baked chicken wings, all crispy and waiting for whatever flavour you want to bathe them in make the perfect savoury snack and these Oven Baked Barbecue Chicken Wings are one of the best.

Baked chicken wings are a genius snack. Easy to make, you don’t need to babysit them while they bake and they’re healthier than their fried cousins. Plus, handheld snacks + couch + family and friends is all you need right 😊

If you love chicken wings as much as I do, try these Crunchy Korean Fried Chicken Wings or  Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings too.

This recipe was first published here on September 15th, 2019 and has been updated with clearer information.

I think I ate my weight in wings when we travelled to Canada and, while I didn’t grow up being a sports lover, one of my favourite things these days is sitting with hubby on a weekend watching a game with snacks on hand.

Like the Crispy Honey Soy Chicken Wings that came before them, my oven baked barbecue chicken wings are baked in the oven until golden and crispy. They’re then drenched in sauce and baked a little longer to set the flavour in place.

The Secret To Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Wings

A very simple sprinkling of salt and baking powder is all you need to make your wings crispy in the oven. Baking powder may sound strange but it truly works and you won’t taste it, so long as you use an aluminium free baking powder.

Chicken wings have enough fat in the skin that you don’t need to add any oil. A little salt to intensify the flavour and baking powder which dries out the skin, causing it to turn crispy while leaving the inside moist and meltingly tender is all you need.

How To Make Barbecue Chicken Wings In The Oven

Cooking your barbecue chicken wings in the oven is simple.

1. Start cutting your wings into sections. Discard the tips but keep the wingettes (or flats) and drumettes. Sprinkle them with salt and baking powder
2. Bake the wings on a tray lined with baking paper for around 45 minutes until the skin is golden and crisp.
3. While they bake, you can quickly throw together the simple bbq sauce. It is literally all the ingredients thrown into a saucepan and reduced until thick. It literally takes around 6-7 minutes.
4. Once the wings have baked, mix them through the sauce until they are all well coated and bake for a further 10 minutes until sticky, glistening and caramelised.

This method of baking chicken wings never fails me. It leaves the outside crispy, while the meat on the inside stays tender and moist. The meat literally falls away from the bone.

Simple BBQ Sauce For Chicken Wings

The wing sauce recipe is made up of tomato ketchup, cider vinegar, maple syrup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, paprika, mustard powder and salt.  You can add hot sauce or a touch of cayenne pepper if you like a bit of heat.

The sauce turns out rich, glossy, sweet and tangy, which makes it ideal for coating wings without turning them soggy. If you like a sweeter sauce, add a little more maple syrup or stir in hot sauce or cayenne for some heat.

What To Serve With Chicken Wings

I usually serve these wings with Homemade Ranch Dip or Avocado Cream Sauce. And if I’m serving it for dinner, I normally add a Potato Salad and Coleslaw.

Creamy dips perfectly compliment the tangy sauce while an easy side keeps them perfect for game day or a relaxed weekend dinner.

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