Description
Make these sweet, spicy, and smoky Hot Honey BBQ Chicken Thighs in your air fryer! Juicy, flavorful, and slathered with a homemade hot honey BBQ sauce—perfect for weeknight dinners or summer cookouts.
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
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6 Chicken Thighs
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3 TBS BBQ Seasoning
(Try Carolina Brewery’s rub or McCormick’s Smokehouse Maple.)
For the Hot Honey BBQ Sauce:
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2/3 cup Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce
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1/3 cup Hot Honey
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2 TBS BBQ Seasoning
(Use the same as above for consistent flavor.)
Instructions
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Season the Chicken:
Sprinkle BBQ seasoning on both sides of the chicken thighs. Let them sit while your air fryer preheats. -
Preheat the Air Fryer:
Heat to 400˚F for 3 minutes. -
First Cook:
Spray the air fryer basket. Place chicken in a single layer. Air fry for 20 minutes at 400˚F. -
Make the Sauce:
While the chicken cooks, whisk together BBQ sauce, hot honey, and more seasoning. Pour half into a bowl for basting and reserve the rest for dipping. -
Sauce & Flip:
After 20 minutes, baste the top of each thigh with sauce, flip them over, and baste the other side. -
Final Cook:
Air fry for another 10 minutes at 400˚F. -
Serve:
Let rest for a few minutes before serving with extra sauce and your favorite BBQ sides!
Notes
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Want it spicier? Use extra hot honey or add a dash of cayenne to the sauce.
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Crispier skin? Don’t overcrowd the air fryer basket.
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No hot honey? Mix regular honey with a squirt of hot sauce.
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Make it ahead: The Sauce can be prepped and refrigerated up to a week in advance.
