Crockpot Chicken Wings | Honey Buffalo Wings | Cooking Up Love

chicken wings

🥗Healthier: baked chicken wings

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Baked wings are lower in fat, while drumsticks are often cheaper.

hot sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium hot sauce

💰Cheaper: generic hot sauce

Low-sodium options are better for heart health.

Combine 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 1.5 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper, 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika, 1.5 teaspoons of garlic powder, 1.5 teaspoons of onion powder, 1 teaspoon of chili powder, and 1 teaspoon of cumin in a small bowl to make the spice rub.

Stir to mix the spices thoroughly.

Dust each chicken wing with the spice rub on all sides.

Place the seasoned wings into the slow cooker.

Pour 3/4 cup of Frank's original hot sauce into a measuring cup.

Add 1/2 cup of honey and 1 tablespoon of molasses to the hot sauce and stir.

Add 2 tablespoons of melted butter to the sauce and stir again.

Pour the honey buffalo sauce over the top of the chicken wings in the slow cooker.

Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 2 hours or on low for 3 to 4 hours.

Remove the wings from the slow cooker and place them on a wire rack on top of a foil-lined sheet pan.

Begin preheating the broiler to high.

Mix 2 tablespoons of corn starch with about 2 tablespoons of cold water to thicken the sauce.

Transfer the sauce from the slow cooker into a saucepan and heat it until boiling over medium heat.

Stir in the cornstarch mixture and cook until the sauce has thickened.

Baste the wings with the thickened honey buffalo sauce.

Place the wings under the broiler for about 2 minutes.

Baste the wings a few more times, returning them to the broiler until they've caramelized.

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