Hot Honey Chicken
Crispy chicken drizzled with spicy-sweet hot honey glaze. The viral sensation that took 2025 by storm, combining heat from chili flakes with the sweetness of pure honey.
Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Servings
4
Calories
420
Difficulty
Easy
Cuisine
American
Ingredients
- • 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs
- • 1 cup all-purpose flour
- • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- • 1 teaspoon paprika
- • Salt and pepper to taste
- • Oil for frying
- • 1/2 cup honey
- • 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Step 1: Season chicken thighs with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika. Dredge in flour.
- Step 2: Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry chicken 5-6 minutes per side until golden and cooked through (165°F internal).
- Step 3: While chicken cooks, make the hot honey: combine honey, hot sauce, apple cider vinegar, and red pepper flakes in a small saucepan. Warm over low heat for 2-3 minutes.
- Step 4: Place crispy chicken on a serving platter and drizzle generously with hot honey.
- Step 5: Serve immediately with extra hot honey on the side.