Description
This Hot Honey Crunch Chicken recipe combines the perfect blend of crispy, sweet, and spicy flavors in every bite. Tender chicken strips are marinated, coated in a crunchy crust, and served with a delicious hot honey sauce.
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs (cut into strips or fillets), 1 cup buttermilk, 1 tbsp hot sauce, 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup crushed cornflakes or panko breadcrumbs, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper, oil for frying or baking.
For the Hot Honey Sauce:
1/3 cup honey, 1–2 tbsp hot sauce (adjust to taste), 1 tbsp butter, 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional).
Instructions
- Marinate the Chicken: In a large bowl, whisk together buttermilk and hot sauce. Marinate chicken for at least 30 minutes.
- Prepare the Coating: Mix flour, cornflakes, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- Coat the Chicken: Dredge marinated chicken in the flour mixture.
- To Fry: Fry chicken in hot oil until golden and cooked through.
- To Bake: Bake breaded chicken until crispy and cooked through.
- Make the Hot Honey Sauce: Combine honey, hot sauce, butter, and red pepper flakes in a saucepan until warm.
- Serve: Drizzle hot honey sauce over chicken or use as a dipping sauce.
Notes
- Great served with biscuits, coleslaw, or over waffles.
- Adjust hot sauce to suit your spice preference.
- Leftovers reheat well in the oven or air fryer.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes (plus marinating time)
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying or Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2–3 pieces
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 630mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
