Best Air Fryer Chicken Wings: Honey Butter Tuscan Dry Rub

By Juan Correa, January 20, 2025

Wings are a favorite food in our household! Whether we are ordering takeout or making them at home, they are the perfect treat for game day, date night, or even hosting friends for dinner. There are so many different ways that you can prepare them, but this recipe for the best air fryer chicken wings – with honey, butter, and a dry rub – is truly hard to beat!

I love to experiment with different recipes for wings that I find online, flavoring them with either a tasty sauce or a nice dry rub. I am very proud of this particular recipe because it’s one that I created myself. With some experimentation, I developed these honey butter Tuscan dry rub wings – the best of both worlds, because they have a dry rub yet still have a nice stickiness to them. My wife claims they are the best wings she’s ever eaten, and I think I might agree!

Best Air Fryer Chicken Wings – Air Frying Your Wings

I especially like to air fry my wings. I think it gives the perfect crispy texture, and it’s a lower fat way of preparing your wings. My air fryer is built into my oven, but you can still use a standard air fryer if that’s what you have.

Funny story: the first time I made wings in my air fryer I smoked up the entire house and set off our fire alarm. To avoid doing this again, I learned that I needed to line my air fryer with parchment paper, as well as cook the wings at a higher temperature for less time. My wife was not too happy when the house smoked up and she had to spray Febreze on all of the upholstery fabrics that were affected by the smoke!

Best Air Fryer Chicken Wings – The Recipe

If you are looking for the perfect Super Bowl wings, this recipe is sure to be a hit. Here are the ingredients and instructions for the best air fryer chicken wings that you’ll ever try!

This recipe makes 12 wings, which is usually enough for my wife and I to share, if we pair them with a nice salad. But you can double or even triple the recipe if you need to serve more people!

Best Air Fryer Chicken Wings - Plated Wings and Salad

Ingredients

12 wings
1/2 tablespoon of salt
1/4 tablespoons of pepper
1 tablespoon of olive oil
2 tablespoons of recaito
1 tablespoon of garlic powder
1 tablespoon of onion powder
1 tbsp paprika
1 1/2 tablespoons of Tuscan dry rub seasoning
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon of honey

Directions

1. Rinse wings in sink and pat dry.

2. Season with salt and pepper.

1/2 tablespoon of salt
1/4 tablespoons of pepper

3. Add olive oil, recaito, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika, coating evenly. Let marinate for 20 minutes.

2 tablespoons of recaito
1 tablespoon of garlic powder
1 tablespoon of onion powder
1 tbsp paprika

4. If using oven air fryer, preheat to 430 degrees while the wings marinate.

5. Once oven is heated and wings have marinated, place wings on parchment paper in the air fryer basket. Allow to cook for 15 minutes.

6. After 15 minutes, pull the wings out and lightly dust with 1/2 tablespoon dry rub. Using tongs, turn the wings over and cook for another 15 minutes.

7. In a bowl, place wings, butter, and honey. Mix together, coating wings evenly. Add the remaining tablespoon of dry rub.