Tasty Recipes Videos Inspired – Baked Crunchy Hot Honey Chicken
Crispy oven-baked chicken coated in golden breadcrumbs and finished with a sticky, spicy-sweet hot honey glaze. Sweet, spicy, and crunchy — without frying.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus marinating)
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ lbs chicken thighs or breasts
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs, whisked
- 1½ cups panko breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- Cooking spray or olive oil
Hot Honey:
- ½ cup honey
- 1–2 tbsp hot sauce
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Marinate chicken in buttermilk with salt and paprika for 30 minutes.
- Toast panko at 400°F for 5–7 minutes. Cool.
- Set up breading station: seasoned flour, eggs, and toasted panko.
- Dredge chicken in flour, dip in egg, and coat in panko.
- Bake at 400°F on a rack-lined tray for 20–25 minutes until golden and cooked through.
- Make hot honey by warming honey, hot sauce, and red pepper flakes in a saucepan.
- Drizzle over baked chicken and serve hot.
Notes
Air fry or shallow fry for variation. Use gluten-free ingredients if needed. Adjust honey heat level to taste.