Krista's Sticky Honey Garlic Wings

This tastes very near a sweet-honey chicken ordered at a Chinese restaurant. Changes I made: I put about 1/3 cup of honey, rather than 5tbs. Probably should have added a bit more cornstarch to thicken, but the taste was spot on for what I was going for.

Okay, I admit it. I cheated. My picture isn't of wings. It isn't even chicken. It's pork tenderloin and it was delicious. I roasted the tenderloin for 20 minutes, then added some sauce, and cooked for 15 minutes longer. I say 'some' sauce because this recipe made a lot of it. Like a whole medium pot full - be aware of that if you are scaling down the meat portion, or using it for something different. Really tasty, sweet, garlic-y goodness. Very glad I made it. It's next incarnation will be in a stir fry. Thanks!

These wings are incredible! My husband was so impressed that I made these!!! Thank-you to who ever submitted the recipe, I'll definitely be making these again! One trick I used was to bake the wings on a rack and let the grease drip onto a pan covered in tinfoil beneath. Super-crispy and the honey-garlic sauce is oh-so yummy!!!!

This was a good starter recipe. I made half a batch as stated and modified the other half. The original recipe is quite sweet and my daughter loved it. For the other half I added a few dashes of habenero sauce and about a teaspoon of cumin and garlic powder. The end result was sweet and spicy! It was great. They tasted like BWW's Carribean Jerk wings. When adding the cornstarch I did not add an additional 3/4 cup of water. I thought it would be too runny so I just reserved it from the 2 1/2 cups.

I doubled these for a party and the guests liked them but I thought they were too sweet as written. Made these adjustments for sticky wing perfection: *I didn't fry the wings but dusted in seasoned flour and baked at 375 for 40 minuted. Wings perfectly cooked. *Before I added the sauce to the wings I gave a splash of rice wine vinegar and lime juice (to balance the sweet) and 1/4 cup of toasted sesame seeds. Boiled a little longer until thick... It tasted just like the sesame chicken at our favorite asian cafe here in town.

This Recipe is is best thing ever!!! My Man LOVED these wings..Making them again for tonight. But I didn't have half of the ingredents on hand so I made a very simple version..Used the Honey, Brown Sugar, Garlic(used some garlic powder and minced), and water as on recipe..After Cooking in oven put wings in crockpot on low for 1-2 hrs until hubby got home from work..Turned out even simply made this dish is fantastic!

These were perfect!!! Thank you so much for such a delicious recipe!!!

Fabulous, except . . . Cut the soya sauce in half, otherwise it's too Teriyaki-type falvoured. I made one set with no soya sauce and it was great as well, just a nice sweet honey garlic vs. tangy honey garlic with the soya sauce. Neither time, did I mix the extra 3/4 cup of water in with the cornstarch; I just used some of the hot sauce, as I felt there was enough water in this recipe and I wanted to max the flavour. Also, pouring the sauce over the wings wastes a lot of sauce. I dunk the wings in the sauce and then bake 10 minutes, redunk again with the rest of the sauce and finish baking. Then the wings are nice and saucy and the least amount of sauce is wasted on the pan. I put a layer of tinfoil down and spray it with Pam. Then they don't stick to the pan much, if at all. Definitely a keeper recipe!!!

I've made it twice now. I made the sauce the night before, and refrigerated...still worked. Added a few dashes of crushed red pepper the second time, we like a little heat

Very good! The only thing is I wish the sauce was a bit thicker. Maybe next time I'll try and marinade the wings...

Great flavor but needed to add extra honey and hot sauce to give them more of a kick. Also had to turn oven up to 425 to get them to crisp, we don't like chewy wings, we like them crispy. Also, ended up putting them back on the cookie sheet to get some of the sauce away from them because they will not crisp when they are sitting in a bunch of sauce. Will likely make them again because we did like the flavor.

I love the idea that I don't have to fry! Most of the recipes I've seen requires you to fry them to make it crunchy. This one takes out the excess fat. This is perfect!!!

Sauce didn't thicken much and drowned the wings. This might be better if the water was decreased. A total of 3-1/4 cups of water seems excessive for this amount of chicken.

These were awesome! The only thing I changed was I used pure maple syrup instead of honey because I didn't have any. I used 5 TB. I'm going to be trying it with honey tonight to see which I prefer, but using the syrup made a very yummy sauce, with a definite maple flavor. Try it if you like the taste of maple syrup! My son, who hates chicken (unless it's KFC) loved this!

I just made this for dinner (for 2) and it was great with my alterations. I added about a tablespoon of the sweet chili sauce we always have on hand and a splash of worcestershire to balance the sugar and give it a bit more of a honey bbq flavor.

really good. Sticky........but not too sticky!! This taste good with ribs too!

These were really good, but I think there is too much water in the recipe for the sauce to stick, it was really runny, but tasted good. Thanks

Waaaaayyyyyy too much water! I'd cut it in half and instead of baking them again I would put them in an electric skillet. I poured out a ton of watery sauce and the skin on the wings were mushy still.

great easy recipe!! chicken was very tender and juicy i gave it 4 stars only because it was a tad bit too sweet. the next time i try this recipe i'll probably try it with a little less brown sugar and maybe add extra garlic the sweetness kind of over powered the garlic taste but it was a easy recipe to follower for a beginner like myself thanks for the recipe :)

I made this tonight minus the water and corn starch. Brushed it on chicken wings while they cooked on the BBQ :) worked awesome! will definatly make again!!! thanks for the awesome recipe!!

I just used this sauce on BBQ'd chicken thighs. It was great, but needed the 15 min bake time at the end as it was quite runny for me. Next time, make is like the recipe states and bake, or thicken the sauce more on the stove or with more cornstarch. It was very tasty and well received by everyone.

What a fantastic recipe! Reduced the sauce a bit before adding the cornstarch, and used it on chicken tenderloins. Absolutely delicious. This is definitely a keeper - and so easy! Want to try it on noodles with a few sesame seeds thrown in...

Great taste!!

GREAT recipe with a few tweaks. VERY sweet, if you love sweet stuff (like me) perfect! otherwise you may want to reduce amount of sugar by 1/4 cup. Not enough corn starch/too much water.. I had to add more cornstarch to make sauce thicker. Also, wayyyy to much sauce. You could easily 1/2 it (or double the wings.. I suggest this instead of halfing the sauce :) ) I also added some hot sauce to kick it up a notch.., a couple more cloves of garlic, and more ginger root.. just my personal preference.

Very mild flavor. Delicious.

I was looking for a wing sauce to recreate the sauce of a popular chinese restaurant in my hometown--with some tweaking--I found it! I didn't make that many wings, only 10 whole wings, split with tips cut. I used 1 c water, not 2.5, I used 1 heaping TBSP of Splenda brown sugar blend, about 3 tbsp honey, about 1/3 c soy sauce, the same amount of garlic, which means if I were making all the wings that this recipe called for I would double the pressed/minced garlic. For the thickening agent, I use 3/4 c water and the full three tbsp of corn starch. These were delicious, definately a keeper.

Made these tonight - and we have a new family favourite! I used the larger chicken drumsticks (drummies) and followed the recipe (tossed raw chicken in oil, salt & pepper to roast). I could easily use this sauce for a few different things - it was great!

These were delicious! My kids called them "Asian BBQ chicken". I reduced the water to 2 cups and 1/4 cup, respectively. It still made a lot of sauce but it worked out fine. I poured the sauce over the (previously-baked) wings and let them braise uncovered in a nonstick pan for 20 minutes at 400 degrees, turning them once. The wings were deliciously sticky and the meat was like velvet. Next time, I'm going to add a few tablespoons of sambal to make them more like asian-style buffalo wings. I will definitely make this recipe again - the wings came out restaurant-quality.

These were ok. I thought the sauce was too runny despite boiling it for 20 or so minutes. It didn't stick well to the chicken wings while baking. Most of it sat in the pan and burned :-( What did stick to the chicken was sweet and yummy, but there wasn't enough of it. Probably won't try this one again.

Best honey garlic wings we've had in a long time!

I used this over chicken breasts. The sauce was good - yet to break its plain sweetness I added onion powder and garlic. That helped a lot.

Gobbled down by husband and nephews!! I made the recipe as directed with the exception of the water and cornstarch thickening, I only used about 3 tbsp of each. This produced saucy wings. I also made 1/2 times the sauce for about 40 wings, probably could have just gone with 1 recipe.

Served with steamed jasmine rice tonight and it was PERFECT. They were loved by all. Thanks a million! A couple of tweaks I made: added juice of 1 lime, and 1 tbsp louisiana hot sauce to give it some tang and heat. I'll be making a monster batch of these for an upcoming party, and after tonight I know they're going to be a home run.

These were good but a little too sweet for our taste. We're just used to the spicy hot wings but if you like sweet wings, try these.

It was a refreshing taste, but could have been stronger with the ginger root. The sauce had a bit too much water, it did not thicken as I expected.

It was just okay and thought was very sweet with all the honey and brown sugar on top...I used some crushed red pepper flakes and that helped some

They were just ok, a litte too sweet for my tastes and definately too much water. Will cut down considerably next time.

This was a great recipe actually they where tha BOMB!(LOL).They where perfect,I believe honey garlic wings should be like this recipe sweet,sticky and goooooood.I want to THANK the woman for sharing her recipe me and my husband enjoyed them very much.

Very good recipe

This was pretty good, but I think more starch is needed to thicken it up. I made this minus the ginger root, because I didn't have any, but it still tasted pretty good. Used on bite size boneless skinless chicken breast. Will be saving this recipe and making again.

A good base recipe, but as others stated way too much sauce and I wish it was thicker and had a bit more flavour. I made this exactly the way the recipe was stated. I think next time I will 1/2 the sauce and add a little something more.

This recipe was AWESOME. We love getting wings when we go out so making them at home like this will save us a bunch. Halfway through the recipe I realized I was out of garlic, so I used some chopped onion and these still turned out really well. Also I didn't have cornstarch but used flour instead. I reduced the amount of water I used, I used 2 cups of water for the first bit and only 1/2 cup for the flour. I ended up using about 4 tbsps of flour and it worked out still. I was slightly worried that the sauce was still too runny when I poured it over the wings, but it reduces perfectly in the oven. I didn't use all the sauce but I wish I had, since they would have been even MORE saucy and delicious! I would recommend this recipe to anyone any everyone, it's SO EASY! Thank you for sharing this one with us.

These wings were outstanding! I served with rice and it made the most delicious rice bowl. This is awesome served with some steamed broccoli also! Thanks for sharing such a yummy recipe!

Ok. Tasty but certainly nothing special. I found the sauce too thin.

Great sauce! 7 year old LOVED it - she thought it tasted like the sauce at Mandarin (win for Mom!)

Flavorless and no caramelization on the skin.

I love, love, LOVE this recipe! I agree with others though, I added a bit more cornstarch and slightly less water to make the sauce thicker. But the flavor was fantastic! My husband and I could not get enough the first time I made them. I couldn't find this recipe to make them again tonight, so I used something close, and it was just not right. I was desperate to find this again, and now that I have, I will NOT lose it again!

I made this recipe last night and we were so looking forward to it because of all the great reviews. We were very disappointed in the flavor. The wings were moist and tender, but the sauce was very bland and waaaay too sweet.

It tasted great but it never did thicken up... way too much water. I broiled my wings for 10 minutes at 475 (5 minutes per side) instead of frying them first. Next time I'll use a total amount of 2 1/2 cups water. Served with rice to soak up the sauce.

Good base recipe for this kind of thing, but too sweet and not enough savory. I made it pretty much exactly on recipe, except I added some fresh lime juice at the end for brightness. But the sauce is slightly bland actually. Need more soy sauce, less water, a few red pepper flakes, and a little molasses instead of some of the honey wouldn't hurt. They lack....umami, a savory meatiness. I'll try again but with some definite tweaks. I'll up the soy, reduce the brown sugar, add the red pepper flakes, and perhaps some cooking juices from the chicken. But it was...okay.

These wings were really good - even my kids liked them! I used 24 split wings (12 whole wings) and cut the sauce ingredients by 1/3 and it turned out great....nice and sticky sweet!!

sweet good

I made these wings today with this exact recipe and they we're amazing. The only thing I will change for next time is the amount of brown sugar. It is very sweet. Maybe reduce the soy sauce a little too.

My family couldn't get enough. They loved it!!! Easy to make and very very tasty.

Just wow! Perfect recipie!! We had lots of left over sauce! Perfect for some grilled chicken on rice at a later date!

These were delicious! Made them as per the recipe and everyone loved them! Thanks for sharing :)

Its a great recipe but I wanted some more heat. I also added hot sauce (Frank's Red Hot) and red pepper flakes.

Fabulous! Didn't think it would make so much sauce, and it's great that I now have a recipe and am not buying something in a bottle! Very tasty!!

Made this for the 4th of july BBQ, everyone loved the chicken. the only thing I did different was to make the sauce the day befor and double it. I marinated the chicken overnight in 1 batch of sauce minus the cortarch and water,and the second batch i cooked on the stove with the cornstarch and water it thickend up nicely and I glazed the chicken with it a few times while it cooked on the grill! will make this again and again! loved it! thanks for sharing!

this will be my second time making these. The only adjustment that I made was to cut back on the garlic a bit. Just depends on your garlic clove size how many you want to use!! And, make sure EVERYONE eats the garlic!!

I made this exactly as written, but it seemed like there was way too much sauce. I had to put the wings in a cake pan, and the sauce was at least an inch deep. So we didn't get crispy, coated wings. The flavor was good, though, and the wings were very sticky. My daughter loved them. I will try making this with less sauce next time.

Perfect! Tweaked in the following way- no ginger (out of it) and no soy (also out of it). I used teriyaki sauce instead. Also added chili powder and red pepper for some heat...Wierd though- the ones dipped and cooked with the sauce were not hot, just really flavorful. The left over sauce, I used for dipping and it was HOT! Perfect!

It sounded a lot better than it tasted. Cloyingly sweet and all too similar to some bottled, commercial "Oriental" sauces I've tried. A little tweaking could make this a good one. I'd try it next time with a little less sugar, a touch more soy sauce and something acid like rice vinegar. Also replacing some of the brown sugar with mirin might work.

I liked it but no one else did. I tried it with chicken breasts and noodle... i wouldn't make this again.

Edible at best after several tweaks.

I made this recipe tonight (followed it exactly) and was amazingly good! My BF loved them and thanx to the good taste of it we have no leftovers! Will definetly be making these again!

Excellent! I used a little more starch to get it thicker. That's it. Thanks for this recipe!

Wonderful!! I was actually solicited for the recipe, lol! I will serve this again.

Very delicious!

The best wings I had, Hubby was surprised with flavor

Edible at best after several tweaks.

Too sweet! This recipe really needs an acidic component to cut the sweetness and allow the other flavours to come through.

This sauce is finger licking good! I baked the wings in a glass dish then tip-drain and pour the sauce all over and bake again till done. Oh so sticky sweet! I only changed the ending water/cornstarch to 2t. of each, mix and add in sauce to thicken. Yummy! Thank's for the recipe.

Delicious! One word says it all, great recipe MomWhoCooks-Thanks will make again

they turned out great...having read reviews on the water amounts....I used 1 cup total...I made syrup with 3/4 cup water...mixed cornstarch in 1/4 cup and then added that too...AWESOME and very sticky =0) Thanks for the recipe =0)

This recipe was great. I did add some garlic chili paste to spice it up some and my husband loved it :)

Made them tonight. Let's just say I will never buy store bought sauce again. The recipe tasted just like wings from a good pizza place. I would say it was a bit too much sauce for 24 chicken wings, can store some for later. Also, I will add more garlic next time, I thought it needed more. But definitely A+++++

I love the sauce in this recipe. I made it and put oven-fried breaded chicken pieces (think McNuggets) in it. I served it over veggie fried rice. My DH loved it! This one is a keeper. Thanks for a wonderful addition to our menu!

I really enjoyed these wings. My girlfriend thought they were too sweet, but I loved them! Made the recipe just as it is written. I would definetly make these again, perhaps for a crowd!!

Perfect wings. I've made this recipe using leg quarters and wings. Delicious!!!

Love it! Thank you

Tried these last night and they were just perfect. Sticky, sweet, and finger licking good. I followed the recipe (just added a bit more garlic though, we love garlic in our house), but at the end I removed the wings from the baking dish and put them on a baking sheet in the oven at 450 degrees (F) for 7 minutes to give them a crispier skin. DELICIOUS!

We did not enjoy these as they were not crisp enough as there was too much liquid. The flavor was bland as we poured off the sauce to brown a bit in the oven. We would not make these again.

Soggy, mushy wings with inedible skin. Thought the would have been better without the water or cornstarch. I followed the recipe exactly except at the end I put them back in under the broiler trying to crisp them to no avail.

yummy! followed the recipe exactly and it was great as is. My husband feels that wings should always be spicy so i split the sauce in 2 and put cayenne and red chili paste in his half. he loved it! baked them on a rack on top of a foil lined sheet so they'd cook on both sides. next time i may flip them halfway so they'll be nicely glazed/sticky on both sides.

I followed the recipe exactly with the exception of using chicken breasts instead of wings. The flavor was okay, not great. Won't be making again, but if I did, I would probably add more cornstarch--it did not thicken and get 'sticky' as much as I would have liked, even though I tried cooking it down.

delicious! will make over and over again! The only thing i changed was to thinken the sauce more and not add so much water. More concentrated more flavour! served them with a Parmesan dip!

I used the sauce from this recipe on chicken breasts and it was still good. Cooked at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. I also only used 4 tbsp of water to mix with the cornstarch like one reviewer suggested. I served this with the Fried Rice Restaurant Style from this site. The leftover sauce from this recipe tastes good with the rice.

Did this recipe last night was great family loved it. Will add this to my favorites, but next time will add more corn starch to thicken sauce more. I give it 5 stars!!!!

It's perfect the way it is! I cut up chicken breast into 1 inch pieces, and marinated them in this over night. (and froze the rest of the left over sauce in zip lock baggies- tastes great from frozen as well) and then wrapped half a pc of bacon around each, and put them on a shishkabob stick with pineapple chunks and grilled- everyone loved them!! Thanks for a great recipe!

DELICIOUS!!! My family and I absolutely love them, although I used dried ginger instead of fresh, as I didn't have any on hand....Yum!!!

We have made this 2 times now. Us and our picky eater friends liked them. Followed the recipe both times but next time I think I will try them fried and see how they come out.

Really good... I added a little Texas Pete for a kick plus sesame seeds. Outstanding!

sauce wasn't as sticky as i wanted it to be

This was easy to make and a hit. I still have half the receipe left over for the next wing night. It was not super sweet, just right. Would be great for wings for Superbowl Parties. Try it you will love it. Thanks for sharing Krista :)

I loved this recipe is was good and my kids loved it

Simple recipe, fantastic results. I made it with both bone in and boneless wings. I'm going to try it on Pork next! Family loved this recipe! Thank you.

Excellent

This is the best honey garlic recipe I've come across for chicken wings. My kids love it and always request it. I followed the recipe exactly, only added chili flakes as we like it spicy. It does make a lot of sauce but I save it to use for another date later in the week. Thanks for the recipe!