Instant Pot Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Chicken Wings
Sticky, smoky, and packing just the right kick of heat, these barbecue chicken wings come together in the Instant Pot for a crowd-pleasing bite you will want to make every game day.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 393kcal
Ingredients
Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Sauce
- 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 4 oz. tomato paste
- ¼ cup Frank's Red Hot Sauce
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup water
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 ½ tablespoons golden monk fruit sweetener use code “REALBALANCED” for 20% off Lakanto products
Chicken Wings
- 2 lbs. chicken wings
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
Miscellaneous
Materials
Instructions
- Add all barbecue sauce ingredients to a small pot. Over medium-high heat, bring sauce to a slight boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and allow sauce to simmer for 10 minutes.
- To a medium bowl, add chicken wings and coarse salt. Stir until wings are coated in salt.
- Add salted wings to the Instant Pot insert. Pour sauce over top of wings.
- Seal the Instant Pot lid and set to Manual setting for 10 minutes.
- After the timer goes off, using the quick release method, depressurize the Instant Pot.
- Turn on oven broiler and move oven rack to second from the top. Line a baking tray with aluminium foil and set a baking rack on top of lined tray. Spray baking rack with avocado oil cooking spray.
- Using a tongs, transfer wings from the Instant Pot insert to baking rack.
- Using a basting brush, brush barbecue sauce from the Instant Pot insert onto both sides of the chicken wings.
- Broil wings for 8-10 minutes, flipping halfway. Be sure to watch the wings to ensure they only slightly char and do not burn.
Nutrition
Calories: 393kcal | Carbohydrates: 4.5g | Protein: 47.1g | Fat: 20.8g | Saturated Fat: 5.8g | Sodium: 2179mg | Fiber: 1.2g | Sugar: 2.5g