These Dr. Pepper Baked Chicken Wings are sweet, spicy and so delicious! They’re an easy game day recipe that is roasted and not fried!

The Best Baked Hot Wings recipe

Dr. Pepper has a one of a kind taste that I just love. What I love even more than drinking Dr. Pepper is cooking or baking with it! Today I’m sharing my recipe for Dr. Pepper Baked Chicken Wings that are oven roasted, and not fried!

Dr. Pepper, hot wings, and game day always go together at my house. It’s a tradition of ours to eat hot wings while we root for our favorite teams. To cut back on calories I came up with this baked chicken wings recipe. The wings are roasted and crispy just like they are when they come out of the fryer. 

Baked Hot Wrings recipe

If you love Dr. Pepper as I do, then you’ll definitely want to check out there other recipes that use Dr. Pepper in them: Slow Cooker Dr Pepper BBQ Ribs, Dr Pepper BBQ Chicken Dip, and Dr Pepper Marinated Flank Steak with Chilaquiles.

 

I’ve always loved sweet and spicy flavor combinations. It just seemed natural to turn Dr. Pepper into a sauce for our favorite game day eats! This Dr. Pepper Hot Wings recipe is made in the oven, and not the deep fryer. You really can’t tell the difference because this recipe comes out nice and crispy!

How to Make Dr Pepper Hot Wings recipe

How to Bake Chicken Wings:

  1. Pat the chicken wings dry and place them in a gallon-sized plastic bag. Add the baking powder and salt. Seal the bag and shake.
  2. Place the wings on a wire rack set over a baking sheet and pop them in the oven.
  3. While the wings bake, make the sauce by adding all of the ingredients to a saucepan. Bring to a boil for 5 minutes.
  4. Reduce the heat to a low boil and continue to cook until the liquid is reduced by half.
  5. Remove the wings from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
  6. Add the wings to a large bowl.
  7. Pour the sauce over the top and toss to coat.
  8. Serve immediately!

Baked Chicken Wings recipe

Cook’s Note – Baked Chicken Wings Recipe:

  • It is crucial to make sure you really pat the wings dry with paper towels in step 2 below. This will ensure that the chicken wings get that nice crispy skin that we all love!
  • These wings are fantastic dipped in my homemade buttermilk ranch

Cook’s Tools – Baked Hot Wings:

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The Best Baked Hot Wings recipe

The best-ever Baked Chicken Wings
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Dr. Pepper Baked Chicken Wings

Author Jillian - a Food, Folks and Fun original!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
4 people
These Dr. Pepper Baked Hot Wings are sweet, spicy and so delicious! They’re an easy game day recipe that is roasted and not fried!

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 ½ pounds frozen chicken wings thawed
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt

FOR THE DR PEPPER SAUCE:

  • 12 ounces Dr Pepper (1 1/2 cups)
  • cup Buffalo wing sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons dark brown sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch

Instructions

  • Move the oven racks to the upper middle and lower middle positions. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil, and place a wire rack on top. Spray the wire rack lightly with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.

PREP AND BAKE THE CHICKEN WINGS:

  • Pat the thawed chicken wings dry with paper towels. 
    How to Bake Hot Wings - Step 2
  • Place the chicken wings in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag. Add the baking powder and salt and seal the bag shut. Shake the bag until each wing is coated with baking powder. 
    How to Bake Hot Wings - Step 3
  • Remove the chicken wings from the bag and place them, skin-side up, on top of the wire rack on your prepared baking sheet. 
    How to Bake Hot Wings - Step 4
  • Place the baking sheet on the lower-middle rack and bake for 30 minutes. Move wings to upper-middle rack and increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F. Bake an additional 40-50 minutes, or until wings are crispy and golden-brown. Remove the wings from the oven and cool for 5 minutes.
    How to Bake Hot Wings - Step 5

MAKE THE DR PEPPER WING SAUCE:

  • While the wings are in the oven, make the wing sauce by adding Dr. Pepper, Buffalo wing sauce, and brown sugar to a medium saucepan. Heat over high heat until mixture comes to a boil. Continue to boil for 5 minutes, whisking every minute or so. Reduce heat until mixture reaches a low boil. Continue to cook for 15-20 minutes (stirring occasionally) until the mixture reduces by half. 
    How to Bake Hot Wings - Step 6
  • Add in the butter and whisk until melted. 
    How to Bake Hot Wings - Step 7
  • Add in the cornstarch and continue to boil until thickened, about 2-3 minutes. 
    How to Bake Hot Wings - Step 8

TO FINISH:

  • Turn off the heat and let the sauce sit for 5 minutes. Add the wings to a large bowl. Pour sauce over, toss until well coated, and serve immediately!
    How to Bake Hot Wings - Step 9

Nutrition

Calories: 431kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 1061mg | Potassium: 693mg | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 315IU | Vitamin C: 1.1mg | Calcium: 218mg | Iron: 1.8mg

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Baked Chicken Wings served without sauce.

This Dr Pepper Hot Wings recipe first appeared on FFF on November 2, 2015. I’ve since updated the pictures.

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18 Comments

  1. ooo that sounds super yummy! my kids are all huge wing fans, so I bet this would be a huge hit in our home!

  2. I was never big on wings before getting married to a wing lover 🙂 Now his love has rubbed off and I bet we both would go crazy for these

  3. I love using dr pepper in the crock pot bbq dishes!

  4. I would have never thought of this combination!

  5. My husnad loves wings. I’ll have to give this recipe a try, sounds delicious!

  6. Melissa | Persnickety Plates says:

    My husband would love these! Great use of Dr. Pepper 🙂

  7. Matt @ Plating Pixels says:

    I’ve made beer flavored bbq wings but not like this. I bet it’s awesome.

  8. I love dr. pepper but have never tried cooking with it! I need to try!

  9. Sarah @ The Chef Next Door says:

    These look amazing! I’m a huge Dr. Pepper fan, and I also love wings! My kids would go crazy over these, too.

  10. Wings are my favorite chicken part. My husband loves it spicy so I’m sure this recipe will be a big hit at home.

  11. David @ Spiced says:

    These look delicious! We just went out for wings yesterday, but these look so much tastier! Next time, we’re making wings at home! #client

  12. Michaela Kenkel says:

    These look super good!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE cooking with Dr. Pepper!! It’s unlike any other soda in my opinion!

  13. These hot wings are the BEST!

  14. I am loving this wing recipe for the big game day this weekend.

  15. These are GENIUS flavors together. SO good. We loved them!!

  16. Veena Azmanov says:

    Love the look and the Glaze to these Chicken Wings. They looks so delicious and juicy. Wish to make these for my next Kitty Party. Surly my friends to grab it all.

  17. We just made some baked chicken wings, but I love the sound of using Dr Pepper. Doing that next time!

  18. Ooh, I love doctor pepper but I’ve never tried cooking with it before. Your recipe looks so simple- I guess making the sauce separately saves faffing around with the oven too much.