Description
This Hot Honey Crunch Chicken recipe combines the perfect blend of spicy, sweet, and crunchy flavors. Tender chicken coated in a crispy cornflake and panko breadcrumb mixture, baked to golden perfection, and drizzled with a delicious hot honey sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 1/2 cups crushed cornflakes
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or melted butter
For the Hot Honey Drizzle:
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce (more to taste)
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly grease it.
- Prepare the chicken: Whisk together buttermilk and hot sauce in a shallow dish. In another bowl, combine cornflakes, panko breadcrumbs, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper. Dip chicken into buttermilk mixture, then coat with cornflake mixture. Place on baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil or melted butter.
- Bake the chicken: Bake for 22–25 minutes until crispy and cooked through.
- Make the hot honey drizzle: In a saucepan, warm honey, hot sauce, and apple cider vinegar. Drizzle over baked chicken before serving.
Notes
- Adjust the heat level by adding more or less hot sauce to the honey.
- This chicken pairs well with waffles, salad, or in sandwiches.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with drizzle
- Calories: 470
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg
