This 3-Ingredient Chicken Wing Recipe Is ‘Freaking Fantastic’

When the craving strikes for a big, bold order of chicken wings, nothing else can suffice. One of my favorite things about preparing wings for a group is the wide variety of flavors and cooking methods available to try. Whether you want your flavors mild, spicy, sweet, tangy, or savory, and your texture naked, breaded, baked, or fried, the sky’s the limit.

Around here, we sometimes think we’ve seen it all. However, when this 3-Ingredient Baked BBQ Chicken Wings recipe landed on our radar, we couldn’t believe the game-changing ingredient that makes the sweet and savory barbecue sauce for these wings irresistible, unexplainable, and yes: “freaking fantastic,” according to one reviewer. 

The Secret Ingredient That Makes These Wings Unforgettable

The moment you taste these baked wings, you’ll instantly notice a uniquely delicious something special about their flavor. Can’t put your finger on it? That’s because you’d never expect that the secret weapon is good old-fashioned, straight from the bottle, no bells and whistles, maple-flavored pancake syrup. This couldn’t be an easier snack to master. All you need is frozen chicken wings, a bottle of barbecue sauce, and—the sweet and sticky game changer—maple-flavored syrup.

What the Allrecipes Community Has To Say

Allrecipes readers have spoken, and it’s clear that adding syrup to a batch of chicken wings is a total crowd-pleaser! Some cooks prefer this recipe as is, and others are bringing some additional ingredients, like a dash of Tabasco, to the mix to intensify the balance of sweet and savory flavors.

• “I love this recipe! I added a little bourbon to it to give a little deeper flavor.” —Miriam
• “These wings were really good. Everyone enjoyed them and such a change from hot wings. Will be making them again pretty soon.” —Sue Welch
• “This recipe was delicious. The only different thing I did was bake the chicken in the oven. My family loved it, and I would definitely make it again.” —nana412
• “So simple and yummy. I’ll definitely make these again. I love that the ingredients are things I always have on hand. Makes a sweet, sticky, stay-on-the-wing sauce. Yum!” —Vicki Olejarczyk
• "Turned out very well! I used sugar-free syrup.” —SColson782
• “Everyone in my family loved these wings. Cooking at 400 degrees for an hour worked perfectly, and wings were still fall off the bone tender. I love the combination of BBQ sauce and maple syrup. EXCELLENT!” —CalmSoda6944
  

Get the recipe: 3-Ingredient Baked BBQ Chicken Wings