Get ready to take your chicken to the next level with this Honey Buffalo Wing Sauce. This delectable sauce combined the perfect balance of sweet honey and brown sugar, with the spicy kick of buffalo sauce – creating the perfect sweet and spicy sauce, perfect for your next game day, backyard barbecue, or anytime the craving strikes.

A glass jar full of homemade honey buffalo wing sauce, with a plate of wings behind it.

This honey buffalo sauce is the best hot wing sauce. You’ll love it on top of crispy chicken wings – especially making wings in the air fryer, or for some boneless wings made with chicken strips. Perfect served with the creamy balance of ranch dressing, or blue cheese dressing.

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The Best Honey Buffalo Wing Sauce

Customized Flavor – You can customize the heat level and sweetness to your preference by adjusting the amount of hot sauce, honey, and sugar you use.
Versatility – This sauce can be used for crispy wings, but also for chicken tenders, or nuggets. You could also use it as a marinade for grilled meats, a dipping sauce for fries or onion rings, or a glaze for roasted vegetables.
Know your Ingredients – You know its a quality sauce, when its made at home with natural ingredients and without any additives or preservatives. So much better in flavor and quality than a store-bought version.

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Ingredients Needed

This is a quick overview of the ingredients you’ll need for this Honey Buffalo Sauce Recipe. Specific measurements and full recipe instructions are in the printable recipe card below.

Hot Buffalo Sauce – I like to use Frank’s Red Hot Original Sauce
Honey – add more or less to get the sauce your desired sweetness level
Brown Sugar – Pack it to measure, add more to make the sauce sweeter
Unsalted Butter – this adds a nice richness, and balances out the tangy flavor

The four ingredients needed to make honey buffalo wing sauce.

How to make Hot Honey Buffalo Sauce?

Add the hot sauce, honey, brown sugar, and butter to a small pan.
Heat the mixture over medium heat and bring to a simmer, stirring often until the sugar is dissolved, and everything is mixed well. Pour sauce over your choice of meat, and toss them together to coat.

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Tips and Tricks:

For a thicker sauce – you can simmer the sauce for a few minutes longer, until it reaches your desired consistency.
Customize – Change up the flavor with a splash of Worcestershire sauce, or fresh lemon juice. You could also add a pinch of cayenne pepper, garlic powder, or onion powder.
For a milder spice – add a little less hot sauce. You can also add a little more butter to tame the tang of the vinegar.

A pint glass jar of homemade buffalo wing sauce, with a plate of wings behind them.

Storage Instructions:

Let the sauce cool to room temperature, then pour it into an airtight container and you can store it in the fridge for up to 1 month. Stir the sauce again before using again.

Fingers dipping a chicken wing into a bowl of ranch dressing.

This spicy honey buffalo sauce will be your new favorite sauce. It has an irresistible blend of sweet and spicy flavors. Its the best way to take your hot wings to the next level, or your chicken sandwiches, salads, tacos, etc.

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