Hot Honey Air Fryer Chicken Tenders

Hot Honey Air Fryer Chicken Tenders

from thechunkychef.com
35 min

Juicy chicken tenders are coated with a crunchy cornflake breading, air fried until perfectly golden, then liberally drizzled with a sweet and spicy homemade hot honey sauce!

Ingredients

  • 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts (sliced into strips)
  • 1 large egg
  • splash of water
  • 2 cups crushed cornflake cereal
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 3 - 4 Tbsp hot sauce (your favorite brand)
  • cooking oil spray (we like to use avocado oil) (for the air fryer)
  • minced fresh parsley (for garnish (optional))

Directions

  1. 1

    Add cornflake cereal to a resealable plastic bag, and crush with a rolling pin or empty skillet. Alternately, add the cornflakes to a food processor and pulse until crumbs form.

  2. 2

    Add chicken tenders, one at a time, to the egg mixture, turning to coat all sides, letting the excess drip off.

  3. 3

    Spray the basket of the air fryer with cooking spray (we like to use an avocado oil spray), then place about 4-5 chicken tenders into the basket (or however many can fit in your air fryer basket). Leave a little space in between each tender, to make sure the hot air can really circulate. ** this will likely take multiple batches **

  4. 4

    While chicken is cooking, add butter to a small saucepan and heat over MED heat. Once melted, add the honey and hot sauce, stirring well to combine. Let simmer for a minute or two.

  5. 5

    Drizzle chicken tenders liberally with the hot honey sauce, and garnish with minced parsley if desired. Serve hot and enjoy! We like to serve some ranch to dip the chicken into, to cool it down a bit.