Cheerwine BBQ Chicken Wings

Name: Cheerwine BBQ Chicken Wings
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken wings; 2 tablespoons of Spicelopedia’s Rajun Cajun + Carolina Reaper seasoning; 1 teaspoon of paprika; 1 Cup of Cheerwine soda or Dr. Pepper soda; ¼ cup of soy sauce; ¼ cup of honey; 2 tablespoons of molasses; 1/2 stick of butter; 2 cups of brown sugar; 3 cloves of garlic, minced; 1/4 cup of Lemon Juice; 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes; 2 tablespoons of mustard; Salt and pepper to taste

3 steps

Prep:15minCook:30min

As always, I rep NC all day every day so I made these @drinkcheerwine BBQ sauce wings for Wing Wednesday to celebrate my home state making it to the big dance. If you didn’t know, Cheerwine is made in NC and is one of my favorite sodas!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:57:54 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories700.4 kcal (35%)

Total Fat21 g (30%)

Carbs118.3 g (45%)

Sugars114.5 g (127%)

Protein15 g (30%)

Sodium1834.6 mg (92%)

Fiber0.8 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 lbchicken wings

2 tablespoonsCajun Carolina Reaper seasoning

Rajun

1 teaspoonpaprika

1 CupCheerwine soda

or Dr. Pepper soda

¼ cupsoy sauce

¼ cuphoney

2 tablespoonsmolasses

0.5 stickbutter

2 cupsbrown sugar

3cloves of garlic

minced

¼ cuplemon juice

1 teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes

2 tablespoonsmustard

Instructions

Step 1

Season chicken to taste with Spicelopedia’s Cajun Rajun season and paprika and air fryon 370 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

Step 2

Combine the rest of the ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for 20-30 minutes until the BBQ sauce has thickened to point it coats the back of a spoon.

Step 3

Pour the sauce over air fried chicken wings and toss until well coated. Serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing.