Keto Buffalo Wings – Baked & So Crispy!

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Last Updated on October 19, 2022 by Toya

If you want to learn how to make the best keto buffalo wings, then you’ll love this recipe. It’s easy, quick and requires only a few ingredients. Plus, it tastes absolutely amazing and can help satisfy your craving for keto buffalo wild wings with this simple homemade recipe.

Keto Buffalo Wings

Being able to enjoy some yummy, crispy buffalo wings that are keto friendly is a blessing. Many people wonder if they can still have buffalo wings on keto. After all, there are many foods that are off limits when it comes to keto.

 

Rest assured, chicken wings do not contain carbs which makes them the perfect keto friendly food. And when it comes to sauces to spice up your chicken, you can make a few adjustments to ensure that they’re keto friendly as you’ll see here.

These keto buffalo chicken wings are absolutely amazing and, like this delicious keto chicken recipe and these easy keto chicken skewers, these buffalo wings are sure to be come a favorite in your household.

Keto buffalo chicken wings FAQs

Can you have buffalo wings on keto?

The short answer is yes, you can. As long as you make sure to use a buffalo sauce that is keto friendly, (and most are), and you ensure that your buffalo wings are not breaded, you can surely enjoy buffalo wings on keto without guilt.

How many carbs in buffalo wings?

As long as the buffalo wings are not breaded, then there are little to no carbs in buffalo wings. There are only 3.84g net carbs in this particular keto buffalo wings recipe. 

How many carbs in buffalo sauce?

Buffalo sauce is typically very low in carbs. The buffalo sauce used in this recipe contains only 1.7g net carbs per serving.

Do buffalo wings have carbs?

As mentioned above wings are high in fat, but, like other cuts of meat, wings do not contain carbs. However, based on the buffalo sauce that you use to make your buffalo wings recipe, this can affect how many carbs you can expect in the meal. For this recipe, we’re using a very low carb homemade buffalo sauce, so you can expect each serving of low carb buffalo wings to be low in carbs.

How many calories are in these buffalo wings?

For this recipe, you can expect to get roughly 400 calories in each serving. Each serving has about 4 buffalo cooked wings. If you pay attention to calories in your daily life, you can have these with a nice vegetable salad for a healthy, satisfying low calorie low carb lunch or dinner.

Tips for the best keto buffalo chicken wings

There are only two tips you’ll need to make this recipe the best.

1. Consider adding a bit of baking powder to your wings before baking them. This is a secret ingredient that will help make your wings super crispy. I used this method in my 4 ingredient keto chicken wingsrecipe and loved the results! 
2. Another great tip is to make sure your chicken wings are as dry as possible before you start to cook for crispier wings. To get your chicken wings as dry as possible place them in the fridge between 2 to 24 hours before you start cooking them. The drier your wings are before you start to cook, the crispier your chicken wings will be!  So, if you love crispy wings, this tip is for you.

Ingredients for keto buffalo wings

These are the handful of ingredients you will need to make this easy keto recipe:

• 16 chicken wings
• Olive or avocado oil, for brushing
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 2oz. crumbled feta cheese, to serve with, optional
• Keto buffalo sauce

Tools to make the best keto buffalo wings

You will need:

• For the Sauce: saucepan and metal whisk
• For the Chicken wings: wire rack, brush and baking sheet

How to make keto buffalo wings

To make this recipe, first gather all of your ingredients in one place.

Then prepare to make the wings. You will need to preheat the oven at 400F. Next arrange the chicken wings onto a wire rack, placed on a baking sheet.

Brush the chicken with olive oil or avocado oil, then season to taste with salt and pepper.

Next, you will pop the wings into the oven and let this bake for about 40 minutes.

While the wings are baking, you’ll take this time to make a low carb buffalo sauce. You can find a simple recipe for the keto buffalo sauce here or you can keep reading for the instructions.

To make the homemade buffalo keto sauce, simply combine hot sauce, butter,
garlic powder, paprika, salt, and black pepper in a sauce pot. Cook on medium heat, while stirring until the butter melts.

Once the wings have been baked, and the internal temperature of of the wings are 165, place them in a bowl and pour the prepared keto friendly buffalo sauce over the wings to coat.

 

Toss the chicken in the bowl so that every piece is coated with sauce. It should look like this:

 

You can serve them like this if you choose and they will be delicious although they will not be crispy.

However, you can also choose to arrange the sauce-coated chicken wings on a wire rack and set under a broiler for an additional 2 -3 minutes. By doing this, the wings will get a nice thin crust and become even more delicious.

Serve these with some keto fries or with some low carb vegetables!

Should you fry or bake the buffalo wings?

Normally buffalo wings are fried, but for this recipe, we choose to bake the wings instead of frying them for one simple reason. Wings naturally have some fat on them, therefore, we wanted to have a slightly healthy version that was not deep fried and added extra fat.

You can choose to fry your own if you want. You can either use an air fryer or fry in oil if you prefer.

Nutritional facts for buffalo keto wings

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 405 Total Fat: 29.73g Saturated Fat: 13.66g Cholesterol: 108mg Sodium: 798mg Carbohydrates: 5.04g Fiber: 1.2g Sugar: 2.73g Protein: 29.34g

Sauces for keto buffalo chicken wings

This recipe calls for buffalo wing sauce which I made with a mixture of franks hot sauce, butter, and salt and pepper, some spices and some seasonings. These make the keto chicken wings taste awesome.

However, if you like to experiment, you can use other sauces or flavors such as:

• Keto BBQ chicken wings
• Keto garlic parmesan wings
• Keto garlic wings

What to serve with keto wings with buffalo sauce

You can serve these low carb wings with:

• Cauliflower mash potatoes
• Cheesy stuffed peppers
• Keto salads such as this fresh creamy cucumber salad or leafy spinach salad
• Keto fries such as zucchini fries or jicama fries 
• Fresh vegetables like celery or cucumbers served with some homemade ranch dressing.

How to make these keto hot wings spicier

These wings are spicy because Frank’s hot sauce was used in the buffalo sauce recipe. However, to make these wings even spicier, you can add 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper or a cayenne pepper substitute to the sauce for extra heat.

How to store leftover buffalo chicken wings

To store these wings place them in an air-tight container and refrigerate them for up to 4 days. To reheat, place these in the oven at 300F for a few minutes.

You can also freeze these. Simply freeze in single-serving freezer bags or in an air-tight container and place in the freezer for up to 2 months. To reheat, you can let them thaw for a few minutes before heating them up in the oven at 300F.

More keto buffalo chicken recipes

• Keto buffalo chicken thighs
• Keto buffalo chicken salad
• Keto buffalo chicken breasts
• Keto buffalo chicken dip

You do now have to forgo buffalo wings on keto. In fact, these low carb buffalo wings are the perfect substitute for breaded buffalo wings with only 3.84g net carb in a serving. The best part is that these taste great and you won’t even be able to tell that they’re keto friendly!