Copycat Hooters Daytona Wings Recipe
Serves 6
15 mins prep
45 mins cook
30 mins Chill time
90 mins total
Crispy oven-baked wings tossed in a sticky, smoky-spicy Daytona sauce. A copycat Hooters favorite made easy at home!
For the Wings:
For the Daytona Sauce:
Pat chicken wings dry with paper towels.
lb chicken wings
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
cup all-purpose flour
tbsp paprika
tsp garlic powder
tsp salt
tsp black pepper
Toss wings in the flour mixture until well-coated.
Place floured wings on a plate or rack and refrigerate for 30 minutes to help the coating adhere.
Preheat oven to 400°F then line a baking sheet with foil and top it with a wire rack. Lightly grease the rack.
Arrange wings on the rack, skin-side down, spacing them apart.
Bake for 20 minutes, flip, then bake another 20 minutes until golden and crispy.
Make the Daytona Sauce
In a saucepan over medium heat, combine all of the sauce ingredients together.
cup Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce
cup Frank’s RedHot Sauce
cup honey
tbsp brown sugar
tbsp soy sauce
tbsp garlic powder
tsp crushed red pepper flakes
Stir constantly and bring to a gentle boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, until slightly thickened then remove from heat.
When wings are fully baked, remove from oven and transfer to a large bowl.
Pour the warm Daytona sauce over the wings and toss to coat evenly.
Place wings back on the rack (clean or wiped down), skin-side up. Return to oven and bake for an additional 5–7 minutes, or until sauce is bubbly and caramelized.
