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These Keto Sweet Chili, Sticky Asian chicken wings combine two of my favorite things: Asian flavors and wings! Using my air fryer wings or crispy baked chicken wings with my low-carb sweet chili sauce, these are a great appetizer and beat take-out any time!
What Makes These Awesome
In short, I love these sticky wings because they have all of the flavor while cutting carbs.
Specifically, the sweet chili sauce is sweet and spicy with traditional ingredients like sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic chili sauce, and ginger.
However, I made these keto-friendly by replacing the most notorious sources of carbs and sugar in Asian dishes, brown sugar, and cornstarch, with low-carb, all-natural substitutes.
Ingredients Needed
- Crispy Chicken Wings: there are two ways to get your wings crispy without flour, deep frying or breading. In this recipe, I use my air fryer chicken wings or crispy baked wings recipes.
- Keto Sweet Chili Sauce: this is one of my most popular recipes and an easy dump and simmer sauce. It takes about 15 minutes and can be used in other recipes like my copycat bang bang sauce and keto bang bang shrimp.
- Garnishes: Technically the sliced green onions and sesame seeds are optional. But, I prefer the fresh bite of the green onions when I’m eating these wings.
How To Make Sticky Wings
Crisp the wings in the air fryer or the oven using the recipes that I mentioned above (photo 1).
Add the wings to the sauce and toss to coat. I cooked my keto-friendly sweet chili sauce until it was caramel or syrup like consistency (photos 2 and 3).
Top the wings with the garnishes and enjoy! (photo 4).
Top Cooking Tips & FAQs:
- Toss the wings in warm sauce: it’s much easier to coat the wings evenly when the sauce is warm. I usually make the sauce on the same day as the wings
- Serve immediately: to have these crispy and sticky, it’s important to add sauce when you are ready to eat.
Absolutely! I chose to make these in the oven since I was making 20 wings. However, you can also make my air fryer fried chicken and top them with the sauce.
I’m using the Ninja Foodi because it’s a pressure cooker and air fryer all-in-one (and it saves me a ton of counter space).
Recipes to Enjoy these with:
In this recipe, I spend most of my effort making the quick sauce. So, when it comes to sides, I keep things super simple.
For me, I ate this with sautéed string beans that came in a microwavable bag! Some other easy veggie options are:
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Keto Sweet Chili Sticky Asian Chicken Wings
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Ingredients
Keto Sweet Chili Wing Sauce
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1/4 cup Unseasoned Rice Vinegar
- 3 cloves Garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce, or Coconut Aminos
- 1/4 tsp Xanthan Gum
- 1/3 cup Keto Brown Sugar Replacement
- 1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
- 2 tbsp Garlic Chili Sauce
- 2 tsp Pure Sesame Oil
Oven Fried Chicken Wings
- 1.5 lb Chicken Wings, about 20 wing parts
- 1.5 tbsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Natural Ancient Sea Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
Instructions
For the Crispy Chicken Wings:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees
- Add all of the spices for the chicken wings to a small bowl. Pat the wings dry and toss the wings in the spice mixture.
- Add the wings to a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes per side. You should check at 40 minutes to see if your wings are crispy enough for you.
For the Keto Chili Wings Sauce:
- Add all ingredients for the Keto Sweet Chili Wing sauce to a mixing bowl and whisk.
- Add the sauce to a medium saucepan. Cook the sauce uncovered on medium-high heat until it is thickened (~15 minutes)
- Toss the wings in the sauce and serve immediately.
Nutrition Details
The nutrition facts come from entering the recipe ingredients into Spoonacular API, a database of food ingredients. They may vary for any recipe based on the exact product used. The keto sweeteners I use have 0g net carbs & are not included because sugar alcohols do not impact most people. This is provided as a courtesy, but you can do your own calculations if you wish!
Dawn says
I feel like I’ve been spoiled. These wings were absolutely perfect, the sweetness and the heat were spot on. I did grill my seasoned wings but the sauce made this dish.
I can not wait to try your Old Bay Wings!!!
Thank you so much!
Dr. Davinah's Eats Team says
We’re so happy that you enjoyed this recipe!
Tracy says
These were the bomb! So easy and so addicting. I will be making these on the regular. They’re pretty perfect as is but I added some cayenne powder with the dry spice coating because I like a bit more heat. I also used my air fryer and followed your air fryer directions and they came out perfectly crispy in 30 minutes. Thanks for the great recipe.
Dr. Davinah's Eats Team says
You’re welcome. You can always adjust the recipe depending on your taste. We’re so happy that you enjoyed this recipe.
Jake says
This recipe is so amazing!!!👏👏👏
One thing I miss on Keto is Asian food and every recipe I’ve tried just doesn’t do it. The flavor on this was absolutely perfect! We had a small birthday gathering for a friend last night and his favorite food is wings. Wanted to make an additional flavor other than Buffalo but wanted to stick with Keto. The wings I did in this sauce disappeared way quicker than the Buffalo, lol. I didn’t have any xanthan gum so wasn’t as sticky and also added extra ginger and garlic chili paste. Cannot wait to make stir fry with this sauce!!! Thank you for bringing this recipe into my life! Seriously, BRAVO 👏👏👏
Dr. Davinah's Eats Team says
We’re so happy you loved it. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
Migz says
This sauce is the TRUTH!! First time making a sauce from scratch..it worked perfectly and the taste was amazing! The balance between sweetness, spiciness and chilli was excellent. I used the Xanthan gum version and added a habanero for some extra heat 🙂
Dr. Davinah's Eats Team says
We really appreciate you stopping back to write such a thoughtful review. Thank you for trying our recipe.
Jane R. says
These were awesome! Thank you so much!
Davinah says
Thanks for stopping back! Happy that you enjoyed these 🙂
Nikki says
These wings were so delicious!!! The sauce! Wow!
Davinah says
Nikki,
I’m so happy that you enjoyed this. I could put this sauce on everything! Thanks for taking the time to stop back and write a review!
Best,
Davinah
Michelle says
This recipe made me a wing lover! I couldn’t stop eating them. I’m making them for a second time in a week, they’re THAT good!
Dr. Davinah's Eats Team says
Thank you so much for trying our recipe. We’re glad you enjoyed it.
Tianna Baez says
Love these! My husband said they were the best wings I’ve ever made!
Davinah says
Hi Tianna!
Thanks so much for stopping back to the blog and rating this! Happy that you both enjoyed them!!
Best,
Davinah
Ashley J. says
These were sooo good!! Definitely an easy recipe to follow!
Davinah says
Thanks a lot, Ashley for stopping back to comment. Happy you enjoyed these 🙂
Isaak says
Just made these, awesome job!
Turned out way nicer then I thought they would have been!
Thanks for the recipe!
Davinah says
Hi Isaak,
Thanks a lot for taking the time to comment & rate this recipe. Happy you enjoyed this 🙂
Sherri Cook says
These are absolutely amazing! I used 2lbs of wing parts and there was plenty of sauce for me (mine were in 1 lbs bags and I didn’t want 1/2 lbs. left over). I’m doing keto, so these were plenty sweet for me. I will definitely be making these again when I get a wing craving. Delicious!
Davinah says
Hi Sherri!
Thanks so much for taking the time to stop back and review these! Happy that you enjoyed them.
Best,
Davinah
LEIGH ANN says
Davinah, you are a GODDESS! These wings were just what I’d been searching for, trying to replicate the Asian Zing sauce at Buffalo Wild Wings. I did add about a tsp more brown sugar substitute, based on our preference. Thanks so much!
Davinah says
Hi Leigh Ann!
I’m soooo happy that you enjoyed these. I’ve actually never had the Asian Zing from BDubz (my order usually has mostly Blazin’ & Garlic Parmesan when I’m there!). Thanks a lot for taking the time to stop back and comment!
Best,
Davinah
Victoria says
Oh my word! these were delicious! I love the sweet and heat! I did add a drip of my sugar free syrup to sweeten it a little more but boy there they good! thanks for sharing this!!!
Davinah says
Thanks a lot for taking the time to leave a comment, Victoria! So happy that you enjoyed these!
Deborah Hopper says
I’m ready for these wings, they look crispy and delicious, I will try the chili sauce.
Davinah says
Hi Deborah!
Hope you got to make these and enjoy them! Love having these wings with a range of sauces!
Best,
Davinah
Gwen says
Made these tonight and they were amazing! Definitely going into the regular rotation. The only change I ended up making was adding an extra tbsp of the chili sauce just because I like things a little spicier.
Tiaira Buckner says
Made these last night, that sauce hit different when its low carb. Thanks for an amazing recipe!! I did modify the amount of chili sauce because I wanted it a bit spicier and the amount of garlic on the wings. ??
Neekie says
I have braces so I really can’t bite into bone in chicken wings I wonder if this would go good with chicken breast tenderloins or boneless chicken thighs ?
Davinah says
Hi Neekie!
Yes. You can use the saw on anything that you wish! I also love this sauce on salmon & shrimp. You’d just make the sauce and use it as a topping on your cooked chicken.
Thanks,
Davinah
Monique Snipes says
very spicy and tasty wings will be added to my favorite things keto
Davinah says
Yay! So happy that you enjoyed them!
Rachael James says
Oh my! These are going on my meal prep menu for next week! My customers will be happy!
The serving says 4 but how many wings does the recipe cover?
Davinah says
Hey Rachael,
I measure these wings by weight so it all really depends on how big/small your wings are. I use 1.5 lbs of wings & there are 3 servings. For me, 1.5 lbs is usually about 6 wings (or 12 wing parts).
Hope that helps!
Best,
Davinah
Karly says
Looks so delicious!
Davinah says
Thanks a lot, Karly!