INGREDIENTS
Candy Apple Sauce
- ¼ cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 cup apple whiskey
- 1 cup your favorite hot sauce
- ½ cup cherry cola
- ¼ cup grenadine
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- Kosher salt
- Cracked black pepper
- 2 pounds chicken wings, separated into drumettes and flats (wing tips discarded)
- Blue cheese crumbles, for garnish
Sauce Instructions
Combine all sauce ingredients in small pot over low to medium heat; simmer until thickened 10-15 minutes; remove from heat
Heat Oil
* Fill pot or Dutch oven with oil, no more than half way and heat to 350F using thermometer; prepare paper towel lined platter or rack for draining. (Alternatively, use a deep fryer or air fryer. Prop/clip thermometer so bulb is submerged in oil.)
Fry and Coat Wings
* Season wings with salt and pepper; fry in batches avoid crowding pot until golden brown and cooked through 10-15 minutes; drain on prepared platter or rack.
* Toss fried wings in sauce (about 10 wings per 3/4 cup of sauce) using large bowl for even coating.
* Arrange on platter; garnish with blue cheese crumbles.