Legume Free Air Fryer Coconut Chicken Wings
Crispy, golden wings with a sticky, tangy glaze — this air fryer recipe delivers serious crowd-pleasing flavor without a single legume in sight. The wings get tossed in coconut oil, turmeric, and ginger before hitting the air fryer, which means the skin crisps up beautifully without any flour-based coatings or bean-derived sauces that can sneak into so many wing recipes. The real star is the glossy finishing sauce built from coconut aminos, apple cider vinegar, honey, and fresh garlic — it's savory, a little sweet, and thickened with arrowroot starch rather than any legume-based thickener. Coconut aminos do a lot of heavy lifting here, bringing that deep umami punch you'd expect from soy sauce but keeping everything completely free of soy and other legumes. A squeeze of fresh lime and a handful of cilantro over the top take the whole platter somewhere bright and tropical. Whether you're cooking for a crowd or just treating yourself on a weeknight, these wings are the kind of recipe that makes the dietary workaround feel completely invisible.
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4 servings
For the wings
- 2 lb chicken wings, split into flats and drumettes, tips removed
- 1 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp ground ginger
For the sauce
- ¼ cup coconut aminos
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
- 1 tsp arrowroot starch
- 1 tsp coconut oil
For serving
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, roughly chopped (optional)
- 1 lime, cut into wedges (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Pat the chicken wings thoroughly dry with paper towels. In a large bowl, toss the wings with the melted coconut oil, sea salt, turmeric, and ground ginger until evenly coated.
- 2
Arrange the wings in a single layer in the air fryer basket, working in batches if needed to avoid crowding. Air fry at 400°F (205°C) for 12 minutes, then flip the wings with tongs and cook for another 10–13 minutes, until the skin is deep golden and crisp and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a drumette (not touching bone) reads 165°F (74°C).
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