Sticky Chicken Wings
If you’re after an easy, budget-friendly dinner or a platter to wow at your next party, you can’t go past these sticky chicken wings! With just a handful of ingredients and minimal prep, you’ll have tender, caramelised, finger-licking wings that both kids and adults will love.
This recipe gives you two simple cooking options: the oven for crispy, golden wings or the slow cooker for that melt-in-your-mouth, fall-off-the-bone goodness. Either way, the sticky soy marinade makes them irresistible.
Serve them hot with rice, noodles or a fresh coleslaw. Or pile them high on a platter for game day, birthdays or casual entertaining. These sticky wings will fly off the plate - literally!

Sticky Chicken Wings
If you’re after an easy, budget-friendly dinner or a platter to wow at your next party, you can’t go past these sticky chicken wings! With just a handful of ingredients and minimal prep, you’ll have tender, caramelised, finger-licking wings that both kids and adults will love.
Ingredients
- 1kg chicken nibbles (or wings + nibbles)
- ⅓ cup kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp sesame oil
- Optional for slow cooker method:
- 1 tsp cornflour + 2 tsp water (for slurry)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C fan-forced. Line a baking tray with foil, then baking paper.
- In a large bowl, combine kecap manis, honey, garlic powder and sesame oil. Add chicken nibbles and toss to coat.
- Place chicken on a prepared tray. Bake for 30 minutes, turning and basting with marinade every 10 minutes, until golden and sticky.
- Grease the slow cooker bowl. Add kecap manis, honey, garlic powder, and sesame oil. Stir to combine.
- Add chicken and toss well to coat.
- Cook on Low for 4 hours or High for 2 hours.
- If you’d like a thicker glaze: in the final 15 minutes, stir through a cornflour slurry, leave the lid off and let it thicken.
- For extra caramelisation: transfer cooked wings to a lined baking tray, baste with sauce and bake at 200°C for 10 minutes, turning once.
- Serve wings with steamed or fried rice, noodles, fresh salads, coleslaw or your favourite dipping sauces.
Notes
Tips
- Double the marinade if you like extra sauciness.
- For a spicy kick, add chilli flakes or sriracha to the marinade.
- Wings reheat well in the oven - perfect for meal prep or party platters.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
2369Fat
250 gSat. Fat
75 gCarbs
28 gFiber
0 gNet carbs
28 gSugar
23 gProtein
0 gSodium
349 mgCholesterol
213 mgThe nutritional information provided is computer generated and is only an estimate. This data is provided as a courtesy for informational purposes only.