Air Fryer Honey-Cajun Chicken Thighs

This easy air-fryer chicken thigh recipe comes out spicy and moist. Chicken thighs are soaked in buttermilk and then turned in a spicy flour mixture before being air fried.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 248 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup buttermilk
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic salt
• 4 teaspoons honey
• ¼ teaspoon ground paprika
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs
• ⅓ cup tapioca flour
• ½ teaspoon honey powder (such as Savory Spice®)
• 2 ½ teaspoons Cajun seasoning

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine buttermilk and hot sauce in a resealable plastic bag. Add chicken thighs and marinate for 30 minutes

Step 2

Combine flour, tapioca flour, Cajun seasoning, garlic salt, honey powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Remove thighs from buttermilk mixture and dredge through flour mixture. Shake off excess flour.

Step 3

Preheat an air fryer to 360 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 4

Place chicken thighs into the air fryer basket and cook for about 15 minutes. Flip thighs over and cook until chicken thighs are no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken thighs from air fryer and drizzle each thigh with 1 teaspoon honey.