Air Fried Maple Chicken Thighs recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup buttermilk
½ cup maple syrup
1 egg
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
4 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
½ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup tapioca flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon granulated onion
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon granulated garlic
½ teaspoon honey powder (such as Savory Spice®)

Nutrition Info

415.4 calories
carbohydrate: 50.8 g
cholesterol: 113 mg
fat: 13.4 g
fiber: 1 g
protein: 23.3 g
saturatedFat: 3.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1885 mg
sugar: 26.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine buttermilk, maple syrup, egg, and 1 teaspoon granulated garlic in a resealable bag. Add chicken thighs and marinate for at least 1 hour or up to overnight in the refrigerator.

  2. Combine flour, tapioca flour, salt, sweet paprika, smoked paprika, granulated onion, pepper, cayenne pepper, 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic, and honey powder in a shallow bowl.

  3. Preheat an air fryer to 380 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  4. Drain and discard marinade from chicken thighs. Dredge chicken through flour mixture and shake off excess. Place chicken skin-side down in the preheated air fryer and cook for 12 minutes. Turn thighs and fry an additional 13 minutes.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

This subtly sweet, yet savory, chicken thigh recipe is crisped to perfection in an air fryer.

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