Description
Easy Mini Chicken & Waffles Bites with Hot Honey combine crispy chicken, fluffy waffles, and a spicy-sweet honey drizzle for the ultimate crowd-pleasing appetizer.
Ingredients
1/4 cup liquid honey
1 tsp hot sauce
1/2 tsp chili flakes or red pepper flakes
20 frozen crispy chicken pieces or nuggets
5 frozen waffles or 20 mini waffles
Butter
1–2 tbsp small chopped chives
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven according to the package directions for the crispy chicken. Cook the chicken as instructed and set aside.
2. In a small bowl, mix together honey, hot sauce, and chili flakes. Set aside.
3. Toast the waffles and butter each piece generously.
4. Cut each waffle into 4 pieces (about 2-inch pieces).
5. Arrange the waffle pieces on a platter, place a piece of chicken on top of each waffle, and secure with a toothpick.
6. Drizzle with hot honey and garnish with chopped chives. Serve immediately.
Notes
Gluten-Free Option: Use gluten-free waffles and crispy chicken for a gluten-free version.
Spicy Maple: Swap the hot honey for spicy maple syrup for a different twist.
Nashville Hot Chicken: Add a dill pickle slice under the chicken for a Nashville-style variation.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 25mg