These Hoison and Honey Glazed chicken thighs are bursting with Asian flavor and are ready in under 25 minutes with the help of your air fryer! No air fryer? Don't worry. There are instructions for oven and slow cooker below.
I have been recently going through all my older recipe posts that I believe can be cooked in air fryer like these chicken thighs, and adding the cooking instructions to the recipe below. If the recipe recently called for oven instructions I left that in there as well because some people do not have an air fryer.
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Why You Will Like these Air Fryer Hoisin Glazed Chicken Thighs
Any type of chicken comes out great in the air fryer and that is how I've been cooking chicken breasts lately. I decided to give chicken thighs a try and pretty much the same result. Juicy, tender, and flavorful chicken breasts.
Instead of just seasoning the chicken thighs with an ameture seasoning like lemon pepper or just plain old salt and pepper try this marinade instead. If you are worried about getting the basket all sticky from the marinade they do make parchment paper specific for air fryers now.
Ingredients Needed for Air Fryer Chicken Thighs
- 8 chicken thighs bone in skin on
- ½ cup of hoisin sauce - can also sub Teriyaki Sauce
- ¼ cup honey - Always go for a raw honey and one that is unfiltered. Preferably locally sourced.
- 1 tablespoon Grated fresh ginger - I like to use the fresh ginger that comes in the tube like the garlic paste.
- 1 tablespoon Toasted Sesame Oil - is a popular cooking oil that is derived from sesame seeds. It has a distinct nutty flavor and is commonly used in Asian cuisine for stir-frying, sautéing, and as a flavor enhance
- 4 cloves garlic, minced - Chopped fresh garlic can take some time to chop so I often always use the freshly minced garlic that comes already made in a jar.
- sliced green onions or chopped cilantro
- sesame seeds
How to Make Air Fryer Chicken Thighs
Step 1 In a medium bowl combine the hoisin sauce, honey, ginger, sesame oil and garlic. Add chicken thighs; stir to coat. Toss the chicken with the sauce in a bowl.
Step 2 If you are using an air fryer: Place the chicken thighs into the bottom of the AirFryer cooking compartment. Cook for 22 minutes at 380 degrees or until the chicken reaches 180 degrees.
Step 2 If you are using an oven: Place the chicken thighs on a lined baking sheet with foil and bake at 375 for for 20 to 25 minutes.
Recipe Tips
- Slow Cooker Instructions: Add the chicken thighs to the bottom of your slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat setting for 4 - 5 hours.
- Use sliced green onions and sesame seeds for garnish.
- Serving size: 1 chicken thigh.
Recommended Tools
I have two air fryers. The Cosori 4 Qt Air Fryer and Ninja Woodfire Grill which is an outdoor air fryer. It’s pretty awesome! It has 5 different functions on it.
How do I store leftovers?
Always store leftovers in clean, food-grade containers. The type of container doesn’t really matter. Use zip lock, glass, plastic, whatever! Make sure to store any leftovers in an airtight container.
Best Air Fryer Tips
- Preheating ensures that the fries cook evenly and achieve the desired crispiness.
- Avoid Overcrowding: Cooking in smaller batches will help the fries cook more evenly and get crispier.
- Shaking the Basket: Shaking the basket halfway through cooking helps ensure that all the fries cook evenly.
- Experiment with Seasonings: Feel free to experiment with different seasonings like garlic powder, paprika, or Cajun spice to add an extra kick to your fries.
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Air Fryer Hoisin-and-Honey Glazed Chicken Thighs
- Prep Time: 2 min
- Cook Time: 22 min
- Total Time: 25min
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: Asian
Description
These Hoison and Honey Glazed chicken thighs are bursting with Asian flavor and are ready in under 25 minutes with the help of your air fryer! No air fryer? Don't worry. There are instructions for oven and slow cooker below.
Ingredients
- 8 chicken thighs bone in skin on
- ½ cup of hoisin sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- sliced green onions or chopped cilantro
- sesame seeds
Instructions
- In a medium bowl combine the hoisin sauce, honey, ginger, sesame oil and garlic Add chicken thighs; stir to coat. Toss the chicken with the sauce in a bowl.
- If you are using an oven: Place the chicken thighs on a lined baking sheet with foil and bake at 375 for for 20 to 25 minutes.
- If you are using an air fryer: Place the chicken thighs into the bottom of the AirFryer cooking compartment. Cook for 22 minutes at 380 degrees or until the chicken reaches 180 degrees.
- Slow Cooker Instructions: Add the chicken thighs to the bottom of your slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat setting for 4 - 5 hours.
- Use sliced green onions and sesame seeds for garnish.
- Serving size: 1 chicken thigh.
Notes
myWW points: Blue 11; Green 11; Purple 11
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken thigh
- Calories: 245
- Sugar: 7
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 26
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Carbohydrates: 13
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 16
Jenna says
Hello from Fargo. Hope you like them!
John S. says
I'm excited to try this recipe. I have ties to Fargo myself. I have family there and went to undergrad at MSUM and grad at NDSU. Just bought my airfryer so I'm trying all kinds of new recipes.
Jenna says
Thanks for the review.
Cup Da Noodle says
loved it thanks 🙂
Atlas says
Hi Jenna - this looks delicious - I can't wait to give it a try. Your photography is also gorgeous - I'm drooling over this.
Kate @ Babaganosh.org says
Looks amazing! I made similar Asian-flavored wings for the superbowl and they were so good. I bet these are too 🙂