Mango Habanero Wings: Baked, Air Fried or Grilled

Mango habanero wings, a really easy hot wings recipe featuring a sweet & sour glaze loaded with sweet fruit, spicy chilli and sour coriander.

This recipe contains instructions for baked, air-fried and even grilled wings on the BBQ.

Baked Hot Chicken Wings

I am a bit of a wing fiend. I love them, whether they are sticky and hot like these mango habanero wings or sour and crispy like my lemon pepper wings.

I don't care if they are fried like my crispy fried chicken wings or grilled on the BBQ like my sriracha glazed wings. They just need to get in my belly!

This recipe combines a similar cooking technique to my Thai chicken wings, peri peri chicken wings and Korean chicken wings, to get crispy, perfectly cooked wings.

Then I make a quick mango glaze featuring the fierce heat of habanero peppers and loads of coriander. Finally, we added some honey to help it go all sticky.

The wings are then coated in the glaze and given a few more minutes to go sticky and unctuous.

I've provided instructions to cook them in the oven, air fryer and on the BBQ, so take your pick!

If you are looking for something similar with a little less heat, try my pineapple and jalapeno wings.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I prepare a mango?

The simplest way to prepare a mango is to remove the two cheeks on either side of the wide and narrow stone.

Then slice the mango in the skin or leave it whole before using a spoon to scoop out the flesh.

I have a video below or in the recipe card that hopefully demonstrates this well.

How hot are these habanero and mango wings?

There's the million-dollar question: they are fiercely hot. But that is based on my tolerance levels of chilli; everyone has a different level.

To give these some context, a habanero chilli is 100-150 times hotter than a jalapeno pepper. It would be around 5-6 times hotter than cayenne pepper and 3 times hotter than Thai bird's-eye pepper.

What cooking method is best?

With no other considerations but flavour, then I would grill these on the BBQ every time.

However, practicality, weather and all-around simplicity means that I cook these most often in the oven. The air fryer gives marginally better results and is more efficient.

Serving Suggestions

I'm happy to eat these mango habanero wings on their own for dinner. Sure, it is a meat feast, but hey, these, an ice cold beer and some wet wipes, and I'm happy.

I would usually serve them on some peppery leaves, though, rocket (arugula) or watercress are perfect. The leaves wilt under the heat of the wings, and some of the glaze transfers, and I love the flavour.

When it comes to wings, I'm as greedy as a greedy thing, 16-18 whole wings is a portion for two!

But you could easily serve these for 3 or 4 people and pair them with a side.

Wedges or fries are the obvious choices. I usually cook my wedges in an air fryer.

When it comes to fries, don't be afraid to change it up; these sweet potato fries and even carrot fries would be perfect. Or how about really changing things up and serving them with polenta chips?

Equipment Used

I only name-check brands of equipment if I think they make a material difference to a recipe. But if you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments section below the recipe.

• Oven, BBQ or Air Fryer.
• Kitchen knife.
• Chopping board.
• Mini blender.
• A combination of weighing scales, measuring cups and spoons.
• Kitchen tongs.
• Large mixing bowl.