Air Fryer Sweet & Spicy Peach Chicken Drumsticks

Air Fryer Sweet & Spicy Peach Chicken Drumsticks are air fried for 20 minutes and then coated in a sweet and spicy peach glaze.

They’re placed back in the air fryer for a few minutes to caramelize the glaze a little.

I love cooking chicken in my air fryer. Actually I love cooking just about anything in my air fryer. It is such a useful small appliance. Chicken legs cook up particularly well in the air fryer. They stay wonderfully juicy.

This recipe is fabulously quick and easy. There’s no need to marinate the chicken. It gets plenty of flavor from the glaze.

There are only 5 ingredients in the glaze: peach preserves, Dijon mustard, soy sauce, chili powder, and crushed red pepper flakes.

How To Make Air Fryer Sweet & Spicy Peach Chicken Drumsticks:

• Season the drumsticks with salt, pepper, and garlic powder and spritz them with oil.
• Air fry for 10 minutes. Flip them over. Spritz a little more oil on them and air fry another 10 minutes.
• Coat them in glaze and air fry a few more minutes.

Recipe Tips:

• Apricot or raspberry preserves can be used instead of peach preserves.
• Chicken thighs can be used instead of drumsticks.
• Yellow or spicy mustard can be subbed for Dijon.
• Worcestershire sauce can be used in place of soy sauce.
• It is important that you don’t put the glaze on until the last few minutes. The sugar in it will burn if it is in the air fryer too long.

You are going to love this quick and easy dinner recipe.

What to Serve with Air Fryer Sweet & Spicy Peach Cicken Drumsticks?

• Sour Cream Mashed Sweet Potatoes
• Skinny Mashed Potatoes
• Skinny Southern Green Beans
• Lemon Butter Broccoli

Try These Other Air Fryer Chicken Recipes:

• Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks
• Air Fryer Spicy Chicken Fingers
• Air Fryer Sweet and Spicy Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Bites

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Air Fryer Sweet & Spicy Peach Chicken Drumsticks

Air Fryer Sweet & Spicy Peach Chicken Drumsticks are air fried for 20 minutes and then coated in a sweet and spicy peach glaze.

Course main dish

Cuisine Southern

Keyword air fryer

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 23 minutes

Servings 3

Calories 365 kcal

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup peach preserves
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 5 to 6 chicken drumsticks
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• olive oil spray

Instructions

1. Combine peach preserves, mustard, soy sauce, chili powder, and red pepper flakes in a small saucepan. Whisk and bring to a simmer.

   Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes to thicken. Set aside.

2. Season chicken with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

3. Spray air fryer basket with olive oil. Place chicken in basket and spray it with oil.

   Air fry at 380 degrees for 10 minutes.

4. Flip chicken over. Spray with a little more oil and air fry at 380 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

5. Brush chicken with glaze and air fry at 400 degrees for 2 to 3 minutes.

Recipe Notes

Note: To save time you can get the chicken in the air fryer and then make the glaze.

The glaze will thicken as it cools. If it gets too thick to brush on the chicken, briefly rewarm it. You can add a splash of water if necessary.

Nutrition Facts

Air Fryer Sweet & Spicy Peach Chicken Drumsticks

Amount Per Serving

Calories 365 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Fat 12g18%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Cholesterol 116mg39%

Sodium 692mg30%

Potassium 325mg9%

Carbohydrates 40g13%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 28g31%

Protein 23g46%

Calcium 24mg2%

Vitamin C 5mg6%

Vitamin A 157IU3%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Disclosure: Nutritional info is provided as a guide only and can vary based on brands of products used, measuring techniques, and cooking methods.

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