We’ve been a little gah-gah for hot honey in the test kitchen these days. That fiery, floral sweetness is so tantalizing, we want to put it on everything from flatbreads to grilled peaches — but one of our favorite hot honey pairings is chicken wings. Here, we combine it with lemon pepper seasoning, apple cider vinegar, red pepper flakes, and butter to make some verifiably finger-licking-good baked wings.

Why baked? It’s just as delicious as frying wings, but far less fussy. No oily smell, no oily mess! These wings come out of the oven super crispy, delightfully sticky, and layered with different types of heat — earthy black pepper heat, bright chile flake heat, and of course, sweet honey heat. They have that classic wing thing where you can’t stop eating them. (And why should you?)

Lemon pepper and hot honey wings disappear fast at game days and parties (in part because they pair so well with a cool, crisp pilsner). By which we mean, you should probably make a double batch. They’re so easy to throw together, you might as well!

Serves: 6 to 8