Best 8 Air Fried Maple Chicken Thighs Recipes
Are you craving a crispy, flavorful dish that combines the sweetness of maple with the savory taste of chicken? If so, air fried maple chicken thighs are the perfect recipe for you. This dish is not only easy to make, but it also offers a healthier alternative to traditional fried chicken. With just a few simple ingredients and a few minutes in your air fryer, you can create a delicious meal that the whole family will love.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
AIR FRYER CHICKEN THIGHS (MAPLE)
Steps:
- Drop chicken thighs together with the rest of the ingredients into a medium mixing bowl.
- Mix and massage the thighs by hand for about 3 minutes, or until all the liquids get absorbed by the meat. Make sure that the thighs are evenly covered by the seasoning sauce.
- Place the thighs on the air fryer rack, leaving some space in between. Depending on the size of your air fryer, you may need to do the frying in two batches.
- Fry at 400F for 10 min skin side up. Check the browning. If well-browned, flip and fry for 10 min more, again at 400F. If not, let them brown for another 5 minutes, then flip. Different air fryers cook differently. Cook until internal temperature reaches at least 165F. I prefer 185F. You do not need to preheat the air fryer.
- Once the thighs are done, flip them over and transfer to a serving platter. Serve hot, with your favorite side dish or a salad.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 347 kcal, Carbohydrate 9 g, Protein 19 g, Fat 25 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Sodium 666 mg, Sugar 5 g, ServingSize 1 serving
AIR FRIED MAPLE CHICKEN THIGHS
This subtly sweet, yet savory, chicken thigh recipe is crisped to perfection in an air fryer.
Provided by thedailygourmet
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Fried Chicken Recipes
Time 1h35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Combine buttermilk, maple syrup, egg, and 1 teaspoon granulated garlic in a resealable bag. Add chicken thighs and marinate for at least 1 hour or up to overnight in the refrigerator.
- Combine flour, tapioca flour, salt, sweet paprika, smoked paprika, granulated onion, pepper, cayenne pepper, 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic, and honey powder in a shallow bowl.
- Preheat an air fryer to 380 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Drain and discard marinade from chicken thighs. Dredge chicken through flour mixture and shake off excess. Place chicken skin-side down in the preheated air fryer and cook for 12 minutes. Turn thighs and fry an additional 13 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 415.4 calories, Carbohydrate 50.8 g, Cholesterol 113 mg, Fat 13.4 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 23.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 1885 mg, Sugar 26.7 g
BAKED MAPLE CHICKEN THIGHS
Here's an easy, breezy, delicious chicken thigh recipe. Easy to prepare and easier to eat! The marinade is delicious on pork, too!
Provided by Bwoogie1
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Thigh Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Whisk maple syrup, Dijon mustard, and balsamic vinegar together in a bowl. Pour over chicken thighs in a bowl and marinate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Place chicken in the prepared casserole dish and pour remaining marinade on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Flip chicken and continue baking until juices run clear and sauce is thick, about 25 minutes more. Serve with sauce over chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 193.6 calories, Carbohydrate 17.2 g, Cholesterol 56.6 mg, Fat 6.2 g, Protein 15.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 425.4 mg, Sugar 12.5 g
AIR FRYER CHICKEN THIGHS
Tasty, quick, chicken thighs, with juicy meat and a crispy skin; you will love this chicken that is ready for the table in less than 30 minutes!
Provided by Bibi
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Thigh Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Pat chicken thighs dry with a paper towel and brush the skin-side of each piece with olive oil. Place chicken thighs, skin-side down, in a single layer on a plate.
- Combine smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl and sprinkle half the seasoning mixture evenly over the 4 chicken thighs. Turn thighs over and evenly sprinkle remaining seasoning mixture on top. Place chicken thighs in the air fryer basket in a single layer, skin-side up.
- Fry in the preheated air fryer until chicken is brown and juices run clear, about 18 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 213.4 calories, Carbohydrate 0.9 g, Cholesterol 70.9 mg, Fat 14.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 19.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 355.2 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
AIR-FRYER CHICKEN THIGHS
This air-fryer chicken thighs recipe creates meat that is crispy on the outside but super juicy on the inside. The paprika and garlic seasoning blend comes through beautifully. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat air-fryer to 375°. Brush chicken with oil. Combine remaining ingredients; sprinkle over chicken. Place chicken, skin side up, in a single layer on tray in air-fryer basket. Cook until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 170°-175°, 15-17 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 255 calories, Fat 18g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 81mg cholesterol, Sodium 511mg sodium, Carbohydrate 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 23g protein.
AIR FRYER MAPLE CHICKEN THIGHS
These air fryer maple chicken thighs are the BEST thighs you can make, with maple caramelized crispy skins and flavorful, juicy meat.
Provided by The Cooking Jar
Time 21m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine the sauce ingredients and mix well.
- Marinate the chicken thighs in the sauce for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400°F and air fry for 8-10 minutes on each side, or until a meat thermometer reads 165 F.
- Let the thighs rest for 5 minutes then dish and serve hot.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 chicken thigh with skin, Calories 401 calories, Sugar 12.6 g, Sodium 337.4 mg, Fat 25.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, TransFat 0.1 g, Carbohydrate 17.4 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 24.3 g, Cholesterol 139.2 mg
AIR FRYER CHICKEN THIGHS
Cooking chicken thighs in an air fryer is a speedy way to achieve succulent meat with a delicious crispy skin. A spicy coating makes the perfect finishing touch
Provided by Samuel Goldsmith
Categories Dinner
Time 27m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine the paprika in a bowl with the herbs and garlic granules, if using, together with ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp ground black pepper. Scatter onto a plate. Rub the chicken thighs with the oil, then coat in the spice mix.
- Put in the basket of your air fryer and cook, skin-side down, for 10 mins at 180C. Turn over and cook for a further 10-15 mins until cooked through and the skin is crispy. To check they are cooked, pierce the thickest part of the thigh with a knife to see if the juices run clear. Remove from the air fryer immediately to stop the skin from softening.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 88 calories, Fat 5 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Fiber 0.3 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium
BETTER THAN GRANNY'S, MAPLE FRIED CHICKEN
Chicken was on sale this week $.29 / pound for leg quarters. After I did the butchers job, separating legs from thighs, cut off the backs and tails, removed all the extra fat, I still had a little over $3.00 in 12 legs and 12 thighs. I bought so much 'cause it's Sunday and I'm cookin' for the week. I've been hankerin' for Fried Chicken so I figured I'd have another shot at it. I had some fried chicken tenders at the Super Bowl party at my local watering hole that were great and REAL moist. When I asked Charlie (head chef) how he did it, he told me that he always brines chicken prior to frying it. 6 months later I'm trying it. I looked all over my favorite web sites for different brines and found that the common denominators were; water, salt, vinegar, sweet, and spices. Lookin' around the galley for available stuff, I came up with this recipe. I took half the chicken and made it according to my Fried Chicken recipe, letting it soak in buttermilk with a little chipotle tabasco in it for a little bite. Then, I created the other marinade (recipe shown below), which is really a brine. Let both soak in the refrigerator for about 8 hours. Cooking the buttermilk batch, the smell was of normal fried chicken. The brined version smelled of the vinegar and I was concerned that the vinegar might give it an off flavor. Boy, was I wrong. Now, don't get me wrong, the buttermilk chicken was good, but, the brined chicken was GREAT. The smell of the vinegar while cooking must have been the vinegar cooking out. This brined version was more moist with a better sense of the flavors that were in the brine, especially the maple syrup. And, the Cajun Spice flavors of the Butt Kickin' Blacken really come through. Now you could say that it was just me talking about something that I made, but I had a buddy over tonight. A Southern buddy. Even he liked my version better than the buttermilk, even though the buttermilk version tasted just like his Granny used to make. So I guess it's a keeper and I figured I'd write it down before I forgot what I did. I can't even think of anything that I'd do different. Butt Kickin' Blacken contains neither slat nor sugar, and can be purchased at http://www.capnrons.com/index.html?id=RZMFC
Provided by Capn Ron
Categories Chicken
Time 55m
Yield 12 pieces, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Make the brine by combining all of the ingredients, and mixing well. Place the chicken in a plastic bag, add the marinade, and place in the refrigerator for about 8 hours, but at least 2 hours.
- Mix the flour and seasonings together in a large flat pan like a jelly roll pan (I use a half chafer pan 'cause of the high sides. Take the chicken out of the bag with tongs, lay in the flour mixture then turn over. Take 3 legs and 3 thighs out to coat with this flour mixture. Rub the flour into the chicken with your hands, don't shake off the excess and place in a pan to get ready for frying.
- Heat the oil to about 300°F in a black frying pan, and place the chicken in being careful not to splash the oil.
- Leave the chicken alone for 10 - 12 minutes. When you start to see some blood being forced out of the chicken (this means that the chicken is cooking), carefully turn them over. Leave another 10 - 12 minutes. The second side should be well colored.
- Take them out with tongs letting them drain back into the pan prior to placing on paper towels.
- To make a crispier chicken, change the way you flour the pieces. Get 3 bowls going. One with the seasoned flour, the next with beaten egg and milk, and the third with seasoned flour. Dredge the chicken in the seasoned flour, then the egg mixture, then the seasoned flour again.
- Serve while hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1347.6, Fat 107.7, SaturatedFat 19.3, Cholesterol 217.6, Sodium 3710.3, Carbohydrate 42.1, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 8.5, Protein 51.1
Tips:
- Choose the right chicken thighs: Look for bone-in, skin-on thighs for the best flavor and texture.
- Trim the excess fat: Remove any excess fat from the chicken thighs before cooking to reduce the amount of grease.
- Use a good quality maple syrup: The quality of the maple syrup you use will make a big difference in the flavor of the chicken. Look for a dark, amber-colored syrup with a strong maple flavor.
- Marinate the chicken: Marinating the chicken in the maple syrup and spices for at least 30 minutes will help to infuse the chicken with flavor.
- Cook the chicken thighs at a high temperature: This will help to create a crispy skin and juicy meat.
- Keep an eye on the chicken: Make sure to watch the chicken while it is cooking to prevent it from overcooking.
- Let the chicken rest before serving: This will help to keep the juices in the chicken and prevent it from drying out.
Conclusion:
Air-fried maple chicken thighs are a delicious and easy-to-make weeknight meal. The chicken is crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, and the maple syrup glaze adds a sweet and savory flavor. Serve the chicken thighs with your favorite sides, such as mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or a simple salad.
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