Description
Hot Honey Chicken Biscuits are a delightful Southern-inspired dish featuring crispy fried chicken nestled between flaky, buttery biscuits and drizzled with a sweet and spicy hot honey sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into 4 pieces
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- vegetable oil for frying
Biscuits:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 3/4 cup cold buttermilk, plus more for brushing
Hot Honey:
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1–2 teaspoons hot sauce (adjust to taste)
- pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Marinate Chicken: Combine chicken with buttermilk and hot sauce; marinate in the fridge.
- Prepare Biscuits: Mix dry ingredients, cut in butter, stir in buttermilk, shape, and bake.
- Fry Chicken: Dredge marinated chicken in seasoned flour, fry until crispy.
- Make Hot Honey: Warm honey with hot sauce and red pepper flakes.
- Assemble: Layer biscuits with fried chicken, drizzle with hot honey, and serve.
Notes
- You can use store-bought biscuits for a quicker version.
- For spicier honey, increase hot sauce or add cayenne.
- Leftover chicken can be reheated in an air fryer to retain crispiness.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying, Baking
- Cuisine: Southern-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit sandwich
- Calories: 540
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 49g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
