# Honey BBQ Tenders

This recipe makes incredible honey barbecue chicken tenders that are crispy and flavorful.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs chicken tenders
- 0.25 cup flour
- to taste salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp onion powder
- 0.5 tsp chili powder
- 0.5 tsp paprika
- 0.5 tsp cayenne pepper
- 3 cups flour
- 1.5 cup cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp onion powder
- 0.5 tsp chili powder
- 0.5 tsp paprika
- 0.5 tsp cayenne pepper
- 12 oz sparkling water or club soda
- 0.5 cup ketchup
- 0.25 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbsp hot sauce of choice
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 3 Tbsp cold butter, cut into small cubes

## Instructions

1. Season the chicken tenders generously with flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper.
2. Mix the seasoned tenders and allow them to dry out.
3. For the batter, add cornstarch, baking powder, and the same seasonings used for the tenders to the flour.
4. Transfer 1/3 of the flour mixture into another bowl.
5. Add club soda or sparkling water to the transferred flour mixture until it resembles a thin pancake batter.
6. Dip a dry tender into the wet batter, then into the dry mixture, then back into the wet batter, and finally into the dry mixture.
7. To make the honey barbecue sauce, combine ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and honey.
8. Add nubs of cold butter to the honey barbecue sauce to make it smooth.
9. Drop the breaded tenders into oil preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
10. Fry for 5-6 minutes, then allow them to rest.
11. Fry for an additional 1 minute until golden.

## Tips

- Always remember the order for breading: wet, dry, wet, dry.
- For the honey barbecue sauce, use nubs of cold butter to make it nice and smooth.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSzRPJIjo8E/?igsh=NmxsOG5jenpkMHlq
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/50a29a80-0466-4ab9-b354-6b485d6b088d
- Extracted: 2026-03-16

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