Crispy, juicy, and flavorful chicken legs cooked in the Air Fryer! This recipe is so easy to make, the chicken drumsticks are very well seasoned, and they take just 25 minutes in the Air Fryer to be ready!
If you own an Air Fryer, and want to Air Fry pretty much everything like I do, then you’ve come to the right place! This is the best recipe for Air Fryer drumsticks that you will find.
The chicken is very well seasoned, and it turns out moist and juicy, but also crunchy from the outside.
The reason why I love my Air Fryer so much, is how convenient it is. It cooks my food quickly compared to an oven, the texture of the food is always great, and it’s just so easy cleanup! So here’s my recipe for Air Fryer chicken legs:
Air Fryer Chicken Legs Ingredients
You will need:
- Chicken drumsticks – as many as you would like to cook, or can fit in your Air Fryer. I have a large Air Fryer and can fit 4-6 drumsticks at once.
- Smoked paprika, chili powder, ground black pepper, and salt.
- Vegetable oil.
Tools That You Will Need:
- An Air Fryer. This is my favorite.
- Stainless steel locking tongs
- I can’t live without this non-stick grill pan accessory, I use it all the time!
- I love these measuring spoons to measure out the seasonings.
- These are the mixing bowls that you see in all of my pictures, they’re honestly the best!
- This air fryer magnetic cheat sheet is very handy, it contains cooking time and temperature to cook 66 most common ingredients which I find very useful.
- I also really like these air fryer parchment liners, they’re not just for steaming and you can use them for cooking things like fries or chicken without worrying that the food will stick to the basket. They’re also quite cheap and there are 100 pcs in a package.
- And for a full set of air fryer accessories, I recommend this set.
How to Air Fry Drumsticks?
- First, you need to wash the drumsticks and season them. Place in a bowl, drizzle with oil, and add your seasonings. Make sure that they’re well coated.
- Pop in the Air Fryer basket (no need to preheat it), make sure that it’s not overcrowded and the drumsticks are not touching.
How Long Do Drumsticks Take in the Air Fryer?
Air Fry at 390°F (200°C), for 25 minutes.
Do You Have to Flip Chicken in an Airfryer?
It’s important to flip the chicken as you air fry it halfway through.
Make sure to check out my baked BBQ chicken drumsticks!
How to Check If the Chicken Is Cooked Through and Safe to Eat?
You can check the doneness of the chicken by using a fork and a knife and cutting through a small piece to see if the meat is well cooked.
You could also check using a kitchen thermometer. Insert the thermometer in the center of the chicken, and the internal temperature of the chicken should be read 165°F or 75°C.
If the chicken temperature hasn’t reached 165F, then cook for 2-3 more minutes.
Here’s a Video to Show You How I Made These Drumsticks in the Air Fryer
Dipping Sauces
You can either mix mayonnaise, with frank’s hot sauce, and sweet chili to make a creamy sweet chili mayo.
Or,
Mix sour cream, with dijon mustard, honey, and Worcestershire sauce to make honey mustard dipping sauce.
If you are planning to add hot sauce to the drumsticks, do that after the Air Frying. Just dip them in sauce, and they’re ready!
You can also make BBQ chicken drumsticks if you like, by cooking the chicken as instructed above for 20 minutes, then brush the chicken with BBQ sauce and cook for 5 more minutes. Oh and please give these Air Fryer chicken wings a try, they are SO good!
What to Serve Chicken Drumsticks With?
- Air fryer baked potatoes
- Air fryer asparagus and mushrooms
- The best ever oven-baked fries
- Middle Eastern Batata Harra
- Cheesy mashed potato cakes
- Potato salad.
- Mashed potatoes.
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More Air Fryer Recipes
- Crispy Air Fryer chicken breast
- Air Fryer chicken tenders
- Crispy Air Fryer fish
- Air Fryer chicken fajitas
- Air Fryer Salmon
- Air Fryer hot dogs
- Air Fryer whole chicken
- Air Fryer hamburgers
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Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks
Ingredients
- 4-6 chicken drumsticks
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil I used canola oil
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon chili powder use less if you don't like spicy food
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Wash the drumsticks and season them. Place in a bowl, drizzle with oil and add your seasonings. Make sure that they're well coated.
- Pop in the Air Fryer basket (no need to preheat it), make sure that it’s not overcrowded and the drumsticks are not touching.
- Air Fry at 200°C (390°F), for 25 minutes flipping halfway through.
Video
Notes
- If you are planning to add hot sauce to the drumsticks, do that after the Air Frying. Just dip them in sauce, and they’re ready!
- You can also make BBQ drumsticks if you like, by cooking the chicken as instructed above for 20 minutes, then brush the chicken with BBQ sauce and cook for 5 more minutes.
- There are 5 WW freestyle points per Air Fryer chicken leg.
Gloria
Do you have to have the air fryer basket
Diana
If you don’t have any air fryer, you can do this in the oven. Follow this similar recipe for the time and temp https://littlesunnykitchen.com/baked-bbq-chicken-drumsticks/ enjoy!