Guava BBQ Glazed Chicken Wings

As a matter of fact, I often wonder why I don’t make them more often along with my guava bbq sauce. That’s how delicious they are!

When you’re done making this recipe, you should make my Cuban Arroz Imperial!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• 3 Ways To Make Them. Bake them, air fry them, or grill them. Either way, you can’t lose! I share all three different ways to make them below.

• Crispy & smothered in Guava BBQ sauce. No matter which cooking method you decide to use, these chicken wings will be crispy, sweet, tangy, and addicting. Guaranteed!

• Crowd Friendly & Easy-To-Make. Whether you’re making them for a crowd or your family, they’re super versatile, easy to make, and DELICIOUS just like my other easy chicken wing recipes.

• Repurpose Ingredients. The leftover Cuban spice blend, mojo marinade, and guava BBQ sauce can be used for another one of my recipes. Win-win!

Save the rest of the Cuban spice blend in a jar and use it to make my Cuban-style chicken breast (pollo a la plancha)!

Ingredients You’ll Need

• Mojo marinade. This is a citrusy-garlicky marinade that is perfect for juicy chicken wings. You can find the full mojo marinade recipe here.

• Neutral oil. I recommend you use vegetable oil or canola oil.

• Homemade sazon completa. My own delicious sazon spice blend of ground coriander, ground annatto, garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano, ground cumin, salt, and pepper. Find the full sazon completa recipe here.

• Guava BBQ sauce. My homemade guava bbq sauce is tangy, sweet, and the best option for leveling up these chicken wings! You can find the full recipe for the guava bbq sauce here.

• Chicken wings.

Recommended For This Recipe

Baking Sheet

Highly recommend these aluminum, nonstick baking sheets that provide high conductivity. Perfect for all your baking needs!

Step-By-Step Instructions

First things first, marinate the chicken wings. In a large bowl, add chicken wings and the mojo marinade. Place in the fridge for at least 1 hour up to overnight.

Discard marinade from the bowl. Pat the wings dry a bit with paper towels. Add Cuban sazon completa to the bowl. Toss the wings until they are evenly coated.

In the Oven

• Preheat the oven to 425ºF. Place a wire rack inside a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Spray the wire rack with cooking spray. Set aside.

• Bake the chicken wings. Lay the chicken wings on the wire rack. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until chicken wings is cooked through and crispy. Note: Not all ovens are created equal so keep an eye on them at the 35-minute mark. If they are not yet cooked/crispy, continue to cook for 5-10 more minutes. They are ready when the internal temp is 165ºF.

• Brush with the Guava BBQ sauce. Once the wings are fully cooked, remove them from the oven. Brush guava bbq sauce on the wings. Place back in the oven and bake until the glaze is glossy and lightly caramelized about 5 minutes.

In the Air Fryer

Yes! Yes, you can. Depending on the type of air fryer you have, I’d recommend you follow the chicken setting for your air fryer. (I have this air fryer!)

• Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray.

• Place the chicken wings in the basket and set the air fryer to 360ºF.

• Cook for 12 minutes, then flip the wings and then cook for another 12 minutes.

• Flip them over again, brush them with the guava bbq sauce, and increase the heat to 390ºF.

• Cook until crispy for another 5-6 minutes. Carefully remove the bbq wings from the air fryer basket. Serve with more guava bbq sauce.

On the Grill

• Preheat a grill to medium-high heat.

• Lightly oil the grill grates to keep the chicken wings from sticking.

• Place the wings on the grill in a single layer.

• Cook over direct heat for 20 minutes, turning every 5-10 minutes, until an internal temperature of 165ºF is reached.

• In the last 2 minutes of cooking, brush the wings with guava bbq sauce on all sides and continue to cook until the sauce is caramelized.

• Remove from the grill and allow to cool slightly.

When you’re done making this recipe, make another one of my easy chicken recipes!

Can’t wait for you to make them!

Originally published in June 2016. Updated recipe & photos in June 2022.