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Hot Honey Chicken Tenderswith Crispy Corn Flake Coating and Seasoned Fries

Recipe by Faith Boyer on InstagramAdded 6 November 2026.

30 minutes to prep, 25 to cook. These hot honey chicken tenders are baked to a crunchy perfection using crushed corn flakes instead of traditional breadcrumbs. Paired with thin, seasoned fries and a tangy dill pickle ranch dip, the dish delivers a sweet‑spicy kick that's both satisfying and easy to make at home.

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Method

  1. Marinate the chicken tenders in pickle juice for the desired time.

  2. Slice potatoes as thinly as possible, toss with olive oil, garlic powder, salt, and hot sauce, then spread on a baking sheet.

  3. Bake the seasoned fries until crisp.

  4. Place corn flakes in a bag and crush them into fine crumbs.

  5. Set up a coating station: one bowl with flour, one with beaten eggs, and a third with the crushed corn flakes mixed with seasonings.

  6. Dip each chicken tender first in flour, then in egg, and finally coat thoroughly with the corn‑flake mixture.

  7. Arrange the coated chicken on a baking sheet and bake until golden and crispy.

  8. While the chicken bakes, prepare the hot honey sauce by combining honey with hot sauce to taste.

  9. Serve the baked chicken tenders drizzled with hot honey sauce alongside the crispy fries and a side of dill pickle ranch sauce.

Tips while you cook

Marinate before coating
Allow the chicken tenders to sit in pickle juice for the desired time before setting up the coating station.
Organize the coating station
Use three separate bowls—flour, beaten eggs, and seasoned corn‑flake crumbs—to keep the coating process smooth.
Spread fries in a single layer
Arrange the thin potato slices in one even layer on the baking sheet.
Make sauce while chicken bakes
Mix the hot honey sauce during the chicken baking time.

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Chicken tenders, 14 ways

13 creators posted their own. Most use chicken, garlic and all-purpose flour.

  1. recipeincaption35 min16 ingr.Only this one uses ketchup and seasoning salt
  2. Hesti40 min15 ingr.Only this one uses cayenne pepper and brown sugar
  3. Matt25 min5 ingr.Only this one uses mango habanero sauce
  4. Jon García Abad30 min16 ingr.Only this one uses panko breadcrumbs, valentina sauce and sweet chili sauce
  5. janellerohner17 min10 ingr.Only this one uses granulated onion and basil
  6. Faith Boyer55 min13 ingr.Only this one uses potatoes and dill pickle ranch sauce
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