I was so excited when I found that I could make Sticky Fingers at home! I've seen all kinds of recipes for these Sticky Fingers on Pinterest. And not a single one of them were the same. But everyone swears their recipe is the tastiest and the closest to the real thing! So I decided to do my own thing as well, based on what others did. I'll show you what I mean:
{Copycat} Wingers Sticky Fingers
sauce makes enough for 4 to 6 chicken strips
- Tyson brand frozen breaded chicken strips (Our Walmart was out of Tyson breaded chicken so I went with Pilgrim's chicken breast strips. They were a little bigger than a standard Sticky Finger, but they worked just great.)
- 6 Tbsp. Frank's Original Hot Sauce (It has to be Frank's to get the right flavor! You can find this at any grocery store.)
- 1 c. plus one spoonful brown sugar (Here is where I made the biggest change. Online I saw measurements from a 1/2 c. to 1 1/2 c. of brown sugar for the sauce. I tried it at first with 1/2 c. but the sauce was still hotter than the real thing. It also made my husband cough like crazy from the kick. I added one more half cup, plus a spoonful of brown sugar and it was perfect to me. It tasted what I think the real sauce would taste like. That comes to 1 cup plus a spoonful of brown sugar.)
- ranch dressing (I prepared a packet of dry ranch dressing mix and used a cup of buttermilk instead of regular milk. It worked really well!)
(Add a little of the sauce to some ranch dressing and you've got yourself a mock of the Creamy Amazing Sauce!)
Get started by getting your chicken in the oven to bake. Or you can fry it, depending on your preference. It was really easy to just pop it in the oven and bake it! Then put the hot sauce in a sauce pan, along with the brown sugar. Heat on medium and allow the sugar to dissolve.
When the chicken is done, place it in a bowl and pour the sauce over it. Stir the sauce around so all of the chicken pieces are evenly coated. Serve with ranch dressing and enjoy!
