Golden Honey-Mustard Pretzel Chicken Fingers
Forget ordinary chicken fingers! A salty pretzel crunch meets a rich honey-mustard coating for a delicious balance of sweet and savory in every bite. Dunk them into creamy maple garlic mayo that's seriously hard to resist!
An original Flavor Unfiltered Recipe
Ingredients
- 1½ lb chicken cutlets, sliced into fingers
- 1½ cups pretzel crumbs
- Oil, for greasing
- Oil spray, for baking
Honey-Mustard Coating
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup whole-grain mustard
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Creamy Maple Garlic Mayo
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1½ Tbsp pure maple syrup
- ½ frozen garlic cube, thawed
- 1 tsp orange juice
- Pinch of black pepper
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Line a real metal sheet pan with parchment paper and generously grease with oil.
- In a bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, honey, whole-grain mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, and black pepper until smooth.
- Place the pretzel crumbs in a separate shallow bowl.
- Dip each chicken strip into the honey-mustard mixture, allowing any excess to drip off.
- Press firmly into the pretzel crumbs, coating all sides.
- Arrange the chicken fingers in a single layer on the prepared sheet pan, leaving space between each piece.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Carefully flip the chicken fingers, spray with oil, and bake for another 5–7 minutes, until golden and crispy.
- For the dipping sauce, mix the mayonnaise, maple syrup, thawed garlic, orange juice, and black pepper until smooth.
- Serve the chicken fingers hot with the creamy maple garlic mayo.
