Buffalo-style hot sauce adds subtle heat to these juicy drumsticks.

Serve alongside mashed potatoes and green beans.

Season the chicken all over with 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper.

Air-Fryer Fried Chicken legs on a cooling rack on parchment on a sheet pan

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Whisk buttermilk, eggs and hot sauce in a medium bowl until well combined.

Combine flour, Creole seasoning and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a separate medium bowl.

Preheat air fryer to 365F for 2 minutes.

overhead view of seasoned, skin-on chicken legs on a cutting board

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Lightly coat the air-fryer basket with cooking spray.

Fit a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet.

Place the drumstick on the prepared rack.

one chicken leg in a bowl of the buttermilk mixture, a bowl of a flour mixture, and a seasoned raw chicken leg on a cutting board

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Repeat the procedure with the remaining drumsticks.

Working in batches, place the drumsticks in the prepared basket, making sure they are evenly spread apart.

Cook for 10 minutes.

overhead view of battered chicken legs on a cutting board next to an air fryer

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Coat each drumstick with cooking spray, making sure to cover any visible flour.

Gently flip the drumsticks; cook until golden brown and crispy, about 10 minutes.

Transfer to a serving platter; serve immediately.

overhead view of battered chicken legs in an air fryer basket

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