Uh-huh.
It’s onion ring time.
Were you the little girl that would put a small onion ring on her ring finger and pretend that she was married?
Yea… me neither. That’s weird.
… And I definitely didn’t do that today, as a grown-ass lady. That would be even more odd.
Except I totally did. Yea. So what.
Onion rings can be baked. Onion rings can be fried. Onion rings are always delicious. Especially when eaten off your finger.
I love to smash barbecue flavor into my homemade onion rings. Smash!
With chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, and hot sauce, we can totally simulate barbecue flavor.
Fried up or baked crisp, onion rings just work. They make you prettier and more popular. Totally true.
I dipped the baked rings in a mixture of sour cream and barbecue sauce. I now want to dip everything in sour cream and barbecue sauce. Whatever.
Fried Barbecue Buttermilk Onion Rings will make you a hero! You’ll need a fry thermometer and a good amount of oil. They’re hot and crisp and totally worth the frying effort.
Baked onion rings are infused with flavor and coated in panko. They’re crisp and crunchy, and strangely reminiscent of coconut baked shrimp. I dunno. They really are delicious, and don’t require a ton of oil. Super easy, simple, and yumtown!
Barbecue Baked Onion Rings
serves 3 or 4 people
2 medium yellow onions, sliced into rings
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 large egg
1/4 cup buttermilk
dash of hot sauce
2 cups panko bread crumbs
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
Place a rack in the center and upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, paprika, chili powder, red pepper flakes, and garlic powder. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk together egg, buttermilk, and hot sauce.
In a separate bowl, place bread crumbs.
Slice onion into rings, and separate into separate rings.
Using one hand, and leaving one hand clean, dip onion rings into the flour mixture, then the egg mixture, then coat in panko crumbs. Place in a single layer across the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes, remove from the oven, carefully flip the onion rings, and bake for another 10 to 12 minutes, until rings are browned and crisp.
While the onion rings bake, stir together sour cream and barbecue sauce.
Remove onion rings from the oven and serve immediately with sauce.
Kevin (Closet Cooking)
Both versions look so crispy and good!
Adrienne
I made these to go with some parmesan baked chicken this week and my husband LOVED them!!! Definitely keeping these as a go-to when I need an easy side dish with a crunch : )
Lora
BAKED?! Obviously God has come to earth because these look incredible and, more importantly, crispy! Thank you for sharing this incredible gift with the world!!
joythebaker
they really are crispy and delicious!
Maya
ahhhh I love it!!! And yes, I would totally wear them on my fingers when I was little and pretend I was married. These look so good.
Cookie and Kate
Now that it’s down to 80 degrees around here, I say YES to turning on the oven and YES to oven-baked onion rings! Nom.
Choc Chip Uru
Amazing photography – makes me want to eat it off of the screen =)
Stacy
I am assuming 350 oven?
joythebaker
no… 400 is about right.
Lori @ RecipeGirl
Looks good. I did the same thing on my blog a while back using regular bbq sauce- dip the onions directly into the sauce. It worked out well into deliciousness!
Dmarie
oh, MY, I need to make these and SOON!!
christine [the sugar apothecary]
Girl, you put that onion ring on your finger. BBQ onion snacks > husbands anyway.
Gen
I’d ove to put your onion rings around my fingers! ^^
Emily
These were really good – my family ate the whole batch. However, how did you keep your panko crumbs from getting gummy? I had to toss them all out halfway because they refused to stick on the onions – such a bummer!
Margie
This is gonna be my next bake….ASAP….tomorrow, el pronto. ;)
Sarah-Anne
YUM!
kyleen
I love, love, love onion rings. These are perfect for me to make at home, since I don’t have a deep-fryer slash am too clumsy to deal with boiling oil.
Erika - The Teenage Taste
Oh gosh, now I have an excuse to break out my deep-fryer. Onion rings here I come! :)
Bean @ best charcoal grill
OMG! This barbecue baked onion rings look so crisp and delicious. Thanks for the recipe. I will save it for my next food project at home. :)
Shaheen [The Purple Foodie]
I want to make these. And I’ve long wanted to make the onion rings coated with potato wafers.
Kate M.
These look fantastic. Seriously, there is nothing better then onion rings. The bbq sauce looks incredible…I love love me some homemade blue cheese for dipping. SO yummy.
Lucia
Onion rings reminding of baked cocunut shrimps. That can only be good, a VERY GOOD warm snack for happy people and happy kids ;-)
Nina@Ambrosia
mmmmmm, onion rings have always been a favorite of mine…and i totally did the pretend-it-was-a-real-engagement-ring thing too…want these NOW!
Jessica @ bake me away!
Onion rings tend to make me giddy, yet I’ve never made them. One of my favorite things to dip tortilla chips in is salsa mixed with sour cream (so bad it’s good), so I would be into that barbecue dip.
anna
looks fa-habulous!
liz@carpeseason
My roommate in college mixed ranch and ketchup and called it Kranchup. Weird.
But barbecue sauce and sour cream? Sourbecue Crause…sounds like a winner.
I’ll try these onion rings soon!
Holiday Baker Man
These sound so amazing! Blasted diet.
Mama Maria
OMG!
I think I just died… and went to heaven!
Thank you, Joy.
My midsection thanks you. ;)
Ann P.
onion rings are a favorite of mine!! I now have fuel to feed this unhealthy fire :)
Heidi / foodiecrush
All that’s missing from this recipe is a big, fat chocolate malt. But I bet I could come up with one of those too. These look downright dirty and delicious.
Natalie @ Cooking for My Kids
I have never made homemade onion rings, but now I simply must!
Mary Margaret
1. THANK YOU! I always wondered if you could bake onions rings…but never got around to googling.
2. https://www.catsinsinks.com/ It’s exactly what you think it is.
Beth
This is fantastic! Last night I was reading your post about the bbq buttermilk onion rings and lamenting the fact that I didn’t have the supplies to fry some up… Now I can’t wait to try out the baked version : )
lidia@ sugarslut
yummmmmmmmm. I’m hungry now ):
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Not sure if these will help my figure but they look delicious and I’m all for that! Even for non onion lovers, everyone seems to love onion rings. Thanks for sharing!
The Starving Student
I am all for healthy onion rings! With the texture of the panko, they look crunch-a-licious!
Seanna Lea
Goodness. The buttermilk ones were on my list for the longest time, but I never got around to getting a vat of oil for frying. I’ll have to try these ones first!
Molly
Oh hells yes. Glad to hear they bake up as well as they fry. Just have to make it through my workout and these will be my reward!
Angela
Of course I did the onion ring ring!! But I also put Bugles on the ends of my fingers and pretend they were claws of some sort. :)
Unfortunately my adult fingers are too big for that now and they just crack the Bugles open. I know this from experience. *sigh*
Aikko
simply amazing! I love onion rings!
Stephanie
Love onion rings, never made them. It’s the frying thing. So you have just made me a very happy girl with these baked ones! (thank you)
Jen of My Tiny Oven
I love onion rings! Both versions look amazing. Can’t wait to try them, YUM!
Lynne @ 365 Days of Baking
I’ve yet to make onion rings, but if they can be BAKED, hmmmm….
I think the bbq flavor would be yummy!
Mother Ruckus
I love your voice! “Grown-ass lady” indeed! You’d have to be in order to make these “yum-town” onion rings!
Anna
BRILLIANT! just brilliant.
Nicole
Probably did the wedding ring thing. No, very likely did. With Funyons. It was the 90s, our parents gave us potato chips without fear. Anyway, these look awesome as usual. One step closer to convincing me to buy a frying thermometer…
Carley @ Baking & Broiling
Love love love onion rings! And… love the fact that you used panko bread crumbs and baked them. I will have to try these immediantly!
Lisa
can you substitute anything for the egg/buttermilk? maybe evaporated milk? i have used that in other onion ring recipes.
jen @ the baked life
I need to try both ways, you know. Scientific research.
mandy
this. made. my. weekend. I have to make these right now… though arguably not appropriate as a breakfast food. :) thanks!
Shaz@feedingmykidsbetter
Sounds really good. How to beat that combination? I’ve bookmarked the recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Aidan
So. My friend likes to take a bit out of onion rings then fill the insides with ketchup!
I’m totally making these for my friend with a teeny bottle of sour cream BBQ sauce.
They need to move up in the world of sauces. ;p
Dalai Lina
Surely the baked ones can’t be TOO bad for you :) Who cares about fitting into jean.
joythebaker
they might even be considered diet food. all things considered…
The Cooking Teacher
I don’t fry with my students in class for safety reasons but they would love to try the baked version, especially if its BBQ! Thanks Joy :c)
Lauren at Keep It Sweet
Love that you did BBQ flavor, the baked version is right up my alley!
Charlotte
Never thought of baking onion rings… it’s genius, I say, genius!
meki
i’m not an onion ring girl, but my boyfriend is. he’ll def. love this :D
Erica
I tried baking onion rings a few weeks ago and I was so disappointed. The batter wouldn’t stick to the onion, but it surely stuck to the parchment paper I put under them to minimize mess. That recipe even used potato chips for crispiness so I had such high hopes! Absolute failure. Maybe after I get over it I’ll try your recipe instead!
Julie H. of Spinach and Sprinkles
For a minute there I thought you were going to sound like Dr. Seuess!
–Onion rings can be baked
Onion rings can be fried.
Onion rings are good late,
onion rings on the side.
joythebaker
this is why we need to be friends!
Shushmi
I made your onion ring recipe a few times (the fried ones) and they were amazing. AH-MAAAZ-ING! I made a big batch on the weekend of Prince William and Kates wedding for a Royal wedding party I threw. I served them with fried chicken. yum! totally not British, totally not royal but totally scrumptious. I had never known it was so easy to make these from scratch :) everyone loved them!
gayle
If Prince William and Kate only knew how delicious onion rings are, they would abdicate and/or defect immediately!!!!!!!!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
I love the sound of these! When I was little I used to pull the onion out of the ring and just eat the batter. It was better that way. haha
Becks
Wowz. For juuuuust a moment there I thought you were dipping those onion rings in whipped cream and chocolate sauce…
leaf (the indolent cook)
Love onion rings! Onions are good for you, right? So it doesn’t matter if they’re fried and all that. The baked version also sounds tantalizing though.
Maggie @ A Bitchin' Kitchen
Onion rings and french fries are my food weaknesses…if I started making them at home I would definitely have to buy all new pants! These look awesome. I never put an onion ring on my finger, but I vividly remember doing that with those peach flavored gummy rings.
Laura
Joy, if I didn’t love my boyfriend and if I wasn’t over the other side of the world, I’d so marry you with onion rings on all our fingers! These look delish :)
joythebaker
thank you major!
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga
I saw these come across instagram and I was like whoa…Nelly. They look great and I’m not even an onion fan. I know, crazy but true :)
Kathryn
I’m a little bit shocked to realise that I don’t think I’ve ever eaten an onion ring…that’s going to have to be rectified very very soon!
joythebaker
like… immediately.