How to Make Popular Raising Cane’s Chicken at Home in Your Air Fryer

Raising Cane’s is taking over TikTok, with over 508.7 million posts under #raisingcanes to date. In the UK, food lovers are eager to get a taste, with a petition to bring the popular US restaurant chain across the pond gaining over 3,000 signatures. With UK searches for “raising cane’s recipe” surging by 125% in the past month alone and TikTok searches for “raising canes recipe chicken” soaring by 500% in the past year, it’s clear the craving is real. 

Therefore, the number one air fryer brand, Ninja Kitchen has revealed exactly how you can make Raising Cane’s at home, and all you need is an air fryer. 

UK TikToker reveals the secret to recreating the Raising Cane’s flavour

In a recent TikTok, user @boredoflunch shared his take on the trending Raising Cane’s chicken fingers and sauce. Gaining over 521,600 views and over 28, 500 likes, users are obsessed with the recipe, with one user sharing, “I need to try this” and another commenting how “this probably has more flavour than canes”. 

Requiring only six ingredients for the chicken, and seven ingredients for the sauce, here’s exactly how you can try Raising Cane’s in your air fryer.

How to recreate the Raising Cane’s in your air fryer

Program: Air Fry 

Prep: 15 minutes 

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Cook time: 12-14 minutes 

Makes: 4 Servings 

Raising Cane’s Chicken

 Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons plain flour 
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder  
• 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning or paprika  
• Salt and ground black pepper, as desired 
• 150g cornflakes, crushed 
• 2 medium eggs, beaten 
• 4 x 150g chicken breasts, cut into long strips 
• Cooking spray 

Raising Cane Sauce 

  Ingredients:

• 150g mayonnaise  
• 90g ketchup  
• 1 ½ tablespoons Worcestershire sauce  
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled, finely grated or 1-2 teaspoons garlic powder  
• ½ teaspoon Cajun seasoning  
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper  
• Salt, as desired  

 Directions:

1. Using a shallow bowl, place flour, garlic powder, Cajun spice mix or paprika, salt and pepper, as desired and stir together. In another bowl, add beaten egg and in another bowl add crushed cornflakes. Dip chicken in flour mix first,  dusting off excess. Then in egg and finally cornflakes, making sure the chicken is evenly coated. Repeat until all the chicken strips are used up.
2. Insert both crisper plates into the drawer and add chicken in an even layer. Spray chicken with cooking spray. Select MEGAZONE, select AIR FRY, set temperature to 190°C and set time to 14 minutes. Press START/STOP to begin cooking.
3. Meanwhile, make the sauce. In a medium bowl, add mayonnaise, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, Cajun seasoning, pepper and salt as desired and mix together.
4. When 2 minutes remain, open the drawer and check the chicken and close the drawer to continue cooking if not done. When cooking is complete and chicken has reached at least 75°C on an instant-read thermometer.
5. Serve chicken with sauce served in a tall glass to recreate the iconic Raising Cane’s dip.

Wanting to recreate Raising Cane’s at home?

To create the viral recipe, TikToker @boredoflunch used the Ninja Foodi FlexDrawer Dual Air Fryer and since the video was posted Google searches for ‘ Ninja Foodi FlexDrawer Dual Air Fryer’ have increased by 54%. 

If you’re looking to recreate the recipe like for like, shop Ninja’s Foodi FlexDrawer Dual Air Fryer as well as their full range of air fryers here 

Amy Smith

Amy Smith

With a degree in English Literature from the University of Cambridge, Amy is a freelance writer and columnist. At YCB Magazine, she writes about all things lifestyle, travel & wellness.