Preheat the oven to 425°F. If your oven has a convection setting, I recommend using that. (See the notes below for air fryer instructions.)
Bread the chicken.
Whisk 4 large eggs in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, add the all-purpose flour.
Place the corn flakes in a food processor, blend to a fine crumb consistency. In a third large shallow bowl, add the corn flake cereal crumbs.
In a small bowl, combine the chipotle powder, paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and ground cumin. Set aside.
Cut the chicken breasts into approximately 1 inch cubes. Toss the cubes of chicken with the prepared seasoning, until they’re fully covered.
Place each piece of seasoned chicken in the egg wash. Once it’s fully covered in the egg, allow any excess to drip off before transferring the chicken to the bowl of flour.
Cover the chicken completely in the flour, then add it back to the bowl of whisked eggs. Once fully covered in the egg again, dip the chicken in the corn flakes crumbs, pressing down slightly with the palm of your hand to make sure the chicken is fully covered in the cereal crumbs.
Place the pieces of breaded chicken on a wire rack, on top of a baking sheet. Spray the chicken with cooking spray.
Bake the chicken.
Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes. Because you’re cooking them on a wire rack, you don’t need to flip them throughout the cooking process. If you’re cooking them directly on a baking sheet, I recommend flipping them halfway through the cooking time.
Sauce the chicken.
While the chicken is baking, combine the chipotles, adobo sauce, honey, lime juice and cilantro in a blender. Pour into a large skillet on the stove over high heat and bring to a boil.
Remove the chicken from the oven, add it to the sauce in the skillet and toss until fully coated. Remove from the heat and serve immediately.
Notes
When breading chicken, always use one hand for the wet ingredients and one hand for the dry ingredients. This will prevent clumping, keep your hands from becoming coated in the breading, and it will help keep the breading ingredients separated. My Dad taught me this trick growing up, making his famous Captain Crunch Fried Chicken together!
To cook the chicken crispers in an air fryer, add the breaded chicken to an air fryer basket. Make sure there’s room around each piece of chicken for the air to circulate. Spray them with cooking spray. Cook at 400°F for 4 minutes. Open the air fryer, flip the chicken, spray with cooking spray, and cook for another 4 minutes.
Do not sauce the chicken crispers until you’re ready to eat them. Once sauced, the chicken should be eaten immediately or it will get soggy, and lose it's deliciously crispy texture.
Cooked chicken crispers (that have not been sauced) can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days in an airtight container. Reheat them in the air fryer at 400°F for 2-3 minutes to keep them crispy, or in the oven at 425°F for 4-5 minutes.
Battered, uncooked chicken crispers can be stored in a freezer-safe container in the freezer for up to 3 months.
The frozen chicken crispers can be cooked directly from frozen in the air fryer or oven. In the air fryer, add 2 minutes to the cooking time. So the chicken will need to cook for 5 minutes per side at 400°F. If cooking them in the oven, add 2 minutes to the cooking time, for a total of 14 minutes at 425°F.