Smoked Chicken Lollipop Recipe
2 hrs - Prep 30 mins / Cook 1 hr 30 mins
Beginner
This Smoked Chicken Lollipop Recipe is a great way change it up from ordinary chicken legs. These chicken drumsticks have a clean bone for a handle that not only looks cool but gives your guests a non-slip grip to hold. They’re seasoned with a sweet and spicy dry rub, smoked over hickory wood pellets and basted with homemade honey bourbon barbecue sauce.
About the Cut: The drumstick is the calf part of the leg, while the thigh at the top the leg. Drumsticks and upper legs are classified as dark meat, which is richer in nutrients than white meat and contains more iron and zinc.
We made this recipe on the Rider DLX Pellet Grill, but you can make it on your grill or smoker.
18 Servings
Ingredients
Chicken
- 16-18 chicken drumsticks
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground rosemary
- > hickory wood pellets
Honey Bourbon BBQ Sauce
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/3 cup bourbon
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
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