Fire up the Flavor with Grilled BBQ Chicken Lollipops
Chicken Lollipops are a delicious, flavorful, and fun-to-eat twist on classic grilled chicken! Fire up the grill today and elevate your BBQ game with flame-kissed BBQ chicken lollipops.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1.5 hours
- Category: chicken, bbq, grill, smoker, party foods, finger foods, cookouts, grilling
- Method: grill, smoker, oven, bbq
- Cuisine: chicken, bbq, grill, smoker, party foods, finger foods, cookouts, grilling
Instructions
French The Drumsticks (optional)
- Put on disposable gloves as it’ll be easier to handle the chicken.
- Using a very sharp knife like a paring knife, cut the leg about 1-2″ from the knuckle. You may need to go around a few times to cut through the skin, meat, and tendons.
- Once you have a clean cut, push the meat/skin that is closest to the knuckle towards it and, using paper towels, pull it off. If there are any remaining bits, scrape them off with the knife.
- On the fat side of the drumstick, snip off any tendons. For the remaining, part, pull the skin and meat downwards to form a ball shape – the lollipop!
Prep & Make The Drumsticks
- The night before (or at least 4 hours before), add the drumsticks to a large baggie or container that will seal. Add in the Wing Wub, close the baggie/lid, and give the bag/container several shakes to ensure that all of the drumsticks are coated. Stick this into the fridge.
- When you’re ready to fire these up, remove the bag from the fridge as you want to take the chill off of the drumsticks before cooking. This is when I added the foil around the exposed bones.
- Set up the Yoder Smokers Flattop grill for indirect grilling. Place the Flame Fingers XL Chicken Grill on the indirect side and add the drumsticks to e
- When you add them, add one and then add the next one on the opposite side of the holder. This will help with better balance and stability.
- Close the lid and cook for 20 minutes. Open the lid, rotate the drumsticks halfway around, and close the lid again for another 20 minutes.
- I strongly advise you to use heat-safe gloves when rotating the holder (remember it spins) as it will be hot.
- At the 40-minute mark, remove the lollipops from the holder, remove the foil, and then dunk the lollipop into your prepared BBQ sauce. Stick the lollipop back onto the holder.
- I strongly advise you to use these grilling gloves to remove the lollipops from the holder, remove the foil, and dip them.
- Bake them for another 10-15 minutes to set the sauce AND the internal temp is 165-170F.
Notes
*time does not include overnight chilling