Sweet & Sticky Asian-Style Chicken Lollipops

If you’re looking to shake up your next cookout, these chicken lollipops are a showstopper. Tender drumsticks get trimmed into a “lollipop” shape, hit with a bold rub, then glazed in a sweet-and-sticky blend of soy, hoisin, brown sugar, and rice vinegar. The result? Juicy chicken with a glossy, candy-like finish that packs just the right mix of savory and sweet.

Ingredients

• 12 chicken drumsticks

• 2–3 olive oil 

• 3–4 tbsp BBQ rub (Cookout Dust)

Glaze:

• ½ cup soy sauce

• ¼ cup hoisin sauce

• ¼ cup brown sugar (packed)

• 2 tbsp rice vinegar

• 1 tbsp honey

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 tsp fresh ginger, minced (optional but fire)

• 1 tsp sesame oil

Directions

1. Trim each drumstick to expose the bone. 

2. Coat in hot sauce or oil, season generously with your BBQ rub.

3. Cook @ 375°F until 165°F internal (about 45 min).

4. In a small saucepan, simmer soy sauce, hoisin, brown sugar, rice vinegar, honey, garlic, ginger, and sesame oil.

5. Brush glaze all over lollipops.

6. Increase grill temp to 400°F and cook another 5–10 min, basting once more.

7. Pull when internal temp hits 180–185°F

8. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions.