Smoked Chicken Lollipops

Smoked Chicken Lollipops are juicy, flavorful drumsticks with a smoky BBQ twist—perfect for your next backyard cookout or game day spread!

Prep Time20

Cook Time1

Total Time1 20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chicken Lollipops, Smoked Chicken Lollipops

Servings:

Calories: 348kcal

Hold the drumsticks bone-side up. Using a sharp knife or a pair of kitchen shears, cut around the bone just below the meat. Make sure you cover the entire circumference of the chicken bone.
Remove any tendons, cartilage, or little meat pieces from above the cut that was made (at the very end of the bone). Then, push the meat downwards on the bone to create the lollipop shape with the bone acting as the stick. Repeat with all the drumsticks.
Add the drumsticks to a large mixing bowl.

Add the BBQ rub and olive oil to the mixing bowl with the drumsticks. Toss the chicken until drumsticks are coated on all sides.
You can cook this immediately or marinate the chicken for a few hours in the fridge for more flavor.

Preheat the smoker to 275 degrees Fahrenheit. Cover the tips of the lollipop drumsticks, the bone part, with foil.
Once the smoker is preheated, place the drumsticks on the smoker grates standing upright.
Smoke at 275 degrees Fahrenheit for 1-1 ½ hours or until the chicken drumsticks have reached an internal temperature of 175 degrees Fahrenheit.
With about 30 minutes left to cook, brush the drumsticks with the BBQ sauce.
Once your drumstick lollipops have reached an internal temperature of 175 degrees Fahrenheit, remove them from the smoker and serve them immediately while they're still warm.