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    Home » Recipes » Poultry

    Chicken Lollipop

    Apr 13, 2023 This post may contain affiliate links.

    Chicken lollipops are a tasty fun treat perfect for your next BBQ or party! This chicken lollipop recipe will have you making these again and again!

    close up of chicken lollipop on cutting board
    These are so good!
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    Chicken lollipops became such a trend a while ago and I’ve always been interested in trying them. Let me tell you, I can’t believe I waited so long!

    This chicken recipe makes for such a delicious, tender, and juicy dish! You can bake, fry, smoke, or bbq them!

    chicken lollipops on white platters
    I love using different sauces to dip these in!

    What you need:

    Chicken- You can use drumsticks or wings and drumettes

    raw chicken lollipops cleaned and prepped
    You can make your own lollipops or use pretrimmed ones!

    Olive Oil

    Seasoning- Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Smoked Paprika- If you have a favorite rub, you can use that instead!

    dry rub ingredients in bowls
    You only need a few ingredients for the seasoning!

    Sauce- any type that is your favorite! I used BBQ and and Sweet and Spicy Asian Sauce.

    Garnish- Green Onions, Parsley, or Red Chile Flakes

    For these chicken lollipops I will show you how to prep wings, drumettes, and drumsticks because you can make lollipops out of all three!

    dipping a chicken lollipop in asian sauce
    Dip these in slightly warm sauce.
    holding a Asian sauce dipped chicken lollipop
    Yum!

    How to make chicken lollipop?

    The simple answer is to use a sharp knife or kitchen scissors to separate the skin from the bone on one side of the chicken wing or the thin side of the drum, then push all the meat down to the opposite side to form the lollipop.

    chicken lollipops dipped in bbq sauce on platter
    These are so easy to make!

    How to lollipop chicken wings?

    For the wing, cut the tip off one end.

    raw chicken wing
    There are two bones that you can feel in the wing.
    cutting the tip off the wing
    I like to cut the smaller tip end off the wing.

    Separate where the two bones join then remove the thinner bone.

    finding the thin bone in the wing
    Find the thinner bone.
    removing the thin bone from the wing
    Pull it apart from the wing.
    thin bone fully removed from wing
    Remove the smaller bone completly.

    Push the meat down to one end to create a lollipop.

    pushing meat down remaining bone
    Push all the meat down.
    prepped chicken wing lollipop
    And now you have a lollipop wing!

    How to make chicken lollipops with drumettes?

    Cut along the circumference of the thinner part of the bone.

    Remove any skin and little piece of meat from above the cut you made.

    snipping the meat from the base of a drummette
    Cut along the base.
    close up of snipping the meat from the base of a drumette
    Remove the extra skin and meat.

    Using a sharp knife or kitchen scissors cut the tendons that attach the meat to bone and remove them.

    Push the meat down along the bone to create a lollipop.

    pushing the meat down the bone of the drumette
    Push meat down the bone.
    prepped chicken drumette lollipop
    Now you have a lollipop drumette!

    How to make lollipop chicken drumsticks?

    These are going to be the same as drumettes but will be bigger in size.

    Cut along the circumference of the thinner part of the bone.

    Remove any skin and little pieces of meat from above the cut you made.

    snipping the meat from the base of a drumstick
    Cut along the base.
    cleaning up the end of the bone on the drumstick
    Clean up the very end of the bone.

    Using a sharp knife or kitchen scissors cut the tendons that attach the meat to the bone and remove them.

    close up of snipping the meat from the base of a drumstick
    Cut through the tendons.

    Push the meat down along the bone to create a lollipop.

    pushing the meat down the bone of the drumstick
    Push meat down the bone.
    prepped chicken drumstick lollipop
    Now you have a lollipop drumstick.

    Chicken lollipop alternative?

    If you don’t want the hassle of making your own lollipops then I highly recommend trying Good Ranchers lollipop drumsticks! They come pretrimmed and ready to cook!

    I was sent a box of their Whole Chicken variety to try and I loved it so much! Their meat is something I’ve been eating for a while now and I’ve never been disappointed.

    precleaned Good Rancher's chicken lollipop
    These are so nice to have straight from the freezer!

    If you want to try their chicken or steak, get yours here and use code JOY at checkout for an extra $30 off!

    You can check out my other recipes that I’ve used their meat in: grilled chicken nuggets, smoked chicken, buffalo chicken dip, steak pasta, wagyu burgers, and steak quesadillas!

    How to cook chicken lollipops?

    For this recipe I bake them and they are so delicious!

    • Prep your chicken by making them into lollipops then pat them dry.
    • Brush chicken with oil.
    • Stir together seasoning and sprinkle over chicken. Coating all sides.
    raw chicken lollipops with seasoning on baking sheet
    If you have a favorite dry rub you can use that instead!
    • Cover tips of exposed bone with foil then bake until an internal temperature of 175°F is reached.
    raw chicken lollipops in baking dish top down view
    Cover the tips with foil.
    raw chicken lollipops in baking dish side view
    Stand upright in a baking dish.
    • Remove from oven and submerge each lollipop in warmed BBQ sauce.
    baked chicken lollipops on baking sheet - no sauce added
    Bake the lollipops.
    three chicken lollipops dipped in bbq sauce on platter
    Dip in your favorite sauce!

    Other Cooking Options:

    Frying: If you want to fry these, I would just adapt my chicken strip recipe (with the marinating, seasoning, cornstarch and flour) to these lollipops.

    Smoker: If you want to smoke these, I would follow all the steps up until baking and then throw them on the smoker following my smoked chicken thigh recipe. You can even smoke them in an aluminum pan to help them stand up.

    BBQ: Just heat up your grill to medium/high and cook until an internal temperature of 175F° is reached.

    close up of chicken lollipop dipped in asian sauce
    I think the Asian Sweet and Spicy Sauce is my favorite!

    Why do drumsticks get cooked to 175°F?

    Drumsticks and any dark meat, are best when brought to an internal temperature of 170-175°F because this helps break down the tendons for a very delicious and tender cut of chicken.

    Some people even bring the temperature up to 195°F for maximum collagen break down. Don’t go above 210°F though, as it causes the meat to get stringy.

    diping a chicken lollipop in bbq sauce
    It's hard to choose a favorite sauce!
    holding a bbq sauce dipped chicken lollipop
    BBQ is a great option!

    Why cover the bone with foil?

    Covering the bone with foil is to help keep the bone from drying out and helps to keep the meat moist.  

    If you like this recipe, check out my herb butter chicken, spatchcock chicken, and this tasty beer can chicken!

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    Asian sauce dipped chicken lollipop on plate

    Chicken Lollipop

    Author: Lisa
    Chicken lollipops are a tasty fun treat perfect for your next bbq or party! This chicken lollipop recipe will have you making these again and again!
    4.67 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 lbs Chicken Drumsticks or wings and drumettes
    • 2 tbs olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon onion powder
    • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
    • Sauce: BBQ Sauce or Sweet and Spicy Asian Sauce*
    • Garnish: Cilantro, Scallions, Sesame Seeds, Red Pepper Flakes

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350°F.
    • In a small bowl combine the spices.
      1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
      dry rub mixture

    Prep the chicken:

      For drumsticks: *

      • Cut along the circumference of the thinner part of the bone.
        2 lbs Chicken Drumsticks or wings and drumettes
        snipping the meat from the base of a drumstick
      • Remove any skin and little piece of meat from above the cut you made.
        cleaning up the end of the bone on the drumstick
      • Using a sharp knife or kitchen scissors cut the tendons that attach the meat to bone and remove them.
        close up of snipping the meat from the base of a drumstick
      • Push the meat down along the bone to create a lollipop.
        pushing the meat down the bone of the drumstick

      For wings and drum:

      • Slice wing into wing tip, wing, and drumette. Get rid of the wing tip (or freeze for broth).
        2 lbs Chicken Drumsticks or wings and drumettes
      • Cut the drumette along the circumference of the smaller/thin end making sure the meat is separated from the bone.
        snipping the meat from the base of a drummette
      • Push down the meat, pushing from the cut thin end to the opposite end creating a lollipop.
        pushing the meat down the bone of the drumette
      • For the wing, cut the tip off one end.
        cutting the tip off the wing
      • Separate where the two bones join then remove the thinner bone.
        removing the thin bone from the wing
      • Push the meat down to one end to create a lollipop.
        prepped chicken wing lollipop

      How to cook lollipop chicken:

      • After chicken is trimmed and cut, pat dry.
        raw chicken lollipops cleaned and prepped
      • Cover exposed bone with foil, brush with oil and sprinkle with seasoning mixture.
        2 tbs olive oil
        raw chicken lollipops with seasoning on baking sheet
      • Place chicken standing up with foil/bone side up and bake until an internal temperature of 175°F* is reached.
        raw chicken lollipops in baking dish top down view
      • While chicken is almost done baking warm BBQ sauce or sweet and spicy Asian sauce, in a small sauce pan on the stove top.
        Sauce: BBQ Sauce or Sweet and Spicy Asian Sauce*
      • Remove lollipops from oven, remove foil, then dunk in warm sauce.
        baked chicken lollipops on baking sheet - no sauce added
      • Garnish with diced green onions, parsley, or red pepper flakes and enjoy!
        Garnish: Cilantro, Scallions, Sesame Seeds, Red Pepper Flakes
        three chicken lollipops dipped in bbq sauce on platter

      Notes

      Tips and Tricks
      • The chicken is safe to eat at 165°F but when cooking dark meat like drumsticks or anything with more tendons or chewiness bringing the chicken to 175°F will help break that down for a more delicious experience.
      • You can also buy lollipops already made from places like Good Ranchers! Highly recommend!
      • You can smoke, fry, or bbq these chicken lollipops too! Just make sure the internal temperature reached 175°F.
      • Nutrition info is an estimate and does not include sauce in calculations. 

      Nutrition

      Calories: 310kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 27gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 140mgSodium: 741mgPotassium: 368mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 318IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg
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      1. Lisa

        April 13, 2023 at 5:32 pm

        5 stars
        Great instructions! These turn out so tasty!

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      2. John Rhoe

        August 31, 2023 at 12:18 pm

        I have already shipped recipe to friend Melinda with the V.A.! I hope she will like it ! Should I clue her in to the 175 f temp tip?

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        • Lisa

          September 11, 2023 at 3:54 pm

          Sure that's a good tip!

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