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Aug 12, 2015 · Last Updated: Apr 1, 2020 by Calleigh ~

Baked Chicken Lollipop Recipe

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Baked Chicken Lollipop - these drumsticks are perfect finger food appetizers and are shaped like lollipops. These juicy, tender lollipop chicken drumsticks are marinated with hoisin, ginger and baked to deliciousness.

Cooking for family get-togethers can be rewarding and frustrating at the same time. I hate to admit it, but my competitive spirit tends to get the best of me when I'm planning the dish or dishes I'm going to take.

These baked chicken lollipop appetizers are perfect finger food and are shaped like a lollipop. Marinated with hoisin ginger and baked to juicy deliciousness

I want something that everyone will love, which is not only tasty but also attractive, memorable and has flair.

I've spent hours planning dishes to dazzle---and I've got to admit---outdo my cousin, who also could be classified as a competitive cooker.

I know she must spend just as many hours finding the right recipe to create.

Even though I'm competitive, I'm also a problem solver when it comes to cooking. The last family gathering had dishes that were outrageously delicious, but rather hard for the kids to eat.

Each child was "marinated" (*messy hands) thoroughly after he or she finished the meat on the plate since we're all big on sauces and marinades to add magic to the main courses.

These baked chicken lollipop appetizers are perfect finger food and are shaped like a lollipop. Marinated with hoisin ginger and baked to juicy deliciousness.

I found a few recipes that would dazzle the grown-ups but kept the problem creating kid-friendly meals in the back of my mind.

When scanning the internet, I saw the perfect solution, chicken lollipops!

They were cute, child-friendly and even had their own grip that would keep little hands cleaner.

How to make lollipop chicken drumsticks

The cooking part was easy, preparing the chicken drumsticks for cooking was the tough part. I used my kitchen knife or scissors to help with the job, cutting the skin and tough tendons around the base of each, then pushing the meat toward the end to expose the bone.

It made the chicken legs look just like a lollipop. Removing the knuckle wasn't easy either, but well worth it when you saw how cute the final product looked.

when making these chicken lollipops, I used my kitchen knife or scissors to help with the job, cutting the skin and tough tendons around the base of each, then pushing the meat toward the end to expose the bone

Other option

You can wrap the chicken using a piece of regular bacon (nothing thin or too thick). Make sure to tuck the ends of the bacon into the bacon above it to avoid ends from coming loose while baking. Or you can go ahead and use a toothpick to secure the bacon.

Extra Tip

Once your bones are exposed, you can wrap them in tin foil to prevent the bone from turning dark during the smoking process. I wrapped the “stick” end in tin foil to prevent the bone from turning dark during the cooking process. But importantly, for serving and it created the perfect handle for the kids with far less dripping and sticky fingers.

The only problem I had with these darling additions to the meal is that I didn't make nearly enough. So, I served them with Kung Pao Chicken.

All the adults wanted some too! The marinade made them moist and tasty and the tinfoil stick made them easy to eat. My cousin was so jealous and I smiled inside, victoriously.

These baked chicken lollipop appetizers are perfect finger food and are shaped like a lollipop. Marinated with hoisin ginger and baked to juicy deliciousness.

Ingredients

  • 10 pieces chicken drumsticks (skin attached, cleaned and pat-dry)

for the marinade:

    • 2 teaspoon ginger (peeled and minced)
    • 1 clove garlic (minced)
    • 3 tablespoon Hoisin sauce
    • ½ tablespoon chili sauce (mild)
    • ½ tablespoon soy sauce
    • ½ tablespoon sugar (or honey)
    • ½ tablespoon water

Chili Lime Dipping Sauce

  • 2 tablespoon Jalapeno pepper (finely chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon chili sauce
  • ½ cup lime juice
  • ⅓ cup chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoon cilantro (or coriander leaves)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Step by step instructions

1 Use a kitchen knife or scissor to cut the skin and tendons around the base of each drumstick.

2 Peel, scrape and push the meat down to the thick end, from top to bottom. It made the drumstick looks just like a lollipop.
3 Repeat with remaining chicken drumsticks.

4 In a bowl, prepare the Marinade ingredients. Add in the chicken drumsticks, coat well and marinate for at least 1 hour, or best overnight.

5 Preheat the oven to 350°F. Arrange the lollipop drumsticks on the wire rack set over a baking pan. Bake until the chicken is nicely browned and slightly charred, and completely cooked through, for about 35 minutes.

6 Serve with the dipping sauce of your choice. They are delicious as is without any dipping sauce.

These baked chicken lollipop appetizers are perfect finger food and are shaped like a lollipop. Marinated with hoisin ginger and baked to juicy deliciousness.

Other chicken recipes:

  • Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken
  • Sesame Chicken
  • 3-Cups Chicken Recipe

Full Recipe

These baked chicken lollipop appetizers are perfect finger food and are shaped like a lollipop. Marinated with hoisin ginger and baked to juicy deliciousness.

Baked Chicken Lollipop Recipe

3.73 from 33 votes
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Baked Chicken Lollipop - these drumette appetizers are perfect finger food and are shaped like a lollipop. Marinated with hoisin ginger and baked to juicy deliciousness.
Servings: 10
Prep Time 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes minutes
Total Time 1 hour hour 55 minutes minutes

Equipments:

  • Oven

Ingredients:

  • 10 pieces chicken drumsticks (skin attached, cleaned and pat-dry)

Marinade:

  • 2 teaspoon ginger (peeled and minced)
  • 1 clove garlic (minced)
  • 3 tablespoon Hoisin sauce
  • ½ tablespoon chili sauce (mild)
  • ½ tablespoon soy sauce
  • ½ tablespoon sugar (or honey)
  • ½ tablespoon water

Chili Lime Dipping Sauce

  • 2 tablespoon Jalapeno pepper (finely chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon chili sauce
  • ½ cup lime juice
  • ⅓ cup chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoon cilantro (or coriander leaves)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions:

  • Use a kitchen knife or scissor to cut the skin and tendons around the base of each drummete.
  • Peel, scrape and push the meat down to the thick end, from top to bottom. It made the drumette looks just like a lollipop.
  • Repeat with remaining chicken drumsticks.
  • In a bowl, prepare the Marinade ingredients. Add in the chicken drumettes, coat well and marinate for at least 1 hour, or best overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Arrange the chicken drumettes on the wire rack set over a baking pan. Bake until the chicken is nicely browned and slightly charred, and completely cooked through, for about 35 minutes.
  • Serve with the dipping sauce of your choice. They are delicious as is without any dipping sauce.

Notes:

1.) You can wrap the lollipop “stick” end in tin foil to prevent the bone from turning dark during the cooking process. But importantly, for serving and it created the perfect handle for the kids with far less dripping and sticky fingers.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 28kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 229mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg

Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.

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Course: Appetizer, Brunch, dinner
Cuisine: Asian
Keywords: baked chicken lollipop, chicken leg lollipops in oven, chicken lollipop baked, chicken lollipop recipe baked, how to make chicken lollipop, lollipop chicken drumsticks, lollipop chicken legs, lollipop drumsticks

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Comments

  1. Dianne C says

    January 26, 2019 at 2:40 pm

    This dish was a big hit!! I wrapped the chickens with bacon and they tasted like bombs. Very kid-friendly too bec of the foil wrap. Thank you !!!

  2. Bethany G says

    January 22, 2019 at 5:25 am

    I'm so excited to try these chicken lollipops, and its a good idea to wrap them in foil to avoid messy hands.. Yas!!

  3. Gloria F says

    January 22, 2019 at 4:02 am

    These looks amazing!! Never thought to make these chicken as finger food. I cant wait to try these lollipops...

  4. Suzanne says

    January 22, 2019 at 3:40 am

    Cravings for Asian food.. but I'm not sure if this is an Asian dish. In fairness, they look appetizing to me and look easy to tackle. I'm excited to try these pops later. Thanks.

  5. Tiffany B. says

    January 22, 2019 at 3:26 am

    I'm so glad to find your recipe, I would definitely try these chicken lollipops this week. They look so yummy and tempting... for sure, my kiddos would love these.

  6. Helen Marsh says

    January 14, 2019 at 4:45 pm

    I love how you put the foil on each chicken, no more messy fingers. I also wrapped my version with bacon and they came out so good.

  7. Cheney T says

    January 13, 2019 at 8:02 pm

    One of my favorites.. so glad to find this recipe, my kiddo would love nibbling these chicken. Your pictures look gorgeous..

  8. Felice N says

    January 13, 2019 at 7:52 pm

    Been wanting to re-create these chicken lollipops for months and we did. Oh boy! these are so delicious!! I tried to bring these as well for our potluck and everybody loved these. Thank you for posting the recipe.

  9. Dolore S says

    January 13, 2019 at 7:35 pm

    This insanely good-looking lollipop chicken will be included on our next meal. I cant wait to try these.. look so delicious!!

  10. Natasha A says

    January 13, 2019 at 7:20 pm

    Thank you for posting the picture on how to cut the bones. I made this dish yesterday and they taste fabulous!! I wrap some with bacon and they turned out so good..

  11. Courtney H says

    January 13, 2019 at 7:15 pm

    This is perfect for the weekend family get together. I can create my own sauce and make it more spicy. Yum!!

  12. Calleigh says

    May 01, 2018 at 8:11 am

    @Moni,
    Yes, they were "marinated" meaning they got messy hands due to sauces and marinades as we were talking about finger foods.

  13. Moni says

    May 01, 2018 at 6:54 am

    Ok, is it just me or is anyone else wondering why you need to "marinate" each child after they finish the meat on the plate?

  14. Cakes For Beginners says

    December 20, 2017 at 1:02 am

    Nice tips! I have been seeking for things like that for a while currently. Thanks!

  15. Laura charles says

    August 30, 2017 at 2:49 am

    These look so good! Even I want some! You've totally nailed the creative part of this! Don't see how anyone could beat these chicken lollipops!

  16. Radif Rahman says

    August 29, 2017 at 9:01 pm

    Oh, so yummy, I cant'wait for eating chicken lollipop as the chicken is my favorite. Great recipe.

  17. Nina says

    August 29, 2017 at 11:44 am

    This is so weird, yet I'd love to try it. I think you've done an amazing job! 😀

  18. Via Bella says

    August 29, 2017 at 8:42 am

    Wow! That seems like a lot of work to take off everything on the bone but it looks great and so practical too.

  19. Victoria says

    August 29, 2017 at 5:29 am

    Your food photography is amazing

  20. Chichi uguru says

    August 29, 2017 at 5:26 am

    Haven't seen this before. It looks so tasty too. Pinning this for later.

  21. Shivangi Chauhan says

    August 29, 2017 at 5:23 am

    Do you know Chicken Lollipops are so famous in India as a starter dish and your pictures and recipe has me drooling.

  22. Apolline Adiju says

    August 28, 2017 at 1:28 pm

    Wow! Who would have thought that suc a recipe existed? My daughter is going to love it.

  23. Debby says

    August 27, 2017 at 7:24 pm

    Yes, yes a thousand times yes! I always order these at any restaurant that has them on the menu. It never occurred to me that I could look up a recipe. I am very excited to try them. I have pinned the recipe. Thanksde

  24. Tanvi Rastogi says

    August 27, 2017 at 2:55 pm

    Your presentation is on point. I bet my husband would love to take a bite.

  25. Nik G. says

    August 27, 2017 at 10:03 am

    Chicken lollipops are such a genius idea. Cheers to whoever thought of it! Your recipe sounds really delicious. Anything with an Asian flare, I"m all for. Can't wait to try this recipe!

  26. Nicole V says

    August 27, 2017 at 9:58 am

    Interesting concept! I don't eat chicken anymore, but i imagine this makes them easier to handle and eat.

  27. Sue Tanya McHorgh says

    August 26, 2017 at 12:06 pm

    Oh wow these look delish! I think its a great idea to make them into lollipops! This is great for parties. Thanks for sharing.

  28. Jaime Oliver says

    August 26, 2017 at 1:10 am

    my kids would certainly love these and if I'm honest i would too. I have a serious love of chicken based party foods and these look and sound super

  29. Jordyn galan says

    August 25, 2017 at 7:10 pm

    A great appetizer and the sauce sounds amazing! My family would love these.

  30. Andrea says

    August 25, 2017 at 5:41 pm

    OMG! These chicken lollipops look sooooo cute! And yummy!!! I'm still not over the fact these look so incredibly cute! Never thought cooked chicken could be so cute! Lol! I'm definitely making these, but I do need to be mentally prepared that preparing the drumettes won't be a piece of cake. Thanks for sharing this! Oh, these are perfect for showing off culinary skills! haha 🙂

  31. Lori | Choosing Wisdom says

    August 25, 2017 at 9:03 am

    What a great idea! I love how you wrapped the bone with foil to help keep fingers clean. Ingenious!

  32. Nicole says

    August 25, 2017 at 8:33 am

    Oh wow these look delish! I wonder if I could use the same recipe except with any pieces, not just the drumsticks like that. Well done though, I'm getting hungry just reading this!

  33. Emily says

    August 25, 2017 at 4:39 am

    These look so delicious, what a great idea to make them into lollipops!

  34. Amy | The Cook Report says

    August 25, 2017 at 4:09 am

    What a fun recipe, great for a party!

  35. Juli Meyers says

    August 24, 2017 at 11:32 pm

    I love changing the front of food. The flavors look as good as the chicken.

  36. Marie | Yay! For Food says

    August 24, 2017 at 10:53 pm

    Family get-togethers can definitely be a little stressful especially when you are tasked with providing the food! I love the presentation of the chicken lollipops. The marinade and dipping sauce sounds so so delicious as well.

  37. Jillian says

    August 24, 2017 at 10:42 pm

    Fun appetizer for all ages!

3.73 from 33 votes (33 ratings without comment)

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