Sweet and Spicy Drumsticks

With New Year's just around the corner, why not give your taste buds something new with this delicious mixture of sweet and spicy chicken drumsticks. This oven baked recipe is a treat and easy to make for yourself, your family or anyone else that may be ringing in the new year in your company. A wire rack is a must for this recipe as it allows the chicken to be cooked thoroughly and to a safe internal temperature of 165F while on top of a baking sheet. The ingredients should give you the perfect mixture of sweet and hot. The recipe will take a bit of time in the oven but this will allow the chicken to be moist while absorbing all the sauce making it a sticky delight.

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Sweet and Spicy Drumsticks Recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes  Cook Time: 105 minutes  Servings: 4

Ingredients

4 chicken drumsticks

1 green onion, minced

1 cup of BBQ sauce

1/4 cup of hot sauce

1 tbsp of honey

1 tsp of dried mustard

1 tbsp of garlic powder

1 tsp of sea salt

1/2 tsp of black pepper

1 tsp of red chili flakes

Directions

Preparing Sweet and Spicy Drumsticks

1- Preheat oven to 350F

2- Place drumsticks on top of wire rack of a parchment covered baking sheet and season with sea salt and black pepper.

3- Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.

4- Combine remaining seven ingredients in a bowl, stir to mix well and set aside.

5- Remove chicken from oven at the 45 minute mark and place on plate using tongs, drench with sauce mixture, coating well using a basting brush one drumstick at a time. Make sure to not use all the sauce.

6- Place drumsticks back onto wire rack and tent with aluminum foil for another 30 minutes.

7- Remove chicken from oven and uncover, baste with remaining sauce, return to oven uncovered and cook for additional 30 minutes.

8- Take chicken out of oven and set aside for 5 minutes to cool before serving.

9- Enjoy !!!