Sweet and Spicy Drumsticks
Sweet and Spicy Baked Chicken Drumsticks are a great addition to your Halloween table or game-day spread. This easy chicken drumsticks recipe is loaded with zesty Asian flavor and a kick of fiery heat.
I have a sinister side.
Most people never see it, but it’s there.
I have been known to tell my children that the grates in the sidewalk with deep gutters below, are where all the naughty kids end up.
Pausing for judgement…
Halloween is one of the rare times of year when this hidden mischievous nature surfaces.
You see it in treats, costumes, and decorations all around our house in October. Yet where I really shine is “Spooky Recipe Titles.”
It’s a dark gift, if you will.
Take these sweet and spicy baked chicken drumsticks, for instance.
Awesome drumsticks, boring name.
So let’s consider some bloodcurdling options:
- Lost Dog Legs
- Roasted Roadkill
- Not-So-Funny Bones
- Frightfully Fiery Femurs
- Amputee Appendages
- Cheeky Child Limbs
What, did I go too far on the last one? Whatever.
Then pick the name your comfortable with for this Halloween chicken drumsticks recipe, but trust me, you’ve got to try it.
These baked chicken drumsticks are addictively delicious.
Sweet and sticky.
Crispy and tender.
Spicy, savory and popping with ginger and garlic flavor.
It’s a MUST MAKE chicken drumsticks recipe. Perfect for Halloween parties and game-nights because you can prepare a TON of drumsticks at once, and they are so inexpensive to buy.
So whether you go with a creepy name or a plain-jane name, you can’t go wrong with these baked chicken drumsticks!
Yield: 20 drumsticks
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Baked Chicken Drumsticks Recipe
Ingredients:
20 chicken drumsticks
1/3 cup flour (any variety for GF)
3 Tb. corn starch
1 Tb. salt
3 1/2 cups pineapple juice
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup rice vinegar
2 Tb. fresh grated ginger
3 large cloves garlic, minced
1/4-1/2 cup sriracha chili sauce
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line two rimmed baking sheets with foil, spray with non-stick cooking spray, and set aside.
Mix the flour, corn starch, and salt together in a bowl. Using paper towels, dry each drumstick and roll them in the flour mixture for a light dusting. Then lay them out on the baking sheets, evenly spaced.
Bake the drumsticks for 30 minutes, flipping once.
In the meantime, pour the pineapple juice and all remaining ingredients in a sauce pot. (If you are sensitive to heat, add 1/4 cup sriracha; if you really like spicy food, add 1/2 cup.) Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
Then pour the sauce over the drumsticks evenly. Roll the drumsticks around in it to coat, and place back in the oven.
Back another 20 minutes, until the sauce is thick and sticky and the drumsticks are well coated.
Serve warm.
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I have few meat cravings, but baked chicken is one of them. What an awesome recipe you have here.
And I know you have a sinister side… I could tell from the moment I met you
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These look great! I love the combination of ingredients in the sauce…
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That sauce! Oh my!
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That sauce–I want it on everything! And what the what is that creepy cat thing in your pictures? It’s so cool!
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Sommer — October 22nd, 2012 @ 9:32 am
LOL!!! Hayley, I couldn’t resist putting in my black cat decorations.
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Bwa ha ha! Not to far at all! I think the names are all great. But the look of those shiny sticky chicken legs is even better. Yum!
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Baked chicken legs is one of our favorite meals – and I love this sauce!
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I was scrolling through my Google account and I saw the photo of your baked chicken drumsticks! Holy amazing they look delicious!!! I have to make these, but i know they won’t look as pretty as yours!
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my mouth is quite literally watering over here – sticky and crispy and yummy. feed me.
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I’m picking up chicken legs stat!
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My husband will love these! We had some sweet and spicy wings last night that were so good, he was nudging me the whole time saying “you need to blog these”. Can’t wait to try them!
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Ahh! That black cat is cracking me up (In a freaked out scary, lol, kind of way)
These chicken drummies look great! Great easy recipe – loving the pineapple juice and sriracha!
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I love all the fun names you came up with. These drumsticks would be fantastic for any night, but I’d love to have these on the table for Halloween and tell them I’m feeding them Amputee Appendages and see what their reaction is
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love the alternative names!!
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Love the theme, esp the Halloween kitty!
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Okay, that cat is wigging me out! But the drummies look dee-lish.
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Has anybody used this sauce on meatballs ! ?
thanxs ….. marilyn…!
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These will be a hit! Perfect for my upcoming tailgate! Can’t wait to try it out.
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I looove adapting chicken wing ideas to chicken leg eats, so much easier to gnaw on! I vote for Lost Dog Legs, the worst of the best names.
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Ooh, sticky, sweet and spicy YUM!
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These look so delish, Sommer! Love your name ideas – too funny!
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I’ve been looking for a recipe like this. I’m going to pin it.
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I am totally making these for my kids!
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You are hilarious with all these Halloween recipes–I love it!
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These sound incredible! Love the sauce!
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Yummy! Wings are my favorite!
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loved baked chickena nd the sauce, super addicting!! love the spooky kitty~~
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I love “lost dog legs”! It is weird that that title makes these even more scrumptious?
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What’s not to love here ??!!? Love how the sauce is separate, gives an option to tweak heat before final baking ! Bring on Halloween !
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Just delicious!! That cat looks so creepy in the back!
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I just drooled all over my keyboard — they look delicious!
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Wow! I just found you through Mary Mary Quite Contrary on FB…love your style and work! Great to meet you, and these are some bad bones!! xo Ally
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Ooh these drumsticks look fantastic! I just ate dinner and I’m suddenly hungry again!
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Delicious. My mouth is watering looking at the picture.
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I can’t wait to try these. Your photos make me want to grab an amputee appendage. I mean, er, drumstick.
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These looks too good for a baked version! Must try soon!!
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The chicken recipe is great.
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How wonderful to see my favorite condiment, Sriracha be featured. These most definitely look addictive and I love your ferocious cat! =)
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I was a hero in my house tonight. These were delicious and will be going on my crowd pleaser short list! I followed the recipe exactly and they were perfect.
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These were really good! I’d suggest seasoning the chicken before coating them. I made with fried rice and I wish we had leftovers because I want some today!!!
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Yum! These were amazing. Thank you!!
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