Sweet & Sticky Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks
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This incredibly easy Sweet & Sticky Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks recipe uses sweet honey, savory soy sauce, bright lemon juice, and a blend of spices to create a flavorful sauce. Just dip the drumsticks and bake in the oven for perfect chicken drumsticks. This is so simple to make, and simply delicious!
Happy Monday, Everyone!
Today we are recognizing one of the often overlooked pieces of chicken, the chicken drumstick. Oh, yes, there it is. In all of its chicken-y glory. Smothered in a sauce that’s sweet, savory, and spicy all at the same time.
Don’t even bother with a fork for this one. Sweet & Sticky Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks are a lick-your-fingers-clean kind of meal. Kind of like BBQ, I’d even consider throwing these on the grill in the warm weather.
Did I mention how incredibly EASY these are to make? No frying necessary, thank you. Just dip ’em, bake ’em, and eat ’em.
That’s my kind of meal.
I know you’re all as excited to be back to the daily routine as I am!
After a long weekend of relaxing, cooking, blogging, sitting with my feet up, snuggling with the cat, and hanging out with the family, there’s nothing better than getting back to a good, solid routine of waking up early and driving to work on a cold winter morning.
Ok, so I was exhausted just writing that.
Let’s face it, I’d rather still be on vacation. But I do love my job, so it’s more the waking up early part that I struggle with. I just want to sleep until 9 am-ish. Right now I wake up around 5:30 am, maybe the early-morning-gods will compromise with me and make it an even 8 am. Hey, a girl can dream, right?
Either way, I probably won’t have much energy to spend cooking tonight, so I’ll be looking for easy, quick, and satisfying dinner options. There’s always One Pot Lemon Garlic Chicken with Yellow Rice. Or maybe even One Pot Chicken Penne with Tomato and Basil. Or, my mother’s favorite, a bag of microwave popcorn.
It might just be the perfect night for Sweet & Sticky Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks.
I made some gingerbread dough last night, so while these Sweet & Sticky Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks are in the oven, it’ll give me a chance to punch out my cookies and get them on a baking sheet. Even though I already had these over the weekend. And again for leftovers.
I just can’t get enough! So, I will be making them again tonight. And maybe again next week.
…If there’s time.
Who am I kidding, there’s always time for Sweet & Sticky Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks.
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Sweet & Sticky Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks
Ingredients
- 12 large chicken drumsticks
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup tamari, gluten free
- 1 tsp dried ginger
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp corn starch
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
Equipment
- Sheet pan
- Bowl
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a large baking sheet (or line with parchment paper).
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together brown sugar, white sugar, tamari, ginger, garlic, honey, sesame oil, lemon juice, corn starch, and cayenne pepper.
- Dip drumstick into sauce, coating entirely. Place drumstick on baking sheet. Repeat for all drumsticks. Pour any remaining sauce over drumsticks.
- Bake drumsticks for 15 minutes. Using tongs or a fork, turn drumsticks over and cook for an additional 15 minutes, or until drumsticks are cooked through.
Notes
Nutrition
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Can you use fresh garlic and ginger or would they burn?
Fresh should be fine, but I’d use about twice as much fresh 🙂