Cinnamon Maple Marinated Baked Drumsticks

Cinnamon maple marinated baked drumsticks have the perfect balance of sweet and savory. The hint of cinnamon is the perfect flavor for this time of the year. 

I don’t know about you, but whenever I think of making a chicken dish it’s usually chicken breast or chicken tenders. Like a lot of people, I overlook chicken drumsticks. I know they aren’t as healthy for you, but you can always take the skin off!

Marination is key for this recipe. That’s where all the flavors come in. The longer marination time, the better! This marinade I put together is so simple, and delicious. It’s not your typical bbq, cajun marinade. I wanted to use ingredients that you don’t typically use to marinade chicken. That’s the best part about cooking…No rules!

To marinade, you can use a bowl or a ziplock baggy. I use usually use a bag when I marinate food. It’s easy peasy, and you can just toss the bag when you’re done. One less thing to clean up.

You want to make sure to get that marinade on every piece of chicken and make sure each piece is soaking in for the most part.

Like I said before if you are looking to make this a healthier recipe, just take the skin off and you are cutting your fat intake by a lot! Or, you could always just cook the chicken with the skin on, and then take it off before you eat it. I think the skin gives the chicken meat a lot of flavors when it’s cooked.

I marinated my drumsticks for about 3-4 hours. As I said, the longer the better. If you happen to have all day to marinate them, go for it! You could prepare them the night before, let them sit all day long and then cook them that night.

When they are done baking, they will crisp up and turn a beautiful golden brown. You can eat them straight off the bone like a savage, or cut off the meat to make a delicious chicken salad or shredded chicken over rice. There is no wrong way to eat these delicious drumsticks. No matter how you eat them, they will be delicious!

I hope you enjoy my friends!

Baked Drumsticks

These drumsticks are bursting with the seasonal flavors of cinnamon and maple on the outside, and tender juicy chicken meat on the inside.

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Servings: 8 Drumsticks

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 2-3 lbs. Chicken Drumsticks about 8 drumsticks
• 1/3 Cup olive oil
• 1 TBSP 100% Pure Maple Syrup
• 1/4 TSP Ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 TSP Garlic Powder
• 1/2 TSP Onion Powder
• Black Pepper, Salt, to taste
• 1/4 Cup Chicken Stock

Method

 

1. Prepare your marinade. In a medium bowl mix together olive oil, maple syrup, cinnamon, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, salt, and chicken stock. Whisk together until everything is well combined.
2. Add drumsticks to a large ziplock baggy, or bowl. Pour in marinade and mix around making sure each piece of chicken is well soaked.
3. Let sit in mariade for a few hours, or overnight/all day long. The longer the better!
4. Once they are done marinating, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line the drumsticks on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Baked for 30-35 minutes. Flipping halfway through the cooking time.
5. When they start to turn golden brown and crispy on top, they are done.
6. If you like the chicken skin to be extra crispy, turn your ovens broiler on low heat, and let the chicken sit under broiler for a few seconds. Make sure to keep an eye on them!
7. Enjoy!