Slow Cooker Blackberry Orange Barbecue Chicken

Slow Cooker Blackberry Orange Barbecue Chicken

These Slow Cooker Blackberry Orange Barbecue Chicken Drumsticks are an easy way to satisfy your family’s craving for barbecue in the dead of winter, or any time during the year!

Prep Time10

Cook Time4

Total Time4 10

Course: Main

Cuisine: American

Servings: drumsticks

Author: Kristin Maxwell

Ingredients

3 lbs chicken drumsticks about 12
1 cup of your favorite BBQ Sauce
1/2 cup orange marmalade
1/2 cup seedless blackberry preserves
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
4 tablespoons cornstarch
4 tablespoons water
Green onions chopped, for garnish if desired

Instructions

Place chicken drumsticks in the slow cooker (remove the skin if you prefer). Season with salt and pepper.
In a separate bowl, whisk together barbecue sauce, orange marmalade, blackberry preserves, red pepper flakes and liquid smoke. Pour sauce over the drumsticks. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours, or high for 3-4 hours.
In a small bowl, stir together cornstarch and water until cornstarch is completely dissolved. Skim fat from the juices in the slow cooker and discard, then stir in the cornstarch mixture. Cook until sauce is thickened; about 15 minutes.
(Optional) To caramelize the sauce and get a slight char on the chicken, turn on the broiler in your oven and place chicken, skin side up, on a foil lined baking sheet. Brush with additional sauce and broil for a 5-7, watching closing to avoid burning.
Serve hot, with additional sauce on the side. Garnish with green onions if desired.

Notes

Now you can eat this chicken straight out of the slow cooker. I like to add cornstarch the sauce to get that nice thick, rich texture to the sauce and then put the chicken under the broiler to caramelize and give it a nice little char.

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