Smoked Cherry Chicken Wings with Cranberry Glaze

Smoked Cherry Chicken Wings with Cranberry Glaze
The recipe is easy to make and tastes amazing as it combines a tangy, spicy, sweet flavor that pairs well with the smoke.
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The recipe for Smoked Cherry Chicken Wings with Cranberry Glaze is easy to make and tastes amazing as it combines a tangy, spicy, sweet flavor that pairs well with the smoke.

INGREDIENTS

24 Chicken wings drumettes and wingettes
½ cup Cherry rub. Choose preferred rub
FOR THE SAUCE
1 tbsp Olive oil
1 Garlic clove minced
1 can Jellied cranberries
2 ½ cup Oranges juiced
½ Lemon juiced
1 tbsp Brown sugar
1 tsp Juice from chipotle in adobo sauce just the juice
1 small Chipotle pepper, from can of adobo sauce finely diced
⅙ Kosher salt

Directions

For the Sauce

Chicken Wings with cherry rub and a pot of glaze
  1. On the stove, preheat a small pan over medium-low heat. Once the pan is warm, add olive oil and garlic. Sauté until the garlic starts to brown, about 3 minutes.
  2. Add the lemon juice, orange juice, and canned jellied cranberries to the pan and stir until it liquefies. Then add the diced chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, brown sugar, and salt. Stir to mix and bring the sauce to a simmer.
  3. Simmer for about 10 minutes so the sauce can thicken. You can also do this in advance if you’d like.

For the Wings

Chicken wings smoked and getting charred and finished with glaze on plate
  1. Preheat the pellet grill or smoker to 275°F.
  2. Pat wings dry and then rub them with olive oil. Now, gently sprinkle your cherry rub all over the chicken wings until they are well seasoned.
  3. Place wings on the smoker’s rack, ensuring they are not touching each other and have a little space between them to allow air circulation. Close the lid.

Flip the Wings

  1. After 30 minutes of cooking, flip the wings and smoke for another 30 minutes.

Glaze the Wings

  1. After another 30 minutes of smoking, bringing your total smoking time to 60 minutes, glaze the side of the wings facing up, flip the wings, and apply glaze on the other side.
  2. Continue smoking for another 20 minutes or until the wings look ready to come off. They should have an internal temperature of at least 165°F but will probably be over.
  3. Serve warm!
Smoked wings in glaze on black plate with sides

Smoked Cherry Chicken Wings with Cranberry Glaze Recipe

Chicken Wings on black plate

Smoked Cherry Chicken Wings with Cranberry Chipotle Citrus Glaze

The recipe is easy to make and tastes amazing as it combines a tangy, spicy, sweet flavor that pairs well with the smoke.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Resting Time 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine BBQ, Smoking, wings
Servings 6 people
Calories 569 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 24 Chicken wings drumettes and wingettes
  • ½ cup Cherry rub choose preferred rub

FOR THE SAUCE

  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 Garlic clove minced
  • 1 can Jellied cranberries
  • 2 ½ cup Oranges juiced
  • ½ Lemon juiced
  • 1 tbsp Brown sugar
  • 1 tsp Juice from chipotle in adobo sauce just the juice
  • 1 small Chipotle pepper, from can of adobo sauce finely diced
  • ⅙ Kosher salt

Instructions
 

FOR THE SAUCE

  • On the stove, preheat a small pan over medium-low heat. Once the pan is warm, add olive oil and garlic. Sauté until the garlic starts to brown, about 3 minutes.
  • Add the lemon juice, orange juice, and canned jellied cranberries to the pan and stir until it liquefies. Then add the diced chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, brown sugar, and salt. Stir to mix and bring the sauce to a simmer.
  • Simmer for about 10 minutes so the sauce can thicken. You can also do this in advance if you'd like.

FOR THE WINGS

  • Preheat the pellet grill or smoker to 275°F.
  • Pat wings dry and then rub them with olive oil. Now, gently sprinkle your cherry rub all over the chicken wings until they are well seasoned.
  • Place wings on the smoker's rack, ensuring they are not touching each other and have a little space between them to allow air circulation. Close the lid.

FLIP THE WINGS

  • After 30 minutes of cooking, flip the wings and smoke for another 30 minutes.

GLAZE THE WINGS

  • After another 30 minutes of smoking, bringing your total smoking time to 60 minutes, glaze the side of the wings facing up, flip the wings, and apply glaze on the other side.
  • Continue smoking for another 20 minutes or until the wings look ready to come off. They should have an internal temperature of at least 165°F but will probably be over.
  • Serve warm!

Nutrition

Calories: 569kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 35gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 148mgSodium: 737mgPotassium: 327mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 291IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 2mg
Keyword BBQ chicken
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Below is a Pinterest friendly photo…. so you can pin it to your favorite Smoking Food Board!!

We adapted this recipe from Vindulge to allow for the smoked element but if you want to grill the chicken, check our their recipe here. (This is based on my preference, you can use whatever recipe or method you wish for your drumsticks).

Check out the recipes below if you’re curious about what else to smoke.

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