Traeger Smoked Ham
My Traeger Smoked Ham is going to feed your whole family for days and be the star of your Easter or Christmas table. The easy maple glaze goes on at the end, and this simple ham recipe is double-smoked to bring out all the best flavor of your favorite cut of pork.
Traeger Double Smoked Ham
My easy Traeger Smoked Ham Recipe is glazed with a delicious maple and champagne glaze, and smokes right on your pellet grill for a tender, juicy, double-smoked ham that your entire family will enjoy.
This is the most popular ham recipe on our website, and for good reason. It is simple and delicious! This Smoked Ham gets made hundreds and hundreds of times every Easter and Christmas and is always met with rave reviews. That's why it has over 300 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews!
What Type Of Ham Should You Buy?
Most of the hams you will buy in the major groceries stores are going to be pre-cooked, pre-smoked hams. They are typically the kind that say you can slice and serve them immediately, and they are also known as "City Hams".
Since these hams are already fully cooked and smoked, all you really need to do is re-heat the ham in order to serve it. We do it slowly and on a Traeger wood-pellet grill so it can pick up even more rich smokey flavors, and stay tender and juicy until it is time to slice and serve.
The maple champagne glaze makes things just a little sweet and is the perfect sauce to serve alongside the ham once it is heated through and sliced.
Since the hams we'd be using are already smoked once during the cooking process, what we are making here is actually a double-smoked ham.
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Recipe Shopping List
Wondering if you have to hit the store? Here's the list of items you'll need to make this recipe. For specific amounts, please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Bone-in Ham, precooked
- Maple syrup
- Brown sugar
- Dijon mustard
- Prosecco or Champagne
Try our Traeger Scalloped Potatoes with this ham!
How To Make This Recipe
This is just the overview so you can see what you're actually getting into here. When you are cooking, you'll want to use the full recipe at the bottom of the page.
- Preheat - We're shooting for 325°F for this recipe.
- Score and grill - Score the outside of the ham in a checkerboard pattern. Put it into a grill pan and let it cook for an hour.
- Glaze - Make the glaze. Brush the prepared glaze onto the ham every 20-30 minutes. Continue cooking until the internal temperature reaches 135°F.
- Smoke - Reduce the heat of the grill to 200-220°F. Smoke the glazed ham for 20-25 minutes.
- Enjoy - Remove from the grill and let rest, tented, for 10-15 minutes. Slice and enjoy.
Try our Traeger Au Gratin Potatoes too!
Recipe FAQ
How long you need to cook smoked ham on a bbq depends first on what type of ham you are cooking. If you are cooking a fresh or country ham, these directions won't apply.
To double-smoke a city ham, just start your smoker or pellet-grill and place your ham on it. I like to cook mine in a pan with about a cup of cooking liquid inside. I used prosecco, but have also used hard cider and regular apple juice as well, very successfully.
Make some scalloped potato and ham casserole, whip up a ham and egg breakfast bake, or chop it up and use it as a topping on my Three-Meat Pizza.
Our homemade Milk Rolls would be fantastic, too!
What about dessert?
I have lots of options for you for your Easter dessert table! One of my personal favorites is my Cherry Cheesecake Fluff Pie. It is no-bake and extraordinary. You can make it with any kind of fruit or fruit topping you'd like, too.
Another great option if you want to do some baking are my Ovaltine Cupcakes. This is my favorite chocolate cake and frosting recipe!
Love cheesecake, but don't want the no-bake variety? Did you know you can make the most PERFECT cheesecake in an Instant Pot? Look.at.this. Strawberry Instant Pot Cheesecake!
It has a strawberry sour cream sauce on top and then HEAPS of fresh sliced strawberries too.
Also, you can't neglect my Traeger Apple Crisp. You already have the T fired up for your ham, so why not do double duty and have this awesome apple crisp ready to throw on once the ham comes off?
You'll love our Smoked Pineapple Glazed Ham too!
Serve This With
My classic smoked scalloped potatoes are the perfect side for this easy double-smoked ham recipe. I'd also suggest some corncakes and a crisp green salad with Greek Freak Salad Dressing. Also, these grilled funeral potatoes. Oh.My.Goshhhhh. If you want traditional Au Gratin potatoes, we make those too!
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Reader Reviews!
"Amazing!"
- Trisha from Pinterest
"Delicious ham!"
- Laura from Pinterest
"This was part way through the smoking process and it was amazing!!"
- Michelle Egan from Pinterest
"I basted mine every 30 minutes, it came out amazing. I also used Hard Apple Cider with mine, it was amazing."
- Karen Martin from Pinterest
"So delicious!"
- Shelly from Pinterest
"Would def make again. Everyone was a fan!"
- Megan R from Pinterest
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Traeger Smoked Ham
Delicious double-smoked and maple-glazed ham is a super simple pellet-grill recipe that is one of my favorite ways to enjoy ham!
Ingredients
- 1 large bone-in pre-cooked ham
Glaze
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- ¾ cup prosecco or hard apple cider
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Instructions
- Fire up your grill according to manufacturer directions, and preheat to 325°.
- Score the top of your ham in a cross-cross pattern, and place into a large baking pan that has been lined with foil.
- Place the pan, uncovered, into the preheated grill, and cook for 1 hour.
- While the ham is cooking, combine all of the glaze ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat, and simmer until the sugar is fully dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside.
- After the ham has been on the Traeger for an hour, brush it liberally with about half of the glaze.
- Cook for an additional 30 minutes, and then brush with glaze again. Cook another 15-20 minutes, or until the ham reaches at least 135°.
- Turn the grill down to 200-220°F and smoke the ham for 20-25 minutes.
- Remove from the grill and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Slice and serve with any remaining glaze that didn't get painted onto the ham.
Notes
- You can substitute apple juice or apple cider for the prosecco if you don't have any.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 139Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 219mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 0gSugar: 26gProtein: 3g
Nutrition data provided here is only an estimate. If you are tracking these things for medical purposes please consult an outside, trusted source. Thanks!
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Probably, but I decided to take it easy on this one. 😉
I like how u super smoke that hog for the last 20 mins!
Thanks! Me too!
@Nicole Johnson,
@Dan, no need to be a d!ck. Everyone has to make a living.
What kind (flavor) of wood pellets do you recommend?
Whatever you have is what I recommend. I don't really think it makes a huge difference, personally. We use a lot of the Gourmet Blend, Hickory, Cherry, and Maple here!
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Do u leave the ham covered or uncovered for last 20 minutes of smoking?
Uncovered during the last 20 minutes so it can soak up that smoke!
Can you use pre-sliced ham for this recipe?
Yup! You sure can. We used a spiral cut in this Pineapple Ham recipe that is similar to this one! https://www.orwhateveryoudo.com/2020/06/pineapple-glazed-smoked-ham.html
@Nicole Johnson,
Thank you! Would the temperature remain the same?
Also, would it be best to place the ham in cut-side down and score the other side?
I always put them cut-side-down just for convenience. I don't think it'll make a huge difference though either way.
Looks good,I’m going to try it
What if you have a 6lb city ham, no bone? What’s the cooking time?
We did fairly large hams using the method described in the recipe card. It'll probably work well for a 6 pound boneless ham as well. The key is to cook to temperature, and you can start early since this ham holds over really well in a warm oven or crockpot. The recipe itself is just shy of 3 hours long. I'm planning on starting our hams 4 hours prior to eating just to be sure we're all set. Let me know how it goes!
Don't be a dick Dan. Is that the male equivalent of "Karen"...I betcha it is;)
When you are turning down Traeger to the smoke setting do you remove the ham then put it back on or do you leave the ham on while the temp is lowering?
I leave it on the grill.
Could this be done I the oven before going into the smoker? My grill doesn’t maintain a consistent heat very well.
It can be done in the oven, yes. It won't be as smoky as it would be if you did the whole thing on the grill, but it'll still be delicious!
Do you use real maple syrup or just off the shelf log cabin syrup?
Real maple syrup around here! Great question!
@Nicole Johnson, Thank you!
What alterations for frozen whole ham?Gary
Hey Gary! I'm not sure. I've never cooked a ham from frozen. I think it is possible, it'll just take longer since you're starting the cook with the meat at a much lower temperature than thawed meat. Make sure to temp the inside so it comes up to the minimum safe temps, and this will also depend on what kind of ham you have (pre-cooked or not).
This is just what my spread needs for Easter!
Hi,
Do you put any liquid in the pan for the first hour?
Can’t wait to make this on Easter!
Thanks!
Nope! No liquid for that first hour. Try and snap some pics and share your results! You're going to love it!
Did you use sweet or dry prosecco?
I have used both successfully.