Honey Smoked Turkey Breast

Boneless Turkey Breast smoked on my Traeger Pellet Grill with a Honey Glaze

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Honey Smoked Turkey Breast

If you’re a fan of the Honey Baked Hams brand Turkeys, then you’re gonna love this recipe for Honey Smoked Turkey Breast.

Instead of roasting the turkey breast in the oven, I cook it outside on my Traeger Pellet grill using pecan pellets to give it even more flavor. I also create my version of the sugary crust on the outside by adding a brown sugar/honey glaze at the end and topping it with raw, turbinado sugar. The heat from the pit melts the glaze and gives it a sweet, crunchy texture that goes excellent on turkey.

To create the Honey Baked effect on the outside of the turkey breast I mix 1 cup of Brown Sugar with 1/4 cup of Honey and 1 Tablespoon each of orange juice and apple juice. Combine the mixture in a small pot over medium heat just until the sugar melts and it turns into a syrup. Brush the glaze over each breast and sprinkle turbinado sugar over the top.

Continue to cook the turkey breast until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. At this point the turbinado will have melted leaving a sugary crust on the outside. Remove the turkey breast from the pit and let it rest for 10-15 minutes. The internal temp will carry over to 165. Slice the breast into 1/4” thick serving slices or you can even shave it for awesome turkey sandwiches.

Honey Smoked Turkey Breast Ingredients:
- 2 turkey breast boneless/skinless
- 2 sticks butter - melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 Tablespoon orange juice
- 1 Tablespoon apple juice
- 1/4 cup turbinado sugar/sugar in the raw

Honey Smoked Turkey Breast Directions:
1. Prepare pellet smoker for indirect cooking at 300 degrees using pecan pellets for smoke flavor.
2. Remove skin from turkey breast if present and trim excess fat. Season both turkey breast with Mississippi Grind seasoning. Mix Bird Booster Honey according to package directions and inject about 8oz into each breast spreading the injection sites around in a grid pattern.
3. Place turkey breast on pit and cook until internal temperature reaches 150 degrees about 1 hour 30 minutes. Baste with melted butter every 20-30 minutes to keep turkey breast moist and to help brown the outside.
4. Combine brown sugar, honey, orange juice, and apple juice in a small pot over medium low heat. Stirring just until the sugar dissolves and the mixture has a syrup like consistency.
5. Baste each turkey breast with the brown sugar/honey mixture and dust with the turbinado sugar.
6. Continue to cook until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. Remove the turkey breast from the pit and rest for 10-15 minutes before carving.

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I just finished a turkey breast with this recipe but instead of injecting I brined it overnight ... the result is a magnificent balance of sweet and savory and deliciously moist and tender. Love your channel, Malcolm. You absolutely rock!

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I did this one today. Gas grill with a smoke tray worked well. I went a little heavy with the sugar so it didn't harden the way I would have liked, but I set my broiler to low and finished the crust in the oven. Best turkey I've ever made - might be the death sentence for Thanksgiving deep fried turkey. Thanks Malcolm, you're a National treasure!

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Mr. Malcom I wanted you to know my family loved this recipe. I went and got one of those massive Turkey breast from The Butcher Shopp and followed your instruction and what a awesome recipe. Thank you again for all the time you spend on your recipes helping us to be the best back yard BBQ cooks we can be. I hope you can come back to Pensacola FL. again soon. Would love to see you and your wonderful wife again.

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Love it! Thank you.

I brine my turkey breast in a salt, sugar water brine for 24hrs.

I rinse them, pat dry. Season with dry rub.

Throw on smoker. 250F ish. Light flavored wood. And you’ll have the juiciest turkey breast everytime

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Gonna be trying this for christmas on a kettle grill. Wish me luck