How to Make Smoked Eggs on the Pellet Grill or Smoker

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These smoked eggs are a perfectly cooked, slightly smoky version of regular hard boiled eggs. Foolproof and with no pot to wash afterwards, you may like smoking eggs on the pellet grill even more than boiling them on the stovetop!

I never knew that hard boiling eggs on the smoker was possible, and actually quite popular, but now that I know that you can “hard smoke” eggs, find me placing a dozen eggs on the smoker alongside my meats whenever I fire up the grill!

Our family actually loves hard boiled eggs. We eat them plain for breakfast, slice them to serve on top of avocado toast, add them to salads, or mix them in with tuna salad. And we usually buy them in bulk at Costco, already boiled and peeled. And yes, we pay a premium for that.

But after making these smoked eggs on the Traeger pellet grill, I’m officially a convert!

The eggs came out perfectly hard smoked, soft and not at all rubbery with a fully cooked yolk. And since I added them to an ice bath for 20 minutes after the cook time, they were incredibly easy to peel as well.

Are Hard Smoked Eggs Too Smoky?

You might think that the smoke flavor would be too overwhelming for the delicate flavor of hard boiled eggs, but with the method that I used, the amount of smokiness is really up to you.

I smoked my eggs in the shell for the full cooking time, and I chose not to put them back on the grill after I peeled them. However, if you want more smoke flavor, you can peel the eggs and then return them to the smoker for 15-30 minutes.

Will Smoked Eggs Turn Brown?

Yes, your eggs will turn brown from smoking them on the grill, but they’re still perfectly delicious! In fact, both the outer shell and the white of the peeled egg will have a tan-ish brown tint. Your egg shells will probably develop some darker brown spots as well, depending on how long you leave them on the smoker.

How to Make Smoked Eggs

These hard smoked eggs are so easy to make on the Traeger or other pellet grill. The set it and forget it-style heat control makes hard-smoking the eggs pretty much foolproof. In fact, once you swap your pot of hot water for the convenient and mess-free pellet grill, you may never go back to boiling your eggs again!

*Just like once you try smoking breakfast sausage, you’ll probably never want to make it in a skillet again!

Here’s a step-by-step look at the process of smoking whole eggs. Full instructions are provided in the recipe card at the end of this post.

Step 1: Place the eggs directly onto the heated grill, leaving space between each one. Smoke them for approximately 1.5 hours at 250°F.

Step 2: After the smoking time, your egg shells should be a faint tan-ish color with darker brown spots.

Step 3: Transfer the smoked eggs directly from the grill to a large bowl of ice water. Allow the eggs to chill for about 20-25 minutes. The ice bath makes them incredibly easy to peel.

Step 4 (Optional): For extra smoke flavor, you can put the peeled eggs directly on the grill grates to smoke again.

Ideas for Using Hard Smoked Eggs

Here are some of our family’s favorite ways to use the hard smoked eggs:

• Slice the cooked and peeled eggs and serve on top of whole grain avocado toast for a protein-packed healthy breakfast.
• Dice the smoked eggs to use in tuna salad.
• Chop the eggs to use in your favorite egg salad recipe for easy sandwiches.
• Use the smoked eggs to make smoked deviled eggs – a favorite party appetizer!

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