Best Smoked Corn On The Cob (Traeger Pellet Grill Demo)

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil adds flavor with less saturated fat.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheddar

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

Decide whether to keep the husks on the corn or remove them.

Open the husks if keeping them on to apply butter.

Make a butter sauce by whisking together melted butter, cilantro, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper.

Generously apply the butter sauce to the raw corn on the cob.

Place the corn on the Traeger pellet grill and shut the smoker.

Smoke the corn for about 45 minutes, opening the grill every 20-25 minutes to apply more butter sauce.

Once done, remove the corn from the grill.

Top the smoked corn with cotija cheese or additional salt and pepper as desired.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens