DIY Smoked Simple Syrup on a Traeger grill. How to make smoked simple syrup with uses for smoked simple syrup for smoked cocktails to serve at a barbecue.
Preheat a smoker to 180°F**
Pour water into a 9"x13" roasting pan. Add sugar and still until well combined. Place the pan directly on your smoker's grill grates. Smoke for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
When finished, transfer the smoked simple syrup to a bottle or jar and store in a cool dark place or the refrigerator.
*Flavors include: alder, apple, apricot, cherry, mulberry, nectarine, pear, or plumb. Pecan and maple also make a good simple syrup.
**On a Traeger Pellet Grill, this is the "smoke setting"
Recipe adapted from Christie Vanover of Girls Can Grill