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These peach BBQ grilled turkey legs are the perfect summertime meat treat. They’re slathered with homemade peach BBQ sauce and grilled to perfection.
I love grilling meat, but often, turkey is overlooked!
Now, I’m not about to grill a whole turkey (which I’m sure is good, but my grill isn’t big enough), but these grilled turkey legs are perfect for any size grill!
I kept the seasonings simple but made a quick homemade peach glaze that pairs perfectly with the turkey’s rich, dark meat. I used fresh peaches in the glaze, but you can easily substitute frozen peaches if it’s not peach season.
You can also use this glaze on chicken or shrimp. Both options are delicious!
If you’re not a fan of turkey legs, you can also try my grilled sweet and sour turkey kebabs!
Ingredients needed
- Olive oil
- Fresh peaches
- Yellow onion
- Jalapeno pepper
- Garlic
- Apple cider vinegar
- Maple syrup
- Bourbon
- Brown sugar
- Dijon mustard
- Spices like ginger, chili powder, smoked paprika, kosher salt, and black pepper
- Chicken legs/drumsticks
How to grill turkey legs
Grilling turkey is not hard. It just requires some patience and an instant-read thermometer. You can do it without the thermometer, but it makes the guesswork of knowing your poultry is thoroughly cooked non-existent.
After you have preheated your grill to medium heat and seasoned your turkey legs, it’s time to grill!
- Add your turkey legs to the grill and rotate them every 10 minutes. This ensures that they are equally cooked on all sides.
- You’ll cook your turkey legs for 30 minutes.
- Glaze the turkey and cook for another 15 minutes. The exact cooking time will depend on the size of your turkey legs. More giant legs mean longer cooking time, while smaller legs mean shorter cooking time.
- Serve the legs with extra peach sauce for added flavor.
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Peach BBQ Grilled Turkey Legs
Equipment
Ingredients
For peach BBQ sauce:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3/4 pound fresh peaches, peeled, seed and diced
- 1 small sweet onion, peeled and diced
- 1 fresh jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons bourbon
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
For turkey legs:
- 4 whole turkey legs
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
For peach sauce:
- In a 12-inch saucepan, add olive oil and set over medium-high heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add the peaches, onion, jalapeño pepper, and garlic. Sauté till the onions and peaches are soft, about 10 minutes.
- In a blender, add the peach mixture along with the apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, bourbon, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, ground ginger, kosher salt, chili powder, smoked paprika, and black pepper. Puree until smooth.
- Add back to the sauce pan and cook down until thickened and warmed throughout, about 10 minutes.
For grilled turkey legs:
- Heat your grill to medium heat, about 350-375 degrees F.
- Season your turkey legs with salt and pepper and add to the grill.
- Cook for 30 minutes, rotating the turkey leg every 10 minutes.
- Baste with the peach BBQ sauce and continue grilling and basting until the turkey legs reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees F, about 15 minutes.
- Full cooking time on the turkey could vary depending on size.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
That Peach BBQ sauce is making me dream of summer! It looks so good!
These are the most gorgeous turkey legs I have ever seen. And I love the peach!
I can hardly wait for grilling season here in the Midwest. Your peach BBQ turkey legs will make an early (and often) appearance on our grill.
I’m so ready for grilling season but I’m also sad because we’re in the new apartment and we can’t have a grill here! So sad. I guess I’m going to have to go to my parents house to make these Peach BBQ Grilled Turkey Legs!!!
Making this today. Is it supposed to look like applesauce/baby food while cooking the sauce?