Brown Sugar Ham Glaze made from brown sugar, orange juice, honey, and spices is the PERFECT addition to a holiday ham and only takes 5 minutes to make!
We love making a traditional ham recipes for Christmas or Easter dinner, and this year we’re serving it with Creamy Bacon Pea Salad, Classic Steakhouse Creamed Spinach, and finishing off with Ultimate Apple Crisp!
The Best Ham Glaze (Easy)
If ham roast is on your dinner menu, you’ll definitely need to know how to make a quick ham glaze.
Prep: 5min
Total: 5min
Yield: 1
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 38 kcal, Carbohydrate 9 g, Sodium 23 mg, Sugar 9 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup orange juice (or pineapple juice)
- 2-3 tablespoons dijon mustard (or grainy mustard)
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- pinch ground cloves
Instruction:
- Whisk all ingredients together.
- Brush over a spiral cut or scored ham about 20-30 minutes before the ham is done.
- If desired, brush extra overtop and broil to make the glaze golden.
Brown Sugar Ham Glaze
Brown Sugar Ham Glaze made from brown sugar, orange juice, honey, and spices is the PERFECT addition to a holiday ham and only takes 5 minutes to make!
Prep: 2min
Total: 5min
Yield: 10
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 141 kcal, Carbohydrate 37 g, Sodium 7 mg, Sugar 36 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
Instruction:
- Bring the ingredients to a boil together on medium heat and cook for 3-4 minutes to thicken before pouring onto ham and baking.
- If it cools too much it can harden, just reheat to loosen.
Brown Sugar Mustard Glazed Ham
The most perfect sticky glaze is slathered all over this juicy, tender Brown Sugar Mustard Glazed Ham, with crisp edges and an incredible flavour. Don’t even be intimidated by a ham this season, with all the tips and tricks you need right here!
Prep: 15min
Total: 90min
Yield: 25
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 390 kcal, Carbohydrate 15 g, Protein 31 g, Fat 18 g, Saturated Fat 10 g, Cholesterol 99 mg, Sodium 1740 mg, Sugar 14 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 8-10 pound (4-5 kg) bone-in fully cooked ham,
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, (reduce fat or full fat)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 4 cloves garlic, (smashed)
Instruction:
- Preheat the oven to 300°F | 150°C and arrange a rack in the lower third. Remove any plastic packaging or netting from the ham. Trim away the rind and discard. Set the ham aside to rest at room temperature for 1-2 hours.
- Line a baking tray or dish with several sheets of aluminium foil or parchment paper if you prefer (it will make cleanup a lot easier).
- Remove the rind or skin of the ham (refer to steps in post), ensuring you leave the fat on. Using a sharp knife score a 1-inch-wide diamond pattern (don’t cut more than 1/4 inch deep) over the entire ham. Place the ham in the baking tray; pour 1/3 cup of water into the base of the pan and cover the ham with two pieces of foil or parchment paper and bake for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the butter in a small pot or saucepan over medium heat until golden browned. Add in the brown sugar, honey, mustard, cinnamon and cloves, stirring to mix together well until the brown sugar has completely dissolved, (about 2 minutes).
- Reduce heat to low and add in the garlic. Allow it to become fragrant, cooking for a further minute or two until the glaze just begins to simmer, then set it aside and let cool to lukewarm (the glaze should be the consistency of room-temperature honey).
- After 30 minutes baking time, carefully remove the ham from the oven and increase the oven temperature to 425°F | 220°C. Discard the foil or parchment paper and pour 1/3 of the glaze all over the ham, brushing in between the cuts to evenly cover. Return to the oven and bake uncovered for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, brush with another third of the glaze and some of the pan juices, and repeat again after 15 minutes more minutes of baking until a dark golden-brown crust has formed, (about 30 minutes total). For added depth of flavour, mix some of the ham pan juices together with the glaze in the pot which will help keep it runny enough for brushing. If your crust is still pink after there suggested baking time, turn on your broiler (or oven grill), and allow it to broil for 2-5 minutes, while keeping an eye on it so it doesn’t burn from the sugar.
- Let the ham rest 10-20 minutes before slicing.
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