How to make Brown Sugar Glaze for ham? (Perfect glaze for ham)

Your Thanksgiving ham will taste great with a brown sugar glaze. Orange juice, dijon mustard, and some spicy spices are added to a mixture of brown sugar and honey to give it a taste.

At the end of cooking, simply brush the ham with the glaze that has been simmered until thick.

Garnish for Ham

Although it is not necessary to glaze a ham, it gives a beautiful richness to the outside while keeping the ham juicy and soft inside.

To let the fluids penetrate the flesh a little bit, we score the ham (plus it gives a pretty presentation).

Use this glaze on the following things:

• Slow Cooker Ham
• Roasted Ham
• Spinning Ham
• Steaks of ham
• Honey Baked Ham knockoff

Variations and Ingredients

Making ham glaze is quite simple. This glaze’s ingredients are as follows:

Sugar and Honey, brown These serve as the glaze’s foundation and caramelize to produce a rich, gooey, and tasty glaze.

Mustard de Dijon For a little kick, I like to use dijon or grainy mustard. Alternatively, you can use a little bit of apple cider vinegar if you don’t have these items on hand.

In this dish, orange or pineapple juice complements the smoky flavor of the ham beautifully.

Hot Spices I mix in with ginger and cinnamon. Spices for pumpkin or apple pies can be substituted. Allspice, nutmeg, and clove (be conservative) are all suitable warm spices. Additionally great in this glaze is rosemary!

Brown Sugar Glaze Recipe

Put all the ingredients in a pot and stir.

1. Bring to a simmer and then turn down the heat. Allow it to simmer for 15 minutes at a low temperature, or until black and just barely thickened. (Mixture will become thicker when standing.)
2. After cooling for at least 20 minutes, glaze the ham. This enables the liquid to thicken, improving the ham’s coating.

Keep in mind that the sugars are at an EXTREMELY high temperature as the brown sugar glaze boils and almost turns into candy. Be careful if you have little children or pets around because it is incredibly hot.

A Ham’s Glazing Season

Oven In the final 20 to 30 minutes of cooking, glaze the ham. Over that time, glazing might cause the glaze to burn.

Slow Cooker The glaze for slow cooker ham can be added close to the beginning of cooking together with a little amount of liquid (broth or juice).

The slow cooker’s wet environment prevents the glaze from burning. I don’t typically cook the glaze ahead of time when preparing ham in a slow cooker. Simply combine them together and apply a thin layer to the ham.

I try to make sure a tiny bit gets between the borders of the layers if the ham is spiral cut.

Ham with Brown Sugar Glaze

The ideal coating for any type of ham is a sweet mixture of toasty spices!

Ingredients for Brown Sugar Glaze

• 1 cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup honey
• ½ cup juice orange or pineapple are great
• 3 tablespoons dijon mustard or grainy mustard
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger

Instructions

1. All ingredients should be combined in a small pot and boil for about 15 minutes on low, or until thickened.
2. Remove from heat and let thicken for 10-15 minutes after cooling.
3. Cooked ham should be coated with oil in the final 20 to 30 minutes, or until golden.

Notes

Directions for a crock pot

The glaze for slow cooker ham can be added close to the beginning of cooking together with a little amount of liquid (broth or juice).

The slow cooker’s wet environment prevents the glaze from burning. I don’t typically cook the glaze ahead of time when preparing ham in a slow cooker. Simply combine it together and apply a thin layer to the ham.

Nutrition information

Calories: 99 | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 48mg | Potassium: 44mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg