A five-minute recipe for Brown Sugar Ham Glaze, which combines brown sugar, orange juice, honey, and spices, is the ideal complement to any festive ham.
BROWN SUGAR HAM GLAZE
If you want the ideal harmony of sweet, savory, and shining flavors in your ham, you must use Ham Glaze, which is sweet and seasoned. When the holidays arrive, glazed ham is practically a given in my household, and brown sugar glaze has been my go-to addition for many years.
Although I typically bake a spiral ham with whole cloves, you may use this glaze on any roasted ham you purchase. This recipe works well for a cooked ham weighing between five and eight pounds; if your ham weighs more, you might want to double the amount.
Be ready for the house to smell like pure bliss as the ham roasts in the oven. The next day, baked ham may be used for delicious leftover ham recipes like sandwiches, ham and eggs, or soup if you have a bone-in ham. This supper is highly adaptable and offers great value for money.
AFTER ADDITION OF THE HAM GLAZE, WHEN SHOULD I DO SO?
The majority of ham recipes call for glazing at the very end of cooking in order to prevent the sugar from caramelizing too much. Pour the brown sugar glaze over the top of the roasted ham and return it to the oven to continue baking, uncovered, for a further 20 to 30 minutes. After it’s finished, remove it from the oven and brush it with the pan juices. As required, apply more glaze either during or after roasting.
CAN YOU FROG THE DAY PRIOR?
It is not a good idea to glaze a cooked ham the day before as you might burn the sugar in the glaze if you apply the glaze too late in the cooking process. Since you’re really simply reheating it, you may glaze a precooked ham the day before if it’s tiny and won’t take more than 30 minutes in the oven.
The majority of precooked hams require 10 minutes to bake for every pound. To be honest, though, it might be faster to just put it together the day of because this brown sugar glaze is so simple to prepare.
HOW DO YOU GLAZED HAM WITH HONEY AND MUSTARD?
Whisk in an extra 3 tablespoons of dijon mustard, yellow mustard, or whole-grain using the same procedure. Brown sugar will provide the sugar glaze a really lovely combination of sweet and savory flavors, complementing the honey already included in the recipe.
TIPS FOR MAKING HAM GLAZE
- You will obtain a richer molasses taste in this brown sugar ham glaze if you use dark brown sugar. Use light brown sugar for a sweeter glaze.
- Preserves like apricot or blueberry may be used to quickly prepare a glaze!
- with a different holiday flavor, try substituting apple cider with the orange juice.
- Serve extra mustard on the side for dipping along with your cooked ham. The sharp mustard flavor will go well with whatever brown sugar glaze you could have produced. I use mustard, either yellow, honey, or dijon.
- Although ground cloves, nutmeg, or allspice can also be added to the sauce, cinnamon is the traditional ingredient in this glaze.
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Brown Sugar Ham Glaze
Ingredients
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
Instructions
- Before pouring the mixture over the ham and baking, bring it to a boil over medium heat and simmer for three to four minutes to thicken it.
- Reheat it to loosen if it cools down too far and becomes hard.