Ham Glazes

Easter Ham Glazes

Our favorite ham glaze is very simple, and the ingredients are readily found in the pantry. It is a simple honey mustard glaze. I will include several other ham glaze recipes found in my family's recipe cards that our family and friends liked to make and use over their hams.

Brown Sugar Mustard Glaze

Ingredients

1 fully cooked bone-in ham (5 to 7 pounds)

1 cup packed brown sugar

2 teaspoons prepared mustard

1 to 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
Whole cloves

Directions: 

 Preheat oven to 325°.

Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. 

Using a sharp knife, score surface of ham with 1/4-in.-deep cuts in a diamond pattern. Press a whole clove into each intersection of the ham. 

Cover and bake 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until a thermometer reads 130°.

In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, mustard and enough vinegar to make a thick paste.

Remove ham from oven. Spread sugar mixture over ham. Bake ham, uncovered, 15-30 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 140°.

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Honey Brown Sugar Glaze 

Ingredients

1 bone-in spiral-cut ham, about 10 pounds

1 cup honey

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon ginger

1 teaspoon dry ground mustard

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions
 
Preheat oven to 325°F.

Place the ham on its side in a roasting pan.

In a small bowl, mix honey, brown sugar, ginger, dry ground mustard and cinnamon together until well blended. If the mixture is too thick, place it in the microwave on High for 30 seconds to 1 minute.  Stir every 15 seconds until smooth.

Brush 1/2 of the honey mixture over the ham, gently separating the ham slices, so mixture can reach deep into the slices.  Cover loosely with foil.

Bake 1 hour, basting occasionally with pan drippings.

Remove foil. Brush the remaining honey mixture over the top of the ham and bake another 45 minutes.

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Brown Sugar Pineapple Glaze

Ingredients

1 spiral cut ham with bone-in approximately 7-9 lbs.

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard We use spicy jalapeno mustard

1/4 cup pineapple juice or orange juice

BROWN SUGAR GLAZE

1/2 cup pineapple juice or orange juice

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard We use the spicy jalapeno mustard

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

2 teaspoons cornstarch

Directions
 

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Place the ham in a large roasting pan. 

In a small bowl, combine mustard and pineapple juice. Brush this mixture over the ham.

Cover the ham tightly with foil or use a tight-fitting lid, bake according to package directions or approximately 12 to 15 minutes per pound.

In a small saucepan, combine pineapple or orange juice, brown sugar, mustard, ginger and cornstarch. Bring to a boil. Turn heat down and simmer 2-3 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool.

Approximately, 15 minutes before ham is done, remove it from the oven.  Turn the heat up to 425 °F.

Brush the ham with the glaze and return it to the oven.  Bake until the glaze is caramelized, and the ham has reached the internal safe cook temperature of 145°.