I made this ham glaze recipe using ingredients I had on hand, and it's the best I've ever tasted. Brush onto the ham during the last half hour of baking to add incredible flavor and create a sweet, sticky, caramelized coating your guests will love.
Ingredients
- fully-cooked, bone-in ham: 1 piece (10 pound)
- ¼ cups packed dark brown sugar: 1 piece
- pineapple juice: 0.33333 cup
- honey: 0.33333 cup (to taste)
- orange: 0.33333 piece
- Dijon mustard: 2 Tbsp
- ground cloves: 0.25 tsp
- ½ teaspoons lemon juice: 1 piece (to taste, optional)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place ham on a rack set in a roasting pan. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 2 hours.
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While the ham is baking, combine brown sugar, pineapple juice, and 1/3 cup honey in a saucepan. Zest orange into the saucepan, then squeeze in the juice. Add Dijon mustard and ground cloves; whisk mixture over medium-high heat as it comes to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until glaze thickens slightly, 5 to 10 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Taste glaze and adjust seasonings. Add lemon juice for more tang, or honey to make it sweeter. Set aside.
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Remove ham from the oven after it has baked for 2 hours. Brush with glaze. Bake for an additional 30 to 45 minutes, brushing ham with glaze every 10 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Serve hot and enjoy! DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
