Brown Sugar Ham Glaze creates the perfect finish to your store bought ham and really amps it up a level from the little packet of glaze that comes with it.
With a mix of winter warming spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, this brown sugar Ham Glaze will rival the flavor of those expensive Honeybaked Hams and for a fraction of the price!
I used a ready cut spiral ham with the bone it. It’s already been cooked so we are just carefully reheating it without drying it out and making a wonder brown sugar glaze to spoon over the top.
Quick Tips for making Brown Sugar Ham Glaze
- Remember the ham is already cooked so you don’t want to dry it out so using a Crockpot or slow cooker to reheat it is ideal
- You may also reheat the ham in the oven at a low temperature, around 325F is best, make sure you wrap it with foil too.
- Hot sugar can burn if you are not careful so do make sure you watch the pan on the stove when you are making your brown sugar Ham Glaze.
- I used a culinary blow torch to get a little bit of caramelization on the outside of the ham, you can do it under the broiler just as easily but you must watch it so that it does not burn.
- My kids love the glaze so I often make extra to spoon over the ham slices if I’m reheating them later on, it’s a real treat round the holidays!
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Brown Sugar Ham Glaze
My Brown Sugar Ham Glaze is perfect for the holidays, is quick to make and will transform your store bought ham into something really special!
Ingredients
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 7-9lbs bone in, spiral sliced pre-cooked ham
Brown Sugar Ham Glaze
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg , freshly ground
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp paprika
Instructions
REHEAT SPIRAL HAM IN SLOW COOKER
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Add the ham to your slow cooker and add a cup of orange juice.
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Cook on the low setting in your slow cooker for 3 hours.
REHEAT SPIRAL HAM IN OVEN
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To reheat the spiral ham in your oven place the ham in a cup or orange juice and cover the entire ham with aluminum foil and warm it at 325 °F for around 10 minutes per pound.
MAKE BROWN SUGAR HAM GLAZE
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Mix the sugars and ham glaze spices together in a small pan with 5 tbsp of the orange juice the ham cooked in.
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Make your brown sugar ham glaze by bringing the syrup to a boil on the stove top and cook for 1 minute, then remove from heat.
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Place the ham on a foil lined sheet pan.
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Baste the ham with the syrup and then broil at a high heat for 2-5 minutes until sugar starts to bubble.
You will need to watch it closely so it does not burn.
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Alternatively you can use a culinary blow torch to caramelize the sugar, use small short strokes with the flame to ensure you don't burn the sugar.
Recipe Notes
adapted from All About good recipe
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