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Easy Brown Sugar-Mustard Glaze

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Paula Jones
Updated Feb 16, 2021
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You're about to have another go-to recipe to give any routine meal a flavorful step up. Made from common ingredients you probably have on hand, this deceptively simple Brown Sugar-Mustard Glaze for ham adds deep, complex flavor to a baked ham dish. Made from brown sugar, honey, Dijon mustard and pineapple juice, brush the glaze over the ham in the last 45 minutes to caramelize the surface. Soon you'll be adding this mustard glaze for a ham to grilled or baked pork chops or pork roast, too. It's the perfect touch of sweetness and kick of flavor.

More About This Recipe

  • The concept behind a brown sugar glaze is simple: add a sweet, tangy crust that forms a caramelized sugar coating for succulent meats. The brown sugar mustard glaze will add a professional touch to the look of the finished baked ham and sweet, crunchy crackle to every biteful. To ensure a deeper penetration of the glaze, score the ham by making shallow cuts in the skin along the top surface. Wait until the last 20 minutes of baking to brush the brown sugar glaze on the ham, completely covering it with a basting brush (a wooden spoon will do in a pinch). Now that you’re a brown sugar glaze master, you might want to try more phenomenal ham glazes. Spend some time mixing and matching to find the one that’s the best complement to the rest of your menu, or build a meal around the unique ingredients in your glaze, and then carry that culinary theme through to other dishes.

Easy Brown Sugar-Mustard Glaze

  • Prep Time 5 min
  • Total 5 min
  • Servings 7
  • Ingredients 4
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon pineapple juice

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In small bowl, mix all ingredients with whisk until well blended.
  • Step 
    2
    Brush glaze over ham during last 45 minutes of baking.

Nutrition

100 Calories
0g Total Fat
0g Protein
23g Total Carbohydrate
23g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: About 1 Tablespoon
Calories
100
Calories from Fat
0
Total Fat
0g
0%
Saturated Fat
0g
0%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
55mg
2%
Potassium
35mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
23g
8%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
23g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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