The perfect Honey Glaze for Ham is just 5 minutes away following my easy recipe for honey glaze! Complete with honey, brown sugar, and garlic powder, this sweet-and-savory glaze is the ideal complement for ham. My family asks for this glaze every year for our holiday ham!
Honey Glaze on Ham
For me, a good ham glaze makes or breaks the ham itself, and I challenge myself to come up with something new nearly every year. Any ham glaze should both add flavor to the ham and help keep it moist while it cooks - no one likes dried out ham, after all!
Of course, even when I'm trying out other ham glazes (and they have all been delicious!), my family always asks for this honey glaze for ham over the holidays, at least once. It's both sweet and slightly savory, and totally irresistible with ham.
As an added bonus, any ham you make with this glaze will make the best leftover ham recipes. Nothing could be better than honey ham sliders!
Honey Ham Glaze Ingredients
- Honey
- Unsalted butter
- Brown sugar
- Garlic powder
- Black pepper
How to Make Honey Ham Glaze
- Melt butter in the microwave in 30 second intervals, or in a saucepan on the stovetop.
- Add honey, brown sugar, garlic powder, and black pepper to a bowl, then add the butter.
- Mix until fully combined.
How to Glaze a Ham
- If you're preparing ham in the oven, begin by preheating your oven to 325°F. Place ham cut-side down on a roasting pan tented with foil and bake for 1 hour.
- Once an hour is up, remove the foil and brush the entire ham with glaze, including between each slice of ham. Add chicken broth to the bottom of the roasting pan, then bake uncovered for another 30 minutes, basting as you prefer.
Want the full honey ham recipe? See it here: Honey Glazed Ham
Honey Glaze Recipe Tips
- No matter what method you use, be sure to glaze both the outside of the ham and between each slice. It makes a huge difference in flavor and helps keep the ham moist!
- There is no need to heat this glaze before using it. Simply mix together and use.
- You can use this glaze on any ham - spiral cut hams, boneless ham, or bone-in ham all work well with it.
- This ham glaze makes the most amazing Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter ham. If you want to mix things up, try another one of my Ham Glaze Recipes.
Brown Sugar Honey Glaze FAQ
If you're baking ham in the oven, it's best to glaze it after baking the ham for an hour tented in foil before baking it again, uncovered, for 30 minutes. This ensures the glaze doesn't burn in the time it takes the ham to cook, while also giving it a ton of flavor and moisture in the last 30 minutes of cook time.
Glazing a ham will add moisture to a ham, but in addition to glazing, you should also add chicken broth to the bottom of the roasting pan. This is the true secret to ensuring your ham doesn't dry out.
Glazes for Ham
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Honey Glaze for Ham
Equipment
- 1 small bowl
- 1 Whisk
Ingredients
- 1 cup honey
- ½ cup unsalted butter 1 stick
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp. garlic powder
- ½ Tbsp. freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Melt butter in the microwave in 30 second intervals, or in a saucepan on the stovetop.½ cup unsalted butter
- Add honey, brown sugar, garlic powder, and black pepper to a bowl, then add the butter.1 cup honey, ½ cup brown sugar, 1 Tbsp. garlic powder, ½ Tbsp. freshly cracked black pepper
- Mix until fully combined.
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Notes
- No matter what method you use, be sure to glaze both the outside of the ham and between each slice. It makes a huge difference in flavor and helps keep the ham moist!
- There is no need to heat this glaze before using it. Simply mix together and use.
- You can use this glaze on any ham - spiral cut hams, boneless ham, or bone-in ham all work well with it.
