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    Easy Glaze for Ham

    Published: Mar 21, 2023 Modified: Mar 21, 2023 by Isabel Laessig

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    My Ham Glaze recipe makes the best glaze for ham! You are going to love this easy, delicious brown sugar glaze. It's packed with flavor and simple to make using 3 ingredients in less than 5 minutes.

    instant pot ham with glaze
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    • Easy Ham Glaze
    • Ham Glaze Recipe Ingredients
    • How to Make Glaze for Ham
    • 3 Ingredient Ham Glaze Tips
    • Simple Ham Glaze FAQs
    • 3 Ingredient Ham Glaze Variations
    • Best Ham Recipes
    • Easy Glazes for Ham
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    Easy Ham Glaze

    My maple syrup and brown sugar ham glaze is the best glaze for ham I have ever tried, hands down. I make it at least once every year for Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas, and it is always a hit with my family and friends.

    I have cooked a lot of ham over the years, and have tried plenty of different ham glaze recipes. Nothing can beat how easy this one is. It uses only 3 ingredients and comes together in as many minutes. All you have to do is add the ingredients to a bowl, and mix!

    So, the secret ingredient to the perfect ham glaze… the green onions! It adds an unexpectedly mild flavor of onions combined with the sweetness of the sugar. It is an amazing combination!

    Instant pot ham with ham glaze and oranges

    Ham Glaze Recipe Ingredients

    • maple syrup
    • brown sugar
    • onions sliced

    How to Make Glaze for Ham

    This is the easiest and most delicious ham glaze you will ever make!

    1. Combine 1 cup maple syrup, 1 cup brown sugar, and 3 sliced green onions to a mixing bowl. Mix well.
    2. Use to glaze your ham and enjoy!

    3 Ingredient Ham Glaze Tips

    • For best results, cook your ham with 1 cup of orange juice at the bottom of the pan.
    • I love reverse searing the ham with half a stick of butter.
    • The tastiest hams are the ones where the flavor of the glaze comes through in every bite. I recommend not only glazing the outside of the ham but also adding the glaze in between every slice if using a spiral ham.
    • I always double this recipe and serve the Brown Sugar Ham Sauce on the side for extra deliciousness. It is that good!

    My other favorite ham glaze is bourbon ham glaze. This recipe is also just as amazing!

    Simple Ham Glaze FAQs

    What is brown sugar glaze made of?

    Brown sugar glaze uses maple syrup, brown sugar, and green onions. Additionally, I cook the ham with orange juice and plenty of butter for amazing flavor.

    Do you glaze a ham covered or uncovered?

    Whether you glaze a ham covered or uncovered depends on the cooking method you are using. If you are cooking ham in the Instant Pot, it requires no cover. If you are cooking it in the air fryer, cover it with foil, then uncover it halfway through the cooking time to add more glaze. If cooking ham in the oven, glaze it uncovered.

    When should glaze be put on ham?

    Glaze oven-baked ham within the last 30 minutes of cooking the ham. Cook for an hour in the oven, then remove and glaze the outside of the ham and between each slice, before cooking for an additional 30 minutes. If cooking in the Instant Pot or Air Fryer, the ham can be glazed immediately.

    Spreading glaze between each slice of ham

    3 Ingredient Ham Glaze Variations

    • Replace maple syrup with honey for a honey ham glaze!
    • Instead of maple syrup and brown sugar, try using honey and sriracha!

    Best Ham Recipes

    • Air Fryer Ham
    • Instant Pot Ham
    • Oven-Baked Ham
    • Smoked Ham Recipe

    Easy Glazes for Ham

    • Ham Glazes
    • Bourbon Glaze for Ham
    • Pineapple Sauce for Ham

    Check out my all-time favorite sauce recipes here: Easy Sauce Recipes.

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    Slices of ham with glaze

    Easy Ham Glaze

    Isabel Laessig
    My Brown Sugar Ham Glaze recipe makes the best glaze for ham! It's packed with flavor and simple to make using 3 ingredients in less than 5 minutes.
    4.55 from 11 votes
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    Cook Time 5 mins
    Total Time 5 mins
    Course Sauce
    Cuisine American
    Servings 2 cups
    Calories 858 kcal

    Equipment

    • Bowl

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup maple syrup
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 3 green onions sliced

    Instructions
     

    • Combine 1 cup maple syrup, 1 cup brown sugar, and 3 sliced green onions to a mixing bowl. Mix well.
      Mixing ham glaze ingredients in a bowl
    • Use to glaze your ham and enjoy!
      Spreading glaze between each slice of ham

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    Notes

    • For best results, cook your ham with 1 cup orange juice at the bottom of the pan, and reverse sear it with a half a stick of butter.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 858kcalCarbohydrates: 218gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 48mgPotassium: 558mgFiber: 1gSugar: 204gVitamin A: 179IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 280mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword easy glaze for ham, easy ham glaze, ham glaze recipe, simple ham glaze
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    About Isabel Laessig

    Isabel Laessig, better known as Family Foodie and the founder of the Sunday Supper Movement, is passionate about food and family! She is the author of the Boujee Steak Cookbook, and hosts Family Foodie Friday on WTSP's Great Day Tampa Bay along with other television appearances to spread her mission of bringing Sunday Supper back around the family table in every home.

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