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If you have yet to try Pineapple Sauce for Ham, or if it's one of your favorites, you need to try my pineapple ham glaze recipe! This easy glaze is ready in minutes and adds such a sweet flavor to savory ham. It's so tasty, you'll be tempted to eat it with a spoon.
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Ham Glaze with Pineapple
My family and I are big fans of ham every year for the holidays. I make one for Christmas and Easter every year, and honestly, I'm often tempted to make it for Thanksgiving, too. Sometimes I do!
This ham glaze with pineapple might just make you want to cook up a ham dinner outside of the holidays, too. It's just that tasty. I love experimenting with different glaze recipes, but there's something about this classic pineapple glaze that will make you want to come back to it again and again.
Pineapple and ham are a perfect match: sweet pineapple pairs so well with savory ham, it's just irresistible. And with how that sweet pineapple flavor clings to the leftover ham, you'll want to make so many leftover recipes with it, from pineapple ham pizza to a ham fried rice!
Pineapple Glaze Recipe for Ham Ingredients
- Fresh pineapple, finely chopped
- Pineapple juice
- Cinnamon powder
- Cloves
- Light brown sugar, packed
- Butter
How to Make Pineapple Ham Glaze
- Place a small pot over medium heat and add chopped pineapple and pineapple juice. Mix together.
- Add brown sugar, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir to combine and continue to cook until the mixture begins to lightly boil.
- Turn the heat down and cook another 10 minutes until thickened.
- Finish the glaze by adding butter. Mix until fully melted.
- Use immediately to glaze ham, or store for later! Enjoy!
Pineapple Glaze for Ham Recipe Tips
- Although fresh pineapple should never be placed directly on ham, pineapple ham glaze can be made with fresh pineapple because cooking it down makes it less acidic. I recommend using fresh pineapple in this glaze for the flavor!
- Pair this glaze with some fresh maraschino cherries on the ham for additional sweetness and an amazing flavor combination.
- If you save the glaze for later and find it's thickened too much, heat it up a little on the stove or in the microwave to loosen it up.
Storing Pineapple Ham Glaze
- Store pineapple glaze for ham for up to 3-5 days in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
- You can also freeze the glaze by adding it to a freezer-safe container with at least a half-inch of space at the top to account for liquid expansion. Allow it to cool first, then place in the freezer, labeled with the date, for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight before using.
Pineapple Ham Sauce FAQs
Typically, you would not want to put fresh pineapple on ham as the acidity of pineapple breaks down the fibers of the meat and will make ham mushy. However, this is not an issue in cooked glazes, so you can use fresh pineapple to make pineapple sauce for ham so long as you cook it down as instructed.
Although some recipes suggest you do not glaze the ham until the final 30 minutes of cooking it out of concern for the sugars burning, you can glaze the ham before baking so long as you wrap it in foil before adding it to the oven. Glaze the entire ham, including between the slices, for best flavor. When using pineapple sauce for ham, for additional flavor, use a roasting pan with a rack and place pineapple slices and pineapple juice underneath the rack while baking the ham.
Ham Glaze Recipes
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Pineapple Sauce for Ham
Equipment
- 1 Pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup Pineapple fresh, finely chopped
- 1 cup Pineapple juice
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- 4-5 Cloves
- ½ cup Brown sugar packed
- 1 Tablespoon Butter
Instructions
- Place a small pot over medium heat and add chopped pineapple and pineapple juice. Mix together.1 cup Pineapple, 1 cup Pineapple juice
- Add brown sugar, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir to combine and continue to cook until the mixture begins to lightly boil.½ teaspoon Cinnamon, ½ cup Brown sugar packed, 4-5 Cloves
- Turn the heat down and cook another 10 minutes until thickened.
- Finish the glaze by adding butter. Mix until fully melted.1 Tablespoon Butter
- Use immediately to glaze ham, or store for later! Enjoy!
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Notes
- Although fresh pineapple should never be placed directly on ham, pineapple ham glaze can be made with fresh pineapple because cooking it down makes it less acidic. I recommend using fresh pineapple in this glaze for the flavor!
- Pair this glaze with some fresh maraschino cherries on the ham for additional sweetness and an amazing flavor combination.
- If you save the glaze for later and find it's thickened too much, heat it up a little on the stove or in the microwave to loosen it up.
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