Published On: 03.30.24 | 

By: Stacey Little

Recipe: Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham Glaze

Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham Glaze is done in less than 10 minutes and is the perfect sweet, sour, savory finish to your spiral sliced holiday ham. (Stacey Little / Southern Bite)

Ham is often associated with holidays and that’s especially true of glazed ham. But a glazed ham is good any time of year and a glaze doesn’t have to come in a packet.

Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham Glaze

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Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham Glaze. (Stacey Little / Southern Bite)

Prep time: 2 minutes

Cook time: 4 minutes

Serves: 10

Ingredients

  • 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • ½ cup pineapple juice
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons stone-ground mustard
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

  1. Combine the ingredients in a medium saucepan.
  2. Bring to a boil and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
  3. Prepare ham according to package instructions.
  4. About 20 to 30 minutes before the ham is done, brush the outside (and between the slices if using a spiral-sliced ham) with the glaze.
  5. Return to the oven to finish baking.
  6. If desired, reserve some of the glaze and brush on the top before putting the ham under the broiler until bubbly and caramelized.

Recipe notes

Nutritional information – calories 94 kilocalories, carbohydrates 23 grams, protein 0.4 grams, fat 0.1 gram, saturated fat 0.01 gram, polyunsaturated fat 0.03 grams, monounsaturated fat 0.1 gram, sodium 140 milligrams, potassium 57 milligrams, fiber 0.2 grams, sugar 23 grams, vitamin A 3IU, vitamin C 1 milligram, calcium 22 milligrams, iron 0.3 milligrams.

This recipe originally appeared on SouthernBite.com. For more great recipes, visit the website or check out “The Southern Bite Cookbook.”