3-Ingredient Ham Glaze

using a pastry brush do brush glaze on honey ham

This 3-ingredient ham glaze is a simple yet delicious way to add to your ham's flavor. Composed of brown sugar, butter, and root beer, this glaze caramelizes beautifully on the ham, creating a wonderfully appealing crust.

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Cook Time 10

Total Time 10

Course Sauces & Dips

Cuisine American

Servings 8 servings

Calories 169 kcal

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
½ cup root beer

Instructions

In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, bring the brown sugar, butter, and root beer to a boil.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened and syrupy.
Brush half of the glaze onto your ham.
Cover the ham with foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes per pound. After half of the cooking time (45 minutes for a ~5.5lb ham), turn the heat up to 375 degrees F.
Brush the ham with the glaze 2 to 3 more times during the remaining cooking time. Ham is ready when it is nicely caramelized, browned, and 140F internally.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 169kcalCarbohydrates: 24gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 10mgSugar: 24g

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