Apple Glaze for Ham Recipe
Dec 05, 2022, Updated Jun 21, 2023
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This Apple Glaze for Ham is a perfect combination of flavors, and will satisfy those that love savory and/o sweet! Mustard is combined with brown sugar to create a delicious crust while the apple glaze leaves the ham juicy and with a burst of flavor that will have your taste buds rejoicing! It is quite frankly…the star of the show.
Get ready to throw out that packet that comes in a ham. Once you try this apple glaze recipe you aren’t going to ever go back! Oh, and your home is going to smell amazing with this recipe!
While you may be intimidated, this apple ham glaze recipe is actually really easy-to-make at home.
Glaze for Ham Ingredients
- coconut oil
- 3 KIKU® apples
- 3 KANZI® apples
- maple syrup
- allspice
- sugar
- brown sugar
- Dijon mustard
- whole cinnamon sticks
- precooked, sugar-cured, bone-in ham
How to Make A Ham Apple Glaze
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Combine brown sugar and mustard.
Cut away some of the fat on the ham and peel away hide. Score ham in criss-cross fashion; Rub mustard mixture over meat. Place in a roasting pan and pour 1 cup of water into the bottom of the pan.
Bake, uncovered, about 45 minutes.
While the ham is in the oven, heat coconut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add KIKU® and KANZI® apple rings, maple syrup, sugar and allspice. Give it a stir and add in the cinnamon sticks.
Reduce the heat to low; cook until the apples begin to caramelize.
Spoon apple glaze over ham and continue baking for 45 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before carving.
What sides can I serve with ham?
Your options are really limitless. Here’s a few of our favorite side dish recipes we recommend:
- Apple, Cranberry and Kale Salad
- Honey Butter Skillet Corn
- Sweet Potato Casserole
- Twice Baked Potato Casserole
- Air Fryer Cinnamon and Brown Sugar Carrots
- Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts
- Stuffing Muffins
Apple Glaze for Ham Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil
- 3 KIKU® apples cored and sliced thin in rings
- 3 KANZI® apples cored and sliced thin in rings
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 2 T granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
- 2 whole cinnamon sticks
- 1 9-pound precooked, sugar-cured, bone-in ham
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Combine brown sugar and mustard.
- Cut away some of the fat on ham and peel away hide. Score ham in criss-cross fashion; Rub mustard mixture over meat. place in a roasting pan and pour 1 cup of water into the bottom of pan.
- Bake, uncovered, about 45 minutes.
- While the ham is in the oven, heat coconut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add KIKU® and KANZI® apple rings, maple syrup, sugar and allspice. Give it a stir and add in the cinnamon sticks.
- Reduce the heat to low; cook until apples begin to caramelize.
- Spoon apple glaze over ham and continue baking 45 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before carving.
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Nutrition
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