Holiday Ham Glaze

Tried several premade recipes and all were too simple or just didn't taste good. Decided to make my own from scratch being I learned how to do things like this while getting my chef certification. Baste onto ham roughly every 10 to 20 minutes for at least the last hour of cooking time. For a more encrusted glaze, start basting the ham sooner.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 199 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 ½ cups brown sugar
• ⅓ cup orange liqueur
• ½ cup lemon-lime soda (such as Sprite®)
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground cloves

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir brown sugar, lemon-lime soda, orange liqueur, cloves, allspice, salt, and black pepper together in a saucepan; bring to a simmer and cook until glaze is reduced by 1/4, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into another saucepan. Bring mixture to a simmer again and cook until glaze is about the consistency of maple syrup, about 10 minutes more.