The Best SCD Holiday Honey Ham Glaze

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Happy Easter! For most Americans Easter dinner wouldn’t be complete without a glazed ham. Sweet, thick, and citrusy orange infused glaze cascades down layers of salty and savory ham. Accompanied by warm and inviting baking spices, tropical notes from the pineapple, and tangy dijon mustard this is everything you’ve been looking for in a glaze recipe! Certainly worthy of your holiday table, and guests will be astounded when they find out it’s refined sugar free!

It can be difficult to find a ham without any added sugar for SCD, but there are a few options out there. Here is the one I was able to find on Amazon. If you can’t access one, this glaze is still amazing on a pork loin, or even pork chops. In fact, I think this glaze would be good on just about anything!  

Looking for other SCD Easter recipes? Check out The Best Mini Grain-Free Asparagus & Parmesan Quiches, The Best Grain & Refined Sugar-Free SCD Lemon Tart, Carrot Cake Cupcakes with ‘Cream Cheese’ Icing, Classic Deviled Eggs SCD Style, Ginger Spiced Glazed Carrots, or my Grain-Free Pull Apart Cinnamon Monkey Bread with Glaze

                                                              

 

The Best SCD Holiday Honey Ham Glaze

Serves 10-12
Prep: 5 min
Cooking: 15 min
Total: 20 min
Beginner

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups honey 

1 Tbsp. orange zest, about 2 oranges 

2 Tbsp. orange juice, fresh 

⅓ cup pineapple juice, no sugar added, not from concentrate 

2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard 

1 tsp. cinnamon, ground 

½ tsp. cloves, ground

  Method Of Prep:

  1. Gather ingredients. In a medium pot add all ingredients for the  glaze.
  2. Heat over medium-high heat until it comes to a boil.
  3. Turn down to medium heat and simmer for 5-8 minutes until the glaze is thickened, set aside.
  4. Glaze your ham in thirds, see below.
  5. Remove fully cooked ham from packaging (4-6 pounds). If not spiralized, score the skin with a knife.
  6. Place your no sugar added ham to a large baking dish.
  7. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  8. Bake for 15 minutes.
  9. Remove from the oven and brush with one third of your glaze.
  10. Bake for another 15-20 minutes.
  11. Remove from the oven and use another third of your glaze to coat the ham.
  12. Turn the oven temperature up to 400°F.
  13. Bake ham for 15 minutes.
  14. After removing the ham from the oven the second time, pour remainder of glaze over the ham.
  15. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy, Happy Easter!

                     

Nutrition Facts: (Glaze only) 
Calories- 147
Carbs- 37.5 g
Fat- 0.8 g
Protein- 0.4 g