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Ham, coated in a brown sugar and mountain dew glaze, sits sliced on a platter, surrounded by pineapple rings, maraschino cherries and orange wedges.
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Brown Sugar Mountain Dew Ham

Brown Sugar Mountain Dew is a sweet ham glaze, made with brown sugar, MNT DEW soda and spices. Spread over a ham and baked, it will make the ham the star of your dinner table.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: christmas, dinner, easter, Entree, Ham
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Christmas ham, Easter ham, ham glaze
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 557kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 lb. ham fully cooked
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup mountain dew soda
  • 2 tablespoon mountain dew soda
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 4 slices pineapple fresh or canned, optional
  • 4 maraschino cherries optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350. Pour the ¼ cup of Mountain Dew into the baking dish.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of Mountain Dew, garlic powder, onion powder, ground ginger and paprika together to form a thick paste.
  • Place the ham in the prepared baking dish. Use a sharp knife to cut thin slices in the top of the ham. Spread half of the glaze on top of them ham.
  • Optionally, affix pineapple rings with maraschino cherries to the ham using toothpicks.
  • Bake the ham for 1 hour, basting with the juice from the bottom every 20 minutes.
  • When 20 minutes remain, spread the remaining glaze on top of the ham and bake for the remainder of the time.
  • Let ham cool for 10 minutes, then thinly slice.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 557kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 2030mg | Potassium: 606mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 147IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 2mg