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 mins
Cook Time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Course: christmas, dinner, easter, Entree, Ham
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Christmas ham, Easter ham, ham glaze
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 557kcal
- 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
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.
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