2-Ingredient Ham Glaze Recipe: Makes it Delicious and Moist

I don’t make ham often as it isn’t my favorite (and so whatever mama likes, mama makes :)).  But my family loves it and there is one way of preparing a ham that I actually really do like!

I learned this from my aunt about 15 years ago.  She hosted Easter dinner and made the ham.  It was the first I actually really enjoyed and so this is how I make my ham now!

You only need 2 ingredients!  How simple is that? I am not only about thrifty, but easy too!

Here’s what you need: 2-parts of ginger ale and 1-part mustard! If you use 1/3 cup mustard, then use 2/3 cup ginger ale, etc.

To make:

• Make your 2-ingredient marinade
• Prepare your ham by making diamond slices in the top (make cuts about 1/2 inch into the ham both length-wise and width-wise.  This will create “diamond” shapes in the ham and allow the marinade to seep into the ham so that they ham can cook and soak up the flavors!
• Then pour your marinade over the ham (it will be thicker) and let is seep into the cuts and cook to package directions.
• Throughout the cooking process, using a baster, suck up the juices that leaked out and baste it over the top again.  You can also use a spoon for this too if you don’t have a baster.
• Serve and enjoy the sweet/tart and deliciously unique flavors of your Ham.

We have made this for both small and large family gatherings and everyone loved it and no ham was left over.  The slower the cooking the better as the ham just soaks up the flavors more and more the longer it cooks, plus it just falls apart and is so juicy! This cooking method works well in a crock pot too!

You could even cook pineapple slices and maraschino cherries with your ham for an even more exotic flavor! I don’t do this every time, but when I do, my family loves it that much more!

Here’s a printable recipe!

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