Name: Honey Mustard Glaze
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: ½ cup honey; ⅓ cup brown sugar; ⅓ cup Dijon mustard; 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter; ½ teaspoon dried thyme; ¼ teaspoon salt

Honey Mustard Glaze is made with a few simple ingredients and a perfect finishing sauce for your favorite foods! Great honey mustard glaze for ham, pork, chicken, and vegetables. Gluten free.

A spoon pouring Honey Mustard Glaze into a small white dish

This Honey Mustard Glaze uses classic flavors in a fast and easy glaze sauce for your favorite meats and vegetables!

Why You Will Love This Recipe

Mustard and honey are a classic flavor combination that work perfectly together for a simple glaze recipe!

The balance of sweet with a slight kick from the mustard in a gooey, thick glaze that will coat anything you put it on.

This glaze was amazing on my Honey Mustard Glazed Spiral Ham that I made for Easter!

It would taste great on pork (pork chops, pork tenderloins), chicken, and even vegetables.

Ingredients

These are the ingredients you need to make the honey mustard glaze:

Honey
Butter
Dijon Mustard
Brown Sugar
Dried Thyme
Salt

A white dish full of Honey Mustard Glaze on a small board

Equipment

This is the equipment you need to make the homemade glaze:

Small Pot
Measuring Cups
Measuring Spoons
Whisk or Spatula

Instruction Overview

Put all of your ingredients in a small pot.

The ingredients added to the pot before mixing and cooking

Heat the pot over medium low heat on the stove.

Stir occasionally as everything melts together.

Let it start to simmer a little, which takes about 3 minutes.

Use on your favorite meat or vegetable!

Modifications and Substitutions

You can use coarse ground mustard in place of Dijon.

Kim’s Tips

This Honey Mustard Glaze is amazing on pork, chicken, and vegetables! Try our Honey Mustard Glazed Spiral Ham for a full holiday-ready recipe!

This glaze has sugar in it which means it will burn if you add it to anything to cook for too long. It is best to add the glaze for the last 10-15 minutes of cooking time for it to thicken and caramelize without burning.

FAQs

What is honey glaze made of?

The glaze is made of mustard, honey, butter, brown sugar, thyme, and salt.

Can glaze be made in advance?

Yes! Simply refrigerate and when ready to use, let it come to room temperature or gently reheat some so that it is not too hard anymore.