📌 Brown Sugar and Pineapple Glazed Turkey Roast

Posted 8 May 2026 by: Admin #Recipes

Have you ever looked at a holiday table and known, just by the smell coming from the kitchen, that it was going to be good? This glazed turkey roast is exactly that. The caramelized brown sugar crust, the base of pineapple juice scenting the entire oven — it’s comfort food at its most sincere.

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Brown Sugar and Pineapple Glazed Turkey Roast
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time
2 hours 45 minutes
Servings
8 to 10 servings

Ingredients :

  • Bone-in turkey roast — The bone here isn’t a constraint — it’s flavor. During cooking, it releases collagen that keeps the meat moist. Count on about 350 to 400 g per person. If you can only find boneless turkey breast, it works, but watch the cooking more closely: without the bone, it dries out faster.
  • Brown sugar — Use real moist, packed brown sugar (cassonade), not dry blond sugar. The difference? Moist brown sugar contains molasses, which adds that slightly licorice-like depth to the glaze. If yours has hardened, crumble it with a fork before weighing — it will regain its texture.
  • Dijon mustard — It plays two roles: providing acidity to balance the sugar, and helping the glaze stick to the meat. Don’t use whole-grain mustard here — the whole grains don’t hold well on the surface of the roast.
  • Pineapple juice — It’s not there for a tropical taste. It’s mainly its natural acidity that slightly tenderizes the meat and balances the brown sugar. Bottled juice, carton juice, it doesn’t matter. Don’t have any? Orange juice does exactly the same job.

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