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Brown Sugar Honey Salmon

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I am a huge salmon lover. It's healthy, delicious, and easy to cook with. I came across a recipe for Brown Sugar Honey Salmon and decided to put my own twist on it. I now love Salmon more, than I ever have before, because of this recipe. It is absolutely delicious.
Brown Sugar Honey Salmon

I am a huge salmon lover. I have always had a deep passion for it, because it is so easy to cook, doesn’t require a ton of time or preparation, is healthy, and most importantly, tastes delicious.

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Well, starting on Jan 2nd (because I had all the left overs on Jan 1st) I have started to try and eat better.

I usually do good through the year except on holidays, and this December we had a lot of parties and junk food.

It is REALLY hard for me to pass of delicious stuff. Ha Ha. I’m excited to get back on the band wagon. This Brown Sugar Honey Salmon is one of my new favorite ways to eat salmon.

Hope you like it as much as my family and I do. Even my picky eaters liked this one.

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Brown Sugar Honey Salmon Recipe

4 from 1 vote
I came across a recipe for Brown Sugar Honey Salmon and decided to put my own twist on it. I now love Salmon more, than I ever have before.
Serving4
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
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Ingredients

  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon honey
  • ½ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
  • ¼ cup pineapple juice
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
  • 1 pound salmon fillets

Equipment

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl whisk together the brown sugar, honey, soy sauce, pineapple juice, mustard, olive oil, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes.
  3. Cover the baking sheet with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
  4. Place salmon skin side down on cookie sheet lined with foil.
  5. Brush marinade on salmon.
  6. Sprinkle with a little bit of extra brown sugar so it will caramelize.
  7. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until salmon easily flakes with fork.
  8. Drizzle with extra honey before serving.

Notes

  • Avoid Salmon that shows any sign of browning. This is where bad flavor and texture are going to come in. That also means too much air has gotten to it, and it hasn’t been properly stored. Avoid this Salmon.
    Go for pink or red salmon.

Nutrition

Calories: 290 kcal · Carbohydrates: 23 g · Protein: 24 g · Fat: 11 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Cholesterol: 62 mg · Sodium: 1139 mg · Potassium: 673 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 20 g · Vitamin A: 195 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 38 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Cuisine: American
Course: Main Course
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Published: January 4, 2016Updated: May 10, 2024

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Questions & Reviews

  1. Melissa says:
    You mention putting pineapple around the salmon, but don't mention it in the ingredients. How much, and is it needed?
  2. Allison says:
    This is my EXACT question!
  3. Beth says:
    Same question as the other 2 ladies. What pineapple?
  4. Shirley says:
    I find the cooking instructions very confusing. First of all, where did the pineapple come from?! I thought only pineapple juice? Then, why am I spraying oil on a baking pan but then I'm putting salmon on a lined cookie sheet pan? This is a great recipe but the instructions are so unclear. This is very frustrating. Please, do take care when writing out the recipe.
  5. Shirley says:
    Also, what happen to all my marinate? I'm only brushing it on the salmon?
  6. Renee says:
    All of the above
  7. Kris says:
    So sorry ladies, at first try was to make it with pineapple, but I liked it without better. So I omitted it from the ingredients but forgot to take it out of the instructions. So sorry about that. With the spray, whenever you are cooking with brown sugar it will caramelize to your salmon, to your pan, to your foil. That is why I always spray my foil. It just makes clean up a lot easier for me. Especially if you salmon doesn't have skin, then I HIGHLY suggest spraying a little but so you will be able to eat it easier. Hope this answers your questions. Sorry about the confusion.
  8. NJ-Cook4You says:
    Need to make these immediately! My mouth is watering! Greets,
  9. Cheryl Stauder says:
    I want to hear from people who made this.
  10. JJ says:
    I thought this recipe tasted great, but I'm not sure why so much soy sauce? I reduced it to 3/8 cup (6 TBS) and even that was too much liquid. I felt like there was excessive amounts of marinade left over. Next time I'm going to try 1 TB brown sugar, 1 tsp honey, 2 TB soy sauce, 1 TBS pineapple juice, 1 tsp dijon mustard, 1/2 tsp sesame oil, 1 tsp EVOO, 1 tsp fresh ginger, 2 garlic cloves and 1 tsp of red pepper flakes. (I also added chopped up fresh pineapple on top and baked it with salmon. I really liked it.)

    4 stars

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