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Guinness Glaze

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Our easy two-ingredient Guinness glaze recipe cooks in 30 minutes and tastes great on anything, from burgers and ham to bacon and onion rings.

A glass jar of Guinness glaze with a can of beer in the background.

When we created the Guinness glaze burger for St. Patty’s Day last year, we learned how to make a simple brown sugar glaze with our favorite Irish beer. A little Guinness glaze goes a long way, and it tastes delicious on pretty much anything, so we wanted to share some of our favorite (and our readers’ favorite) ways to use it!

What To Expect

  • Great for: A sweet, super flavorful glaze to put on burgers, meats, or to use as a dip.
  • Ready in: 30 minutes
  • Makes: About half a cup.
  • Flavor profile: Sweet and a little bitter, the Guinness flavor comes through well.
  • How to make it: Combine Guinness and brown sugar in a saucepan over low heat. Simmer until reduced by about half to two-thirds. Cool before serving.

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What Is Guinness Reduction Sauce Made Of?

Ingredients for making Guinness glaze: Guinness, light brown sugar.

Ingredients:

  • Guinness
  • Brown sugar

That is it. Basically the goal is to give the Guinness a little bit of sweetness and a thicker texture, and the brown sugar helps to do just that.

How To Make Guinness Glaze

A small ceramic saucepan with Guinness glaze simmering in it on the stove.

Step 1: Combine Guinness and brown sugar in a small saucepan over low heat.

A small ceramic saucepan with a Guinness brown sugar glaze thickening in it on the stove.

Step 2: Simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes. The goal is to let it reduce by about a half to two-thirds.

A side by side comparison of what Guinness glaze should look like when simmering on the stove. Light foaming and bubbling is good. Too much frothy bubbling is bad.

On the left – This is what you want the simmering sauce to look like. Bubbly but not foaming.

On the right – The foaming here quickly builds up. If this happens lower the heat and stir to help dissipate the foam.

Expert Tips

  • Thicker glaze – While you can always simmer the glaze longer to thicken it, if you want the glaze to thicken up even more (or more quickly) after cooking, put it in the fridge to help cool it down faster. The colder the glaze is, the thicker it becomes.
  • Storing – You can store it in the fridge for up to a week in a closed container. Be sure to take the glaze out of the fridge and let it warm up to room temperature before use to help it thin out to a spreadable consistency. You can also microwave the glaze for a few seconds to speed up this process.
Guinness glaze being scooped from a bowl with a spoon.

What Goes Well With Guinness Sauce?

While we made this Guinness glaze recipe to go on our Guinness glaze burger, there are so many more ways this sweet and sticky condiment can be enjoyed.

If you have extra Guinness glaze after putting it on a burger, it makes a great dip for any of your classic sides, including:

If you don’t feel like making a burger, you can use Guinness sauce as a flavorful but sweet glaze for any meat, like:

  • Steak
  • Ham
  • Candied bacon
  • Chicken
  • Corned beef
  • Salmon

Or, you can get creative and use this glaze as a fun addition to any:

  • Sandwiches
  • Specialty pizzas
  • Unique taco recipes

Overall, you really can’t go wrong using this Guinness glaze in any dish! It packs the flavor of a sweetened Guinness into a deliciously drizzle-able sauce that tastes great on anything. So if you’re looking for a unique reduction sauce to add to your recipe, this is a great place to start.

Let us know what your favorite use for Guinness glaze is in the comments below, and we always appreciate a rating and a share if you enjoyed this recipe!

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We hope you enjoy this recipe! When you try it out, please leave a review and a star rating in the comments below. Happy cooking! – Nicole and Alex

A top down view of a bowl of Guinness reduction glaze

Guinness Glaze

Nicole & Alex Langdon
Our easy two-ingredient Guinness Glaze recipe cooks in 30 minutes and tastes great on anything, from burgers to ham to bacon and onion rings.
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Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Ingredient, Sauce
Cuisine American, Irish
Servings 1 half cup
Calories 458 kcal

Equipment

  • Saucepan

Ingredients
 
 

  • ½ cup Guinness beer
  • ½ cup light brown sugar

Instructions
 

  • Add Guinness and brown sugar to a small saucepan. Stir to combine and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat. Simmer until thickened and reduced by approximately two-thirds, about 20 to 30 minutes. Stir occasionally and watch for bubbles, lowering heat if it starts bubbling too much.
  • Transfer glaze to a small bowl. Let cool for a few minutes before using to glaze meats, drizzle on burgers, or serve as a dip.
  • Store in the refrigerator for up to one week.
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Notes

Cook time: If the glaze is reducing too quickly, lower the heat! You want this glaze to reduce slowly so that it has time to thicken. Otherwise, you’ll end up boiling off too much of the liquid too quickly, and the glaze will end up too thin.
Serving suggestions: We use this glaze in our Guinness Glaze Burger and like to serve some on the side for dipping onion rings into. You can also use this to glaze ham, make candied bacon in the oven, or even drizzle it on pizza. The options are limitless!
Storing and reheating: This glaze will harden slightly when stored in the refrigerator. To use, microwave for just a few seconds and give it a good stir.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cupsCalories: 458kcalCarbohydrates: 111gProtein: 1gSodium: 31mgPotassium: 146mgSugar: 107gCalcium: 91mgIron: 1mg
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As a kid, Alex was deemed the pickiest eater ever. That was at least, until he learned how to cook. While he always enjoyed cooking and eating good food growing up, the definition of good food was just really limited. Alex’s world of food quickly expanded in college as a way to get to know new friends. Now he’s constantly looking forward to finding new recipes and cuisines to try.

Alex is a mechanical engineer by degree, but a food blogger by reality. Even though engineering isn’t his day to day anymore, Alex has carried over many lessons learned from the engineering world to The Candid Cooks. With a very detail oriented, analytical mind, Alex thrives in the amount of data, science, and experimenting that comes with both cooking and running a website.

When Alex isn’t cooking or working on the blog, his favorite hobbies include playing soccer, running, hiking, reading a good book, or getting lost in a video game. Alex loves baking bread of all sorts, which is probably why pizza is one of his favorite foods to both make and eat!

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