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Baked Honey Ham

Homemade Honey Baked Ham Recipe - tender, delicious, juicy ham with a crunchy baked brown sugar honey crust.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Resting Time
20 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 40 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 193 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 half spiral cut ham (7-8 pounds)
  • 2 tablespoons butter melted
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon grated cloves
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon aleppo or cayenne pepper optional* (for a sweet heat, if you prefer a bit of a kick)
  • ¼ teaspoon ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon allspice

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Line a roasting pan with foil (optional, but makes cleanup much easier), and place roasting rack inside.
  3. Remove spiral ham from packaging, remove any wrapping material, and pat dry.
  4. In a medium sized pan, mix together butter and honey, melting on medium heat, whisking until melted and well combined.
  5. Pour over ham, making sure to get all over and brush into crevaces and ridges. Cover ham with foil.
  6. Bake in oven for about 1 hour and 45 minutes, until your ham reaches 140 degrees internal temperature (be sure to not hit the bone of your spiral ham when measuring temperature.)
  7. Remove from oven, remove foil, and set aside. Drain off any fat or drippings from ham, and set aside for glaze.
  8. Set oven temperature to 450 and let preheat.
  9. In a small bowl, mix together sugar and spices. Set half in a bowl to use as a run over the ham, and place half in a small pot to heat on the stove as a glaze.
  10. Sprinkle half of the sugar and spice mixture - the half to be used as a rub- carefully to prevent burning your hands, over ham, making sure it is evenly coated in sugar and spice rub, and return to oven.
  11. Bake additional 5-8 minutes, until bubbly and hot. You can broil if you like, but we prefer baking. Bake until glaze is golden, ham is fully cooked so this is just to get your ideal amount of crunch!
  12. In small pot, whisk together sugar, spices, and ham drippings or fat (if your ham didn't give off enough drippings or liquid, add 2-4 tbsp butter), and melt, stirring frequently to mix.
  13. Let glaze thicken and reduce by half. Remove from heat and serve with ham.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 193kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 35g (12%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Cholesterol 24mg (8%) Sodium 276mg (12%) Sugar 34g (68%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 193

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 193kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 35g 12%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Cholesterol 24mg 8%
Sodium 276mg 12%
Sugar 34g 68%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.