Maple Honey Glazed Ham
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A maple honey glazed ham is the perfect star of your holiday dinner table. The easy to make maple honey glaze features just the right amount of sweetness and holiday spices.
This oven-roasted ham is scored and slow-baked and continuously basted with a warm maple syrup ham glaze for a rich, caramelized finish.
Making a maple honey glazed ham is one of the easiest main dishes to make for the holidays or special dinner events. It looks like a show-stopper on the table and tastes amazing but doesn’t require a lot of prep work.
Ingredients for Maple Glazed Ham
- Ham – I tested this recipe with a bone-in, fully cooked ham. I think you could easily adapt it to use with a spiral sliced ham.
- Orange Juice
- Butter
- Maple Syrup – I highly recommend using a grade A maple syrup for the best results.
- Brown Sugar
- Honey
- Dijon Mustard
- Seasonings – You’ll need ground cinnamon, ground all spice, and garlic powder.
Essential Items for this Recipe
How to Make Maple Syrup Ham Glaze
The fully list of ingredients, including measurements, and step-by-step instructions can be found in the printable recipe card below. Here is a quick overview of how to take this recipe from the screen to your table.
The base of the maple glaze for ham starts with brown butter. Once the butter is brown, let it cool slightly and then mix in the brown sugar, honey, Dijon mustard, and spices. Mix well.
Combine the orange juice and water in the bottom of roasting pan. Place the ham on top of the rack. Lightly score the ham (this step isn’t necessary if you are using a spiral sliced ham). Brush the ham with the prepared maple syrup ham glaze.
Tips and Storage Information
- Bone in hams take about 20-25 minutes per pound to warm to 140 F. So, an 8-pound ham should take about 2 hours 20 minutes to 2 hours 40 minutes.Â
- A spiral sliced ham takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes per pound to cook so, if you choose to use a spiral ham, adjust the cooking times accordingly. You will still want it warmed to at least 140 F.
- I recommend resting the browned butter for 5 minutes or the maple syrup will splatter as you add it into the hot butter.
- Store ham in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4-5 days.
- Freeze leftovers in freezer bags for up to 3-4 months.Â
What to Serve with Maple Honey Glazed Ham
- Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes
- Mushroom Stuffing
- Orange Glazed Carrots
- Sweet Potato Casserole
- Thanksgiving Salad
- Quick Yeast Dinner Rolls
Maple Honey Glazed Ham
Ingredients
- 7-9 pound bone-in, fully cooked ham
- ½ cup orange juice
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup maple syrup
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground all spice
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Remove the ham from the refrigerator and let it sit out at room temperature for 1-1.5 hours before starting the recipe. This allows the ham to not be so cold going into the oven, allowing it to warm up more evenly in the oven.7-9 pound bone-in, fully cooked ham
- Preheat your oven to 300 F and make sure your oven rack is in the lower part of your oven. This way the ham cooks in the middle of the oven. If it’s too close to the top, you will have a burnt ham.
- In the bottom of a roasting pan, add the orange juice and water. Add the wire rack on top and place the ham on top, cut side down. Cut any fat thicker than half an inch and make crisscross cuts into the ham, about 1 inch apart from each other to make a diamond shape. Don’t cut deeper than ¼ inch into the meat part of the ham, but make sure to go all the way through the fatty part.½ cup orange juice, ½ cup water
- In a sauce pan, brown the butter. The butter will melt, then foam, then you should see deep amber bits at the bottom. This process takes about 7-8 minutes. Remove from the heat and let rest for 5 minutes.½ cup unsalted butter
- Slowly whisk in the maple syrup, brown sugar, honey, mustard, cinnamon, all spice, and garlic powder. Whisk together then return to the heat. Heat just until the sauce simmers.¾ cup maple syrup, 2/3 cup brown sugar, ¼ cup honey, 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground all spice, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- Remove from the heat and let cool for 10-15 minutes. Baste the ham with about 1/3 of the glaze. Tightly cover the ham with foil and bake for 60 minutes. Remove from the oven and baste with the juices from the bottom of the tray. Cover the ham and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
- Remove the foil and increase the temperature to 325 F. Baste the ham with some of the remaining glaze and bake, uncovered for 15 minutes. Baste with the glaze or juices from the pan every 15-20 minutes until the ham is heated to 140 F.
- Remove from the oven and let rest for 15 minutes before moving to a serving plate and slicing.
Notes
- The nutritional information provided does not factor in the bone, the orange juice that isn’t consumer, or glaze that bakes off so it is not very accurate.
- If using a spiral sliced ham, you will need to adjust the baking time. Spiral sliced hams take approximately 10-15 minutes per pound to warm.
- Bone in hams take about 20-25 minutes per pound to warm to 140 F. The recipe is written for a ham between 7-9 pounds. If you use a smaller or larger ham, please adjust the cooking time accordingly.
- Store ham in an airtight container for up to 4-5 days. Freeze leftovers in freezer bags for up to 3-4 months.
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