bourbon glazed ham

This easy spiral ham recipe has an apricot-bourbon glaze that will make any holiday dinner feel extra special. Spiral sliced hams are pre-cooked, so you don’t have to stress about getting it to a precise temperature. The key here is keeping it moist and adding lots of flavor. 

Best-Ever Glazed Spiral Ham

1 (8 to 10-lb.) whole cured, smoked, bone-in ham

apricot jam

c. light brown sugar

bourbon (optional)

Dijon mustard

red pepper flakes

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Enjoyed the glaze but was afraid to try cooking without foil over the top. Also the water was not enough and had to replenish.  Would like a wine pairing suggestion.

I used this recipe for Easter this year and it turned out great! The glaze was perfect- it added a nice sweet touch.

Wow! Fabulous as promised! Moist and delicious. I didn't have apricot jam, so substituted orange fig jam.

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Glazed ham is an absolute staple at any Christmas table. And nailing it is way easier than you’d think. Spiral sliced hams are pre-cooked, so you don’t have to stress about getting it to a precise temperature. The key here is keeping it moist and adding lots of flavor. We’ve got you covered.

Homemade Apricot Dijon Glaze Makes This The Best-Ever Spiral Ham

This Baked Ham is glazed with a bourbon, orange juice and brown sugar glaze and studded with cloves. It&#039;s delicious and incredibly flavorful, the perfect sweet and savory holiday dinner!

Bourbon Glazed Baked Ham

ham (fully cooked)

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brown sugar (packed)

bourbon (or other whiskey)

apple cider vinegar

orange

thyme

Worcestershire sauce

garlic powder

Prepare ham

Prepare ham: Remove ham from packaging and pat it dry with paper towels and bring to room temperature at least 2 hours before baking.

Preheat the oven

Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line a roasting pan with foil. Arrange a rack in the lower third of the oven and remove the upper racks.

Place and score ham

Place and score ham: Using a sharp knife, score a diamond pattern in the fat , about ¼-½ inch deep or as deep as the fat is. Place the ham in the prepared roasting pan, fat side up.

Place cloves in the ham

Place cloves in ham: Place the cloves in the center of the diamonds all around the ham. You can also place the cloves in the intersection points of the score, up to you.

Make the glaze

Make the glaze: In a small saucepan, add the brown sugar, bourbon, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, orange zest and juice, thyme, Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder. Bring to a low simmer over low heat, stirring frequently, until the sugar has fully dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside.

Glaze the ham

Glaze the ham: Using a pastry brush, brush the glaze generously over the ham and in between the scored lines, but only use about a third of it.

Bake the ham

Bake and glaze ham: Transfer the roasting pan in the oven. Bake for 2 hours or about 20 minutes per pound, brushing the ham with remaining glaze every 20 minutes. The ham is ready when the internal temperature of the ham registers at 145°F.

Finish glazing

Finish glazing: Take the ham out of the oven and baste it again with remaining glaze. Place the ham under the broiler for a few minutes to get some nice browning on top, if not browned enough.

Finish and serve

Finish and serve: Take the ham out of the oven again and baste it with remaining juices in the roasting pan. Cover it with aluminum foil and let the ham rest for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

Pecan Praline Glazed Ham is a showstopper! A sweet glaze made of butter and maple syrups gets baked into the ham before getting a coat of crushed pecans and brown sugar.  Add sweet potatoes around the ham while baking to soak up all that pecan praline goodness.

Pecan Praline Glazed Ham

unsalted butter

maple syrup (divided)

brown sugar

pecans

sweet potatoes (peeled and chopped)

Preheat oven to 325°F/163°C. Be sure oven rack is in the center of the oven.

Remove ham from the package and discard the liquid from the packaging. Place the ham cut side down in a large baking dish or roasting pan.

Place cut sweet potatoes in the pan around the ham. Set aside.

In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt 4 Tablespoons of butter.

Stir in ½ cup of maple syrup to the melted butter.

Brush the melted butter syrup on to the spiral ham.

Place the prepared ham into the preheated oven to bake for 1 ½ hours.

When it has 30 minutes left to cook, remove it from the oven.  Set aside.

In a small mixing bowl, stir together brown sugar and pecans.

Place this mixture all over the ham.  Return the ham back to the oven to finish cooking.

To make the final glaze, In a small saucepan over medium heat combine remaining 4 Tablespoons of butter and the remaining ½ cup of maple syrup.

While whisking, bring this mixture up to a slight bubble and cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.

Remove ham from the oven and drizzle the ham with the glaze.

Slice and serve.

I've made this three times over the past year and every time it's exceptionally good! This is my new go to recipe. Thank you!!

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