glazed spiral ham

Spiral ham is incredibly easy and perfect for serving on special occasions or for Christmas dinner.

How To Cook A Spiral Ham

spiral ham (8-10 pounds)

(optional)

Preheat oven to 250°F.

Remove packaging and if your ham has a small plastic disk on the underside of the bone, remove and discard the disk.

Place ham in a shallow roasting pan, cut side down.

Bake for 13-16 minutes per pound until ham reaches 140°F.

If adding ham glaze, add during the last 20 minutes of cooking.

Remove the ham from the oven and rest at least 15 minutes before cutting. Spoon juices over the ham before serving if desired.

Get fancy, but in the most effortless way possible, with this honey mustard maple glazed ham. Perfect for the holidays and family feasts, this sweet and tangy spiral ham is delicious for any occasion.

Honey Mustard Maple Glazed Spiral Ham

Tbsp Brown Sugar

Cup Maple Syrup

Dijon Mustard

Tbsp Honey

Preheat

Combine

To make glaze combine honey, maple syrup, and dijon mustard in a small bowl.

Whisk

Chill

Line

Unwrap

Place

Rub brown sugar all over top and sides of ham.

Cover

Bake

Bake for about 15 minutes per pound. The ham pictured was about 8 lbs. and took two hours.

Uncover

After that, remove from oven and uncover.

Pour

Pour glaze over ham. Return ham to oven uncovered on broil for no more than five-eight minutes, watching it to make sure it doesn’t burn. This is just long enough to heat glaze and caramelize it.

Check

Ham should be heated all the way through and top should be nice and brown.

Remove

Serve

This easy gluten-free ham glaze recipe is perfect for a special celebration! 

Gluten-Free Honey Mustard Ham Glaze

Foil

Basting brush or pastry brush

Instant read thermometer (helpful, but optional)

(8-10

water

Tablespoons butter

brown sugar

honey maple syrup

Dijon mustard

black pepper

Set The Ham Out Early

. Remove the ham from the refrigerator about 1 hour in advance (no more than 2 hours), to allow it to come closer to room temperature. This helps the ham heat evenly in the oven. *If desired, you can use a sharp knife to cut a diamond pattern across the surface of the ham. 

Preheat The Oven

. Start by moving the oven rack to the lower third of the oven (so the center of the ham will be in the center of the oven), and preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Place Ham In The Pan

. Remove any packaging or wrapping on the ham. Add the ham cut-side down to a large roasting pan or a 9&#215;13 pan (if it fits!). Pour the water into the bottom of the pan, and cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil. (I usually use two sheets of foil that I overlap in the center to make one larger piece.)

Start At 325 F degrees

. Bake the ham for 10-12 Minutes Per Pound until you have about 30 minutes left. (For an 8lb. ham = 50 minutes, For a 9lb. ham = 1 hour, For a 10 lb. ham = 1 hour 10 minutes)

While The Ham Bakes, Mix Up The Glaze

. After putting the ham in the oven to bake, mix up your ham glaze. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar, honey, mustard, and pepper and stir JUST until the sugar is fully dissolved. Don&#8217;t simmer or boil, or you risk the glaze hardening. Set the glaze aside or keep on a very low warm setting.

When There's 30 Minutes Left, Brush With Glaze

. When there&#8217;s about 30 minutes left of the bake time, carefully remove the foil and use a pastry brush to brush the ham with about 1/3 of the honey mustard glaze, trying to also get some in between the spiral cuts if you can. Cover the ham again with the foil and return to the oven for another 30 minutes.

Check The Ham

. After another 30 minutes, check to see if the ham is heated through. The internal temperature at the center should register 145 degrees F. (Be careful not to hit the bone with the thermometer, which can throw off your reading). If the ham isn&#8217;t quite done, cover again with the foil and cook in 10-15 minute increments until the ham has heated through.

Brush Again &amp; Caramelize The Glaze At 425 degrees F

. If the ham is ready, remove the ham from the oven and brush generously with 1/3 of the glaze, trying to tuck some glaze into the spiral cuts. Turn the oven heat up to 425 degrees and cook just 5-10 minutes more to allow the glaze to caramelize.

Slice &amp; Enjoy

. Use your brush to scoop up some of the liquid and pan juices at the bottom of the pan, and stir them into the remaining glaze (just a few tablespoons to thin things out). If desired, brush the sides one more time or serve the remaining glaze on the side, thinned out with some of the pan juices. Let the ham rest for about 5 minutes to redistribute the juices inside, then slice with a sharp knife and serve warm.

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