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.

Brown Sugar Spiral Ham is a holiday favorite that's glazed with brown sugar, maple syrup, mustard, apple cider and warm spices. It's perfect for special occasions like Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, or any day in between. 

Brown Sugar Spiral Ham

brown sugar

maple syrup

mustard

apple cider (or water)

Tbsp. juice orange

orange

cinnamon

cloves

garlic

cornstarch

Remove ham from packaging and place on a serving dish or platter.

Let ham rest for 30 minutes, then brush with warm glaze (below).

If you prefer to warm it up, wrap ham in aluminum foil and place in a 200 degree oven.

Warm ham for 10 minutes per pound. Brush with glaze after removing from oven.

SPIRAL HAM

Add brown sugar and maple syrup to a skillet or pot on the stove. 

Stir in ground mustard, apple cider, orange juice, orange zest, cinnamon, cloves and minced garlic.

Cook for 3 minutes over medium heat until brown sugar melts. 

Mix cornstarch with water and add to mixture. Cook 1 more minute until glaze thickens. 

Brush warm glaze over the top and insides of ham.

Serve the rest of the glaze on the side in a small bowl. 

BROWN SUGAR GLAZE

This ham is at the top of my list of recipes to make for Easter!

We are already planning on ham at Easter. This is just in time to make it perfect!

Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham is the perfect Christmas or Easter Ham recipe! We made a delicious brown sugar and pineapple glaze for ham, and your holiday table will never be the same. This spiral ham recipe is easy to make, and filled with SO much flavor!

Brown Sugar Pineapple Glazed Ham (Spiral Ham Recipe)

dark brown sugar

Cola Pepper

apple cider vinegar

soy sauce

Dijon mustard

Grainy Mustard

ginger

onion powder

red pepper flakes

salt

spiral-sliced city ham ((6-9 lbs))

pineapple ((1 can))

Combine

Combine all glaze ingredients in a medium-sized saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring often, 20-30 minutes, or until glaze is the consistency of syrup. Remove from heat and set aside.

For the Pineapple Ham Glaze:

Heat

Score

Use a sharp knife to score the surface of the ham with 1/2-inch-deep slices spaced 1-inch apart. Cover and bake 1 hour.

Brush

Brush half the glaze over the ham, being sure to spread some down into each cut. Spread the crushed pineapple over the ham, again pressing down,&nbsp; and then pour half the remaining glaze over the surface. Bake the ham, uncovered, 15 minutes then repeat glazing as follows:

Baste

Continue cooking and glazing/basting the ham (once you have run out of glaze, just baste with the glaze from the bottom of the pan) every 10 minutes until the internal temperature registers 140° on an instant-read thermometer. This could take a total 40-60 minutes.

Enjoy

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Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham

We are going to show you how to cook spiral ham that has the absolute best glaze. This ham is tender and delicious for a great meal idea!

Spiral Ham

Glaze

brown sugar (packed)

honey

orange juice

Remove ham from refrigerator at least 2 hours before cooking to come to room temperature

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F

In a medium saucepan, whisk together ingredients for glaze

Bring to simmer and cook for 1-2 minutes or until sugar dissolves

Unwrap ham and place in large roasting pan cut side down

Brush about ½ of the glaze over the ham

Wrap tightly with foil

Bake for 12-15 minutes per pound or until ham reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees F

Remove from oven and remove foil

Brush remaining glaze over ham, be sure to get in between slices ** see notes

Return to the oven and continue cooking 10 minutes longer.

Remove from oven and loosely wrap with foil and let rest 15 minutes before serving

Holiday ham or lunch for the week. Either way this easy dutch oven spiral ham with homemade glaze will have your home smelling sweet and warm while your tastebuds applaud each flavor filled bite!

Dutch Oven Spiral Ham

Tablespoon balsamic vinegar

allspice

black pepper

sea salt

Preheat the oven to 250F. Remove the ham from its packaging and drain liquid. Transfer to a dutch oven.

Place in the oven and bake for half of the allotted time (15 minutes per pound). Then remove from the oven and cover with tinfoil, and place back into the oven for the remainder of the cooking time.

While the ham cooks, make the glaze. Add all the ingredients to a saucepot and whisk over medium-low heat until combined.

20 minutes before the ham is fully cooked, remove from the oven. Using a turkey baster, remove as much liquid as you can and dispose of it. Using a pastry brush, pour or brush the glaze onto the ham and coat completely. Return to the oven for the final 20 minutes to seal the glaze.

Remove from the oven again and let the ham rest in the dutch oven for 15-20 minutes. Cut and serve.

An easy and delicious spiral sliced ham with a sugary glaze.

Brown Sugar Maple Glazed Spiral Ham

garlic (minced)

(ground)

pineapple bits (optional)

Preheat oven to 275 degrees.

Place ham on a baking dish.

Pour half of the glaze (see recipe below)...

Pour half of the glaze (see recipe below) over ham and in between the spiral slices.

Cover ham snugly with foil.

Heat for 1.5 to 2 hours (2 hours...

Heat for 1.5 to 2 hours (2 hours for larger ham)

Open foil or bag and roll down to...

Open foil or bag and roll down to expose ham.

Baste ham with remaining glaze.

Increase oven temp to 350 degrees.

Put ham, uncovered, into oven.

Bake until glaze forms~about 10 minutes.

Remove ham from oven and allow to rest...

Remove ham from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Insert pineapple tidbits in between spirals (optional).

Place brown sugar, maple syrup, and spices in...

Place brown sugar, maple syrup, and spices in small saucepan.

Heat on medium-low until sugar dissolves.

Remove glaze from heat.

Remove 1/2 cup of glaze and set aside...

Remove 1/2 cup of glaze and set aside (for basting at the end).

This spiral ham is coated in a homemade brown sugar glaze, then baked in the oven to tender and juicy perfection. A simple way to prepare ham that&#039;s both easy and elegant. You&#039;ll be sure to get rave reviews from family and friends!

Spiral Ham with Brown Sugar Glaze

lb bone in spiral cut ham

butter

pineapple juice

nutmeg

cooking spray

herbs and fruit

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a large baking dish with cooking spray.

Add the butter, brown sugar, pineapple juice, honey, cinnamon and nutmeg to a medium sized pan. Place the pan over medium heat.

Bring the pan to a simmer and cook for 4-6 minutes or until glaze is syrupy.

Place the ham in the baking dish and pour half of the glaze over the top. Cover the ham tightly with foil. Reserve the other half of the glaze for later use.

Bake the ham for 2 hours, then uncover the ham.

Brush the remaining glaze over the ham. If the glaze has started to harden you can liquefy it by microwaving it for 30 seconds.

Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees F.

Place the ham, uncovered, in the oven. Bake for another 10-15 minutes or until glaze is caramelized and browned.

Transfer the ham to a serving platter, then garnish with fresh herbs and fruit as desired. Spoon the pan drippings over the ham. Slice the ham, then serve.

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This spiral ham is coated in a homemade brown sugar glaze, then baked in the oven to tender and juicy perfection. A simple way to prepare ham that's both easy and elegant. You'll be sure to get rave reviews from family and friends!

Crushed Pineapple and gingerale makes this ham juicy and flavorful. A spiral ham is easy to cook!

Pineapple Glazed Spiral Ham

(20 ounces) crushed pineapple

gingerale

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place ham in a large roasting pan, cut size down.

Spread pineapple all over the ham then pour gingerale over it.  Loosely cover the ham with aluminum foil and bake for 13-16 minutes per pound or until the ham reaches 140 degrees using an instant read meat thermometer.

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