Honey Glazed Ham is one of my favorite recipes. It is not only easy to make but so delicious. Save your money and make your own baked ham. The results are so much better than store-bought honey-glazed hams.
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❤️ Why this recipe works
- The brown sugar and honey are delicious together and make the most flavorful glaze for the ham shank.
- This holiday baked ham is a copycat baked ham that has simple ingredients and much more affordable than ordering from any store.
- This is a delicious bone-in ham recipe with a succulent beer honey glaze that is always a hit for holidays, special occasions, and pot lucks.
🔪 Ingredients
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- bone-in smoked ham
- whole cloves
- beer
- honey
- brown sugar
- unsalted butter
- Dijon mustard
🍲 Equipment
🔪 Instructions
This is an overview of the recipe. The full instructions are below in the recipe card.
Preheat oven to 300°F.
Place water in the bottom of a baking pan to cover the entire pan. Place the ham on a rack in the baking pan. If the water evaporates, add more water as it keeps the ham juicy.
Baken for one hour. For the second hour, baste the ham every 15 minutes with the ham glaze, recipe below. Keep the foil on the ham until the last 15 minutes of roasting, then remove and discard the foil.
Optional: To get a bit of a crisp on the ham. Put the oven on broil and place the ham under the broiler for a few minutes, usually 5 to give it a slight glaze. Do not walk away from the oven or you could burn the ham.
Remove the ham from the oven and let the ham rest for at least 10 minutes to settle the juices of the ham before slicing and serving.
How to Make Ham Glaze:
Score the ham using a sharp knife.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, add beer, honey, brown sugar, unsalted butter, and Dijon mustard. Stir to dissolve sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce the heat to low to simmer the glaze for 15 minutes.
Glaze should thicken slightly. Use to glaze the ham.
Place whole cloves into some of the crevices of the ham. Wrap the ham in foil.
⭐ How to store, reheat, and freeze
- Leftovers can be stored in a covered airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days.
- The cooked ham can be frozen in a freezer-safe bag for up to 5 months. Defrost overnight in the refrigerator to use in other recipes.
- I have a list of great recipes for leftover ham here.
💭 Expert Tips
- Adding water to the bottom of the pan helps keep the ham juicy.
- For an accurate temperature of the cooked ham, use an instant read meat thermometer to measure the internal temperature of the ham.
- The internal temperature of the ham should be 145°F.
📋 Frequently Asked Questions
Scoring the ham enables the glaze to enter further into the ham for added flavor. Scoring gives diamond cuts in the ham, as in the photo above.
Lay the ham flat on a work surface and slice on the diagonal about ½ of an inch to make a diamond pattern.
Even though the ham is wrapped in aluminum foil the liquid in the bottom of the pan ensures the ham stays moist.
Sure, make this a day ahead and slice up and serve at room temperature.
📖 Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe? Here are some ways that you increase the flavor of this dish.
- Maple syrup, be sure it is pure maple syrup and not pancake syrup can be used instead of honey as a sweetener.
- Turbinado sugar can be used instead of brown sugar.
- For low-carb, use Swerve or Stevia for the brown sugar. For the beer, there are now some carb-free beers that can be used.
- This recipe will work with a boneless ham and any spiral cut ham, or ham shank as well.
🥗 Serving Suggestions
Light, fluffy, and buttery Homemade Mashed Potatoes are a classic and perfect side dish for this ham.
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes Recipe are quick, easy tasty side dish.
Tender and crispy roasted green beans are affordable and always a hit.
Candied carrots are always scooped up quickly by everyone at the table.
Roasted Potatoes or Roasted Red Potatoes are both great choices for simple recipes with the most mouthwatering results. These recipes travel well too.
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Honey Baked Ham Recipe
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Ingredients
- 8 pound bone-in smoked ham
- 10 whole cloves
- 1 cup beer any of your favorite will work
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 6-8 cups water you may need a little more or less, depending on the roasting pan.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F.
- Score the smoked ham making ⅓-inch cuts about 1-inch apart. The pattern will form diamond cuts on the ham.
- Place whole cloves in various crevices of the diamond pattern. Wrap the prepared ham completely in aluminum foil. Place water in the bottom of a baking pan to cover the entire pan. Place the ham on a rack in the baking pan. If the water evaporates, add more water as it keeps the ham juicy.
- Bake in the preheated oven for one hour. For the second hour, baste the ham every 15 minutes with the ham glaze, recipe below. Keep the foil on the ham until the last 15 minutes of roasting, then remove and discard the foil.
- Use an instant-read meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the ham to ensure the meat is cooked through and is at 145°F/63°C.
- Optional: To get a bit of a crisp on the ham. Put the oven on broil and place the ham under the broiler for a few minutes, usually 5 to give it a deeper glaze. Do not walk away from the oven or you could burn the ham.
- Remove the ham from the oven and let the ham rest for at least 10 minutes to settle the juices of the ham before slicing and serving.
How to Make Ham Glaze
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, add beer, honey, brown sugar, unsalted butter, and Dijon mustard. Stir to dissolve sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce the heat to low to simmer the glaze for 15 minutes.
- Glaze should thicken slightly. Use to glaze the ham.
NOTES
- Leftovers can be stored in a covered airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days.
- The cooked ham can be frozen in a freezer-safe bag for up to 5 months. Defrost overnight in the refrigerator to use in other recipes.
- I have a list of great recipes for leftover ham here.
