Maple Glazed Ham is an easy and quick recipe for a decadently delicious spiral ham. We are using a boneless ham which makes the entire process even easier however, a bone-in ham can be used. A perfect recipe for Holidays like Easter and Christmas.
One of my favorite Holiday meals is a baked spiral ham. It's not only delicious but it's easy to make and the leftovers are great. Just try our Creamy Ham and Pea Pasta.
This is also a great recipe for a newer cook to start with when you want to make a special meal. It is super easy to prepare and always delicious.
Ingredients
- Spiral Ham: We use a boneless spiral ham. The maple glaze will work on a bone-in ham and smoked whole ham.
- Pure Maple Syrup: Be sure to use pure maple syrup. Please do not use "pancake syrup" for this glaze.
- Light Brown Sugar: If using dark brown sugar, the ham will have a molasses flavor.
- Dijon mustard is awesome and adds a nice zing to the maple syrup. If unavailable, brown mustard will work.
Why you'll love this recipe
- Being a boneless ham, it is easy to maneuver in and out of the oven, as it is not heavy.
- The ham is sliced, which makes a gorgeous presentation and is easy to slice.
- With just a few ingredients and about an hour, you'll have a fabulous meal.
Instructions
- Place the ham on aluminum foil in a shallow pan or baking dish. The ham will be wrapped in the foil while baking to prevent the ham from drying out.
- Make the maple glaze by combining brown sugar, Dijon mustard, and maple syrup in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, then let simmer 2-3 minutes.
- {Place half the glaze over the ham. Bake, uncovered for about an hour at 350°F.
- Spoon remaining glaze over the ham and bake, uncovered for another 15 minutes. The ham will be heated through.
Eileen's Expert Tips
- The ham is precooked, and you will only need to warm it up and glaze it.
- Wrap the ham in aluminum foil before roasting will ensure the moisture stays in the ham.
- Remove the foil for the last 15 minutes of roasting.
- A boneless ham needs to cook about 10-15 minutes per pound in a 350°F oven.
- Refer to the USDA Ham chart for specific info regarding heating temperatures of ham.
- In general, the internal temperature of a ham should be between 140°F to 165°F.
- For feeding a crowd, for boneless hams, plan on ⅓ to ½ pound per person.
Side Dishes
Leftovers and Storage
- When I make baked ham, I want leftovers because there are so many things to make with them. Check out my leftover ham recipes. The leftovers can be kept in a covered container or storage bag in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- You can also freeze the leftover ham and use them within 3 months.
- To make this ahead of time, I would only make it one day ahead if needed. The morning of an event is also a good time to make the ham.
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Maple Glazed Ham
An easy Maple Glazed Ham recipe that uses just a few ingredients for a delicious glaze with maple and brown sugar on a spiral ham. Great for Holidays, Easter, Christmas, New Year's Day, Mother's Day, family gatherings.
Equipment
Ingredients
Instructions
Roasting the Ham
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Put the 6 pound boneless smoked spiral ham in the center of a large piece of aluminum foil that is large enough to wrap around the ham in a shallow roasting pan or baking dish.
- Brush half of the maple glaze (recipe below) over the ham.
- Bake, covered, at 350°F for 1 hour.
- Spoon the remaining glaze over the ham. Return to the oven, uncovered and bake another 15 minutes longer , until the ham is heated through. The internal temperature of cooked ham should be between 140°F to 165°F.
- Remove from the oven and serve with your favorite sides.
Maple Glaze
- In a small saucepan over medium-heat, combine ½ cup pure maple syrup, ½ cup light brown sugar, packed, and 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard. Stir until combined.
- Continue to stir over medium heat until the mixture begins to a bubble. Let simmer for 2-3 minutes
- Reduce heat to low and let simmer 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat. The sauce is ready to go on the ham.
Nutrition
Notes
Note 1: This recipe uses a bone-removed ham or boneless ham. The recipe can be used for a bone-in ham. Refer to the USDA Meat Cooking Reference Guide for various sizes of ham and cooking times
Note 2: Dark brown sugar can be used, you will have a more pronounced molasses flavor.
Note 3: Please be sure to use pure maple syrup and not pancake syrup. They are two different syrups.
Tips and FAQs
- The ham is precooked, you will only need to warm it up and glaze it.
- Wrap the ham in aluminum foil before roasting will ensure the moisture stays in the ham.
- Remove the foil for the last 15 minutes of roasting.
- A boneless ham needs to cook about 10-15 minutes per pound in a 350°F oven.
- Refer to the USDA Ham chart for specific info regarding heating temperatures of ham.
- In general, the internal temperature of a ham should be between 140°F to 165°F.
- For feeding a crowd, for boneless hams, plan on ⅓ to ½ pound per person.
I'm not a registered dietician, I do my best to provide the most accurate nutritional values. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation. Actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.
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Baylee
If I am making this in an electric roaster do I need to still wrap this in foil?
Eileen xo
Hi Baylee, I haven't yet made one in an electric roaster. However, I'd still wrap it in aluminum foil to ensure the ham stays moist and juicy.
Deb
Hi! I tried your glaze and it started to get really sticky and hardening as I was brushing on to the ham. What did I do wrong? :/
Eileen xo
Hi Deb, Did you use pure maple syrup? Did you measure all the ingredients. Did you cook the glaze too long? I have never had an issue with this glaze. Those would be my first questions for you.
Terri Ryan
I made this for my family and we moved it. I used a regular spiral ham because that’s all I had and we loved it. The leftovers were great and I also made your ham salad. Yum.
Eileen xo
Awesome Terri, that is great! I agree the glaze can go on any ham. I'm using a bone in ham for Easter and using this glaze. So glad you loved the recipe and thank you for the lovely review.