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Brown Sugar Glazed Ham

RoastedEasyPrep 15 minCook 2hServes 12
Brown Sugar Glazed Ham

A spiral ham is already cooked, so the job is just a sticky brown-sugar and mustard glaze and a hot finish that caramelizes the edges.

Ingredients

  • 1 spiral-sliced bone-in ham (about 9 lb)
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • ¼ cup Dijon mustard
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • ½ cup pineapple juice or water, for the pan

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 325°F. Place the ham cut-side down in a roasting pan and pour the juice or water into the pan.
  2. Cover tightly with foil and bake about 10 minutes per pound (roughly 1.5 hours for a 9 lb ham), until warmed to 130°F in the center.
  3. Meanwhile, whisk the brown sugar, mustard, honey, vinegar and cloves into a thick glaze.
  4. Uncover the ham, brush it generously with glaze and return it to the oven.
  5. Bake 20–30 minutes more, brushing with glaze every 10 minutes, until the surface is sticky and caramelized and the center reads 140°F.
  6. Rest 15 minutes before serving, spooning pan juices over the slices.
Serve with: scalloped potatoes, green beans and dinner rolls.

Do not skip the foil stage — an uncovered ham dries out long before the glaze ever caramelizes.

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