Steve's Maple-Glazed Spiral Ham Recipe

The perfect holiday spiral ham! I meshed the best of multiple glazed ham recipes to come up with this sweet and savory ham recipe with a hint of holiday spice.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 5701 Calories

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup white sugar
• ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ cup orange juice
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• ½ cup dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes
• ½ cup maple syrup
• ¼ cup apple cider
• 2 tablespoons whole-grain Dijon mustard
• 9 (9 pound) spiral-cut ham, refrigerated

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

Step 2

Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 45 minutes.

Step 4

Place ham in a roasting pan and allow it to rest at room temperature for 30 to 45 minutes.

Step 5

Mix apple cider, orange juice, and vinegar together in a bowl.

Step 6

Open the spirals of the ham to reveal more of the meat's surface area. Pour the juice mixture over the ham. Cover with aluminum foil.

Step 7

Whisk maple syrup, dark brown sugar, white sugar, mustard, soy sauce, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, red pepper flakes, and cloves together in a saucepan over medium heat until shimmering and smooth, about 2 minutes. Simmer 2 minutes more; remove glaze from heat to cool a bit.

Step 8

Remove aluminum foil from heated ham. Brush 1/3 the glaze atop the ham to cover it completely.

Step 9

Return ham to the hot oven. Bake, uncovered, about 8 minutes. Repeat adding glaze and baking for 8 minutes more.

Step 10

Remove ham and baste a third time with remaining 1/3 glaze. Continue baking until glaze is caramelized and bubbly, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest 10 to 15 minutes before slicing. Drizzle pan juices on top.