Tangy Honey-Glazed Ham

Honey-glazed ham is perfect for holiday dinners or other special occasions. An easy, homemade glaze is brushed onto the ham during the last half hour of baking, adding incredible flavor and creating a sweet, sticky, caramelized coating your guests will love. I came up with the glaze for this ham using ingredients on hand and it's the best I've ever tasted.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 511 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 (10 pound) fully-cooked, bone-in ham
• ⅓ cup pineapple juice
• ⅓ cup honey, or more to taste
• 1 ¼ cups packed dark brown sugar
• ⅓ large orange
• 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice, or to taste (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place ham in a roasting pan.

Step 2

Bake ham, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 2 hours.

Step 3

While the ham is baking, combine brown sugar, pineapple juice, and 1/3 cup honey in a saucepan. Zest orange into the saucepan, then squeeze in the juice. Add Dijon mustard and ground cloves; whisk mixture over medium-high heat as it comes to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until glaze thickens slightly, 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 4

Taste glaze and adjust seasonings. Add lemon juice for more tang, or honey to make it sweeter. Set aside.

Step 5

Remove ham from the oven after it has baked for 2 hours. Brush with glaze. Bake for an additional 30 to 45 minutes, brushing ham with glaze every 10 minutes.