Best Glazed Ham Recipe (2024)

Why This Recipe Works

Perfect for the Holidays: This Best Glazed Ham is perfect to whip up for every holiday. I have made this for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter! Anytime you have a lot of people to feed, this honey baked ham recipe will come to the rescue. Even the pickiest of eaters will love this ham and with a pre-cooked ham, it is super easy to make!

Budget Friendly: I know it is tempting to just go order a honey baked ham and not have to worry about it, but this option is so much better for your budget! And during the holidays, this can be really important. You can have a perfectly spiced and delicious ham in no time using this best glazed ham recipe, at a fraction of the cost of ordering one. Plus, you know exactly what went onto the ham to create that perfect crust.

Super Flavorful: I absolutely love this glaze recipe because it has a little bit of everything. It combines a little sweet, a little savory and a little tangy to create the ultimate glazed ham! Plus, the sauce helps to make the ham even more juicy. I like to baste mine periodically during the baking process to make sure it is getting all that flavor all over the ham. After is it oven roasted, there is a perfect crust on the outside of the ham that adds a lot of flavor complexity.

Ingredients

• Hickory Smoked Ham- You’ll want about 5 pounds of hickory smoked ham for this recipe. You can buy this at your local grocery store. The hickory smoked offers a nice flavor that goes well with the glaze in this recipe!
• Honey– Make sure your honey is slightly runny for this glaze. If you need to, you can warm it up in the microwave for a few seconds.
• Brown Sugar– Brown sugar adds some sweetness to this recipe and balances out the tang and spice in the other ingredients.
• Dijon Mustard– I like using dijon mustard for a slight spicy kick, however, you can use normal mustard or grainy mustard as well!
• Fresh-Squeezed Orange Juice– Freshly squeezed orange juice works best in this recipe. It is fresh and tangy which pairs well with the sweetness of the honey and brown sugar. If you don’t have fresh oranges, bottled will do in a pinch.
• Apple Cider Vinegar– For an extra bite of tang, I like to add apple cider vinegar.
• Spices– Rosemary or Thyme, Coriander and Salt. I used rosemary in this recipe but either fresh rosemary or thyme will work great.

Expert Tips

• After taking the ham out of the packaging, give it a dry with some paper towels. Usually the ham is pretty wet because it is packaged in water, but I like to dry that off so the sauce will really stick.
• For a deeper more molasses like flavor, use dark brown sugar. If you like a sweeter glaze, go with light brown sugar.
• Hickory smoked ham is already completely cooked, so you don’t have to worry about cooking it to a certain temperature for safety. As long as the ham is about 140 degrees (using a meat thermometer), then it is warm throughout!
• Store your ham in the fridge for up to 7 days. You can also freeze any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 months. You can use this in other recipe that call for ham whenever you need it!