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Honey Glazed Ham

This is the BEST honey glazed ham recipe out there! Your guests are going to love our easy Sunday Ham recipe! It is the perfect holiday ham.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword honey glaze for ham, honey glazed ham, honey glazed ham recipe, honey ham glaze
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 194kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 10 lb. Bone-in spiral sliced ham or whole ham fully cooked

Ham Glaze

  • 1 cup honey
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. garlic powder
  • ½ Tbsp. freshly cracked black pepper

For Baking Ham

  • 1 cup chicken broth for basting; see notes

Instructions

First Baking

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Place ham cut-side down on a roasting pan and tent with foil. Bake for 1 hour. Prepare your glaze while it bakes.
    ham with foil over top

Making Glaze

  • Melt butter for glaze in 30 second intervals in the microwave or in a saucepan on the stovetop until fully melted. Add all glaze ingredients to a small mixing bowl.
    Add the melted butter and thoroughly mix until fully combined.
    mixing ham glaze together

Glazing

  • Carefully remove roasting pan from oven after baking an hour. Leave the oven on. Remove foil. Brush the outside of the ham with honey brown sugar glaze.
    pouring ham glaze on ham
  • Separate slices and brush the inside of each slice with the honey ham glaze.
    smearing ham glaze over ham

Final Baking

  • Pour 1 cup of chicken broth into the bottom of the roasting pan. This will keep it moist and allows you to baste if necessary.
    adding stock to the baking dish
  • Return roasting pan back to oven. Do not cover it. Bake for an additional 30 minutes. Serve, and enjoy!
    slices of honey glazed ham on a white plate

Video

Notes

  1. The chicken broth: Adding chicken broth to the pan while baking after glazing keeps the ham moist and allows you to baste as needed.
  2. Add more glaze for flavor: After baking, you can add another coat of glaze for extra flavor. Yum!
Make it in the Instant Pot or Air Fryer next!
  • Important note about nutrition: Please note, the nutrition values are for the glaze and do not include nutrition for the ham. Please check the nutrition values on the packaging if needed!

Nutrition

Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 236IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg