Honey Baked Ham is a Christmas and Easter tradition everyone looks forward to! Sweet, smoky with succulent spices, this copycat recipe tastes just like your favorite holiday ham, but made right at home.
Prep time: PT10M
Cook time: PT300M
Total time: PT310M
Rating
4.99 stars (86 reviews)
Keywords
Honey Baked Ham
Ingredients
1 (8-10 pound) fully cooked bone-in spiral sliced ham
1 cup honey
½ cup brown sugar
5 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon paprika
Categories
Dinner
Main Course
Cuisine
American
Steps
Heat oven to 200 degrees F. Line a roasting pan with foil or a roasting pan liner. Place ham in prepared pan. Set aside.
In a small saucepan, combine all remaining ingredients. Heat over medium-low until sugar is just dissolved. You do not need to bring it to a boil.
Baste ham with about one-third of the honey mixture. Be sure to get in between all the slices.
Cover and bake for 5 hours, basting a second time halfway through using half of the remaining honey mixture. Check the temperature often. When the ham reaches 140 degrees F, it is ready.
Remove ham from the oven and set the oven to broil. While the oven is getting to temperature, baste ham one last time using the remaining mixture. Be sure to get a nice even coating over the top.
Place ham, uncovered, back in the oven. Watch it closely! When the glaze starts to caramelize and bubble up, remove the ham from the oven. Allow ham to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 133 kcal
Carbohydrates: 26 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 4 g
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 10 mg
Sodium: 60 mg
Sugar: 26 g
Reviews
Loke on 2025-04-20 (4 stars): I'm sorry, I expected a better taste being i never used maple syrup but no difference than my recipe. Thank you for sharing as I'm always checking out new recipes.
Thank you again
darlene howser on 2024-12-05 (5 stars): Brush on all of the glaze? Or open bag and brush on more after half baking time? Take completely out of the bag to broil at the end? Thanks
Judee on 2024-03-25 (5 stars): Loved this recipe! Made it for Christmas and will make it again this Easter. My family loved the ham and the sauce it made!! Thank you!!!!
Susan Blake on 2024-03-17 (5 stars): Honey Baked Ham Recipe
You are correct, these hams have gotten expensive. When you add in shipping costs, I purchase the grocery store spiral ham. Since moving to the Midwest Honey Baked Ham was always on my table. The crunchy glaze was so good.
Thank you for this recipe. It will bring back memories at Easter dinner. The left overs will be appreciated in my scalloped potato casserole and pea soup. “Gotta” have the pea soup! It’s another tradition.
Gloria J Cummiskey on 2024-03-17 (5 stars): Thank you, Best ham recipe I've had. Love it 😀 !!!
Joseph Fenton on 2024-02-29 (5 stars): Great ham recipe, kid,s loved it.
David Fabillaran on 2024-01-01 (5 stars): Great recipe! Ham was fantastic! Whole family loved it!
Mom Dukes on 2023-12-04 (5 stars): The ham was delicious. Kudos just as good as honey baked ham
patrick knock on 2023-11-24 (5 stars): This was great better than the name brand! I warmed it up on a smoker grill and will definitely do it again!
Robin on 2023-04-10 (5 stars): Super great. Better than the honey baked hams that i order.
Anahid on 2023-04-09 (5 stars): I followed the recipe to the letter, but I cooked my ham at 275 for 10 minutes per pound. I bought my 11 pound ham for $10.99 from Target after reading a rave review on Consumer Reports. It was amazing! I will never buy a Honey Baked Ham again. My friends didn't believe it wasn't the $100 ham!
Heather Daley on 2023-04-01 (5 stars): My favorite way to cook a ham for a special occasion 😋
smfsprout on 2023-03-31 (5 stars): Ham is just synonymous with Easter and this copycat recipe will do the Bunny proud.
Ben Carter on 2023-03-31 (5 stars): Ham has always been our tradition but now Im curious what it might be like with my homemade maple syrup
