Brown Sugar Dijon Glazed Ham

Brown Sugar Dijon Glazed Ham

Prep

10 min

Rest

15 min

Cook

2 hr

Total

2 hr 25 min

Servings

12

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients

• 1 fully cooked spiral-cut ham (8 to 10 lb)
• 1/2 cup water
• For the glaze
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 325°F. Place the ham cut-side down in a roasting pan and add the water. Cover tightly with foil.
2. Bake about 12 minutes per pound, until the center reaches 120°F.
3. Meanwhile, simmer all the glaze ingredients in a small saucepan for 3 to 4 minutes, until slightly thickened.
4. Remove the foil, raise the oven to 400°F and brush the ham generously with glaze, letting some run between the slices.
5. Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes, brushing once more halfway, until glossy and the ham reaches 140°F.
6. Rest 15 minutes before serving with any pan juices.

Why this recipe works

The ham is already cooked, so covering it while it warms keeps the thin spiral slices juicy. The glaze goes on only at the end in a hotter oven, so the sugar caramelizes instead of burning.

Tips, substitutions & storage

• Swap: Use pineapple juice instead of orange juice in the glaze.
• Swap: Maple syrup can replace the honey; whole-grain mustard can replace Dijon.
• Ignore the packet of glaze that comes with the ham — this one is easy and tastes fresher.
• Covering the ham for most of the baking keeps the thin spiral slices from drying out.
• Save the bone for split pea or bean soup. Leftover ham keeps 5 days in the fridge.

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)

Calories

380

Protein

38g

Carbs

24g

Fat

14g

Fiber

0g

Sugar

22g

Sodium

1950mg

Nutrition information is an automatic estimate based on typical ingredients and will vary with the brands and amounts you use. It is not medical or dietary advice.