Southern Honey Baked Ham Recipe

Easy Holiday Ham with Delicious Honey Sauce - Baked or Crock Pot

Oct 15, 2009

Honey Ham for the Holidays, Cyndi Allison

Honey baked hams are expensive as anyone who has priced them will know, so making your own easy honey baked ham for the holidays makes sense.

Honey baked ham is always a favorite at holidays. The sweet flavor of the honey compliments the ham and makes a tasty meat even more delicious.

Honey glazing a baked ham is easy; however, it can be messy. It’s important to line the baking pan (a pretty deep one as the juices and glaze pool at the bottom) with several layers of aluminum foil (or tin foil as they say in the South). Using a single layer of aluminum foil usually means that the ham glaze ends up seeping under the foil or that a small tear in the foil allows the glaze to end up like glue on the casserole dish or pan which makes for a really messy clean up.

Southern Honey Baked Ham Recipe

Ingredients:

1 ham – 5 to 10 lb. prebaked (spiral cut ham will work but place cut end down)
½ cup butter
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup honey
1/8 cup pineapple juice or orange juice (can substitute with a light colored soft drink like Sprite or 7-Up)
¼ tsp ground cloves

Directions:

Prepare pan large enough to hold ham and cooking juices by lining with aluminum foil – three layers minimum for easier clean up.
Combine butter, brown sugar, honey, liquid (juice or soft drink), and cloves in a double boiler or in a heavy sauce pan sprayed with non-stick Pam. Heat on low until butter is melted and sauce is evenly mixed.
Place ham in foil lined pan and brush with warm glaze.
Turn oven to 325 degrees F and place ham in oven.
Brush on additional warm glaze (can be kept on very low heat or in a fondue pot to keep thin enough to spread on ham). Do this every 15 minutes or so.
Bake for around an hour to an hour and a half depending on the size and type of ham. Check directions on ham package for a better idea on exact cooking times as times do vary on types and sizes of hams.
If the sauce is not browned to perfection when ham is done, turn on broiler and heat for a few minutes until glaze caramelizes. Watch close and do not burn glaze.
Let rest for 10 minutes, slice, and serve.

Note: This honey ham can also be done in a crock pot. Again, line the pan (crock) well with tin foil. Cook on low for approximately 5 hours and baste every ½ hour or so. Can put carrots under ham for a lift and for a tasty side dish or add pineapple slices the last hour on top of the ham.

Other Favorite Southern Holiday Recipes:

Yummy Brined Turkey for the Holidays - Never brined. Yes. It does make a difference, and it's not hard to brine and cook a turkey.

Traditional Oven Baked Holiday Turkey - If you've never baked a turkey or if your turkey doesn't turn out quite right, here are directions for a delicious holiday bird.

Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes - Don't be stressed on the big day. Have your mashed potatoes mixed up and ready to stick in the oven for the holiday meal.

Copper Pennies Carrot Recipe - Enjoy a classic holiday side dish with copper pennies. Easy to make. Very tasty.

Sweet Potato Pie - Cap off the meal with a Southern favorite - Sweet Potato Pie. The pie is inexpensive to make but tastes very rich.

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