Copycat Honey Baked Ham

Copycat Honey Baked Ham

from delish.com
150 min
12 - 16

Honey Baked ham is a holiday classic, but if you're looking to save some money (or if you procrastinated), here's how to make a delicious copycat version.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. honey
  • 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp. onion powder
  • 1 tsp. sweet paprika
  • 3/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp. ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1 (8-lb.) smoked half bone-in spiral-cut ham
  • 1/3 c. granulated sugar

Directions

  1. 1

    Place a rack in lower third of oven; preheat to 325°. In a small bowl, mix honey, butter, mustard, onion powder, paprika, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. 

  2. 2

    Arrange ham fat cap side up on a wire rack set in a large roasting pan. Baste all over and between slices with half of glaze. Fill bottom of roasting pan with about 1/4" water. Wrap entire ham in foil.

  3. 3

    Bake ham, adding more water if pan dries out, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 130°, about 2 hours.

  4. 4

    Carefully remove roasting pan from oven. Unwrap ham and increase oven temperature to 400°. Baste ham with half of remaining glaze.

  5. 5

    Continue to bake until glaze is caramelized and tacky, about 10 minutes. Baste ham again all over with remaining glaze and dust with granulated sugar, packing mixture onto ham. Continue to bake until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 145° and sugar has turned into a crunchy, caramelized shell, about 10 minutes more. Let cool slightly before transferring to a platter.