Honey Glazed Ham Recipe

This Honey Glazed Ham is pretty easy to whip with little prep and is mostly hands off, making it the perfect entree for the holidays or every day.

Suitable for gluten free diets.

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Honey Glazed Ham

This delicious honey glazed ham is my go-to recipe for both special occasions and every day. I whip it up for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter,and more, and my guests love it.

I love how incredibly easy it is to make this brown sugar glaze for ham. It is as simple as mixing together the honey, sugar and mustard, then brushing it on the ham and baking. This holiday ham is easy, delicious, and so hands off!

slices of ham stacked on a serving platter.

Ingredient Notes

For the ham

3-4 Pound Ham – this recipe calls for uncooked boneless ham.
Veggies – carrot, celery, and onion make a flavorful broth for the ham to cook in. Feel free to add a little more veggies.
Aromatics – this dish gets flavor from a mixture of peppercorns, allspice, fresh thyme sprigs, and fresh rosemary sprigs. Add more or less to your taste.
Water – for the cooking broth.

the ingredients needed for cooking the ham.

For honey glaze

Honey – use your favorite honey.
Mustard – use your favorite mustard. It helps add body to the glaze and a little heat.
Sugar – helps create that sticky caramelized coating that is classic with this recipe. Feel free to use brown sugar.

the ingredients to make the glaze for the baked ham.

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How To Make Honey Glazed Ham

Get the complete ingredients list and instructions from the recipe card further below.

Cook the ham

Place ham, onion, carrot, peppercorns, celery, thyme, and rosemary into the crockpot.
Add enough water to cover the ham, then cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or until the ham is cooked through and the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F / 63 degrees C. Total cook time will depend on how big your ham is.
When done, remove from the cooking liquid and allow it to cool slightly.
Trim skin and excess fat, making sure to leave a thin layer. Score the ham by making shallow cuts along the top of the thicker skin into squares.

Glaze and bake it

Preheat the oven to 380 degrees F / 190 degrees C / gas mark 5 and line a baking sheet.
Prepare the glaze by combining honey, mustard, and sugar until well-mixed.
Place ham on the baking sheet cut-side down, brush the ham with half of the marinade, and bake for 15 minutes.
Remove the ham, brush on the remaining marinade, and bake for another 20 minutes.
Let the ham cool completely if you want to serve it cold. Cut into thin slices and serve.

image collage showing some of the steps for making this honey glazed ham recipe.

Recipe Tips and Variations

Vary the sweetener – use maple syrup instead for a deeper flavor.
Make a honey balsamic glaze for a more tangy-sweet flavor.
Feel free to add some cranberry jelly to the glaze.
Don’t worry if you cut a little too deep when scoring the ham; that just means there’s more surface area for the glaze to reach.
Allow the cooked ham to rest before slicing so as not to lose juice and flavor.

FAQs

How Much Ham Per Person Do You Need?

Boneless ham – plan for around ½ pound per person
Ham with a bone – plan for around ¾ pound per person

What Should the Internal Temperature of My Ham Be?

For an accurate internal temperature reading, use a meat thermometer. Make sure the tip of the meat thermometer reaches the center of the ham in the thickest part of it. The internal temperature should reach 145 degrees F / 63 degrees C.

the sliced ham on a wooden cutting board.

Serving Suggestions

It goes great with these Instant Pot Baby Potatoes as well as well as these creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes.
You can also serve it with some Loaded Ranch Potato Salad as well as this Grilled Watermelon Salad.
Here are a few Easter Recipes or Thanksgiving Sides that will go with this ham.

Did you make this recipe? Then I would love to hear how it turned out. Please leave a comment and star rating below. And I really appreciate you sharing this recipe with your family and friends. Enjoy every mouthful 😊🍲 – Bintu

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Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American, Western

Diet: Gluten Free

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 3

Total Time: 3 10

Servings:

Calories: 599kcal

Author: Bintu Hardy | Budget Delicious

Ingredients

3-4 pound (1.36-1.81kg) ham
1 carrot
1 celery stalk
1 onion
½ Tablespoon peppercorns
½ Tablespoon allspice berries
3 thyme sprigs
3 rosemary sprigs
water
2 Tablespoons mustard
2 Tablespoons honey
1 Tablespoon sugar raw cane sugar or brown sugar

Instructions

Cook the ham

Place ham, onion, carrot, peppercorns, allspice, celery, thyme, and rosemary into the crockpot.
Add enough water to cover the ham, then cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or until the ham is cooked through and the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F / 63 degrees C. Total cook time will depend on how big your ham is.
When done, remove from the cooking liquid and allow it to cool slightly.
Trim skin and excess fat, making sure to leave a thin layer. Score the ham by making shallow cuts along the top of the thicker skin into squares.

Glaze and bake it

Preheat the oven to 380 degrees F / 190 degrees C / gas mark 5 and line a baking sheet.
Prepare the glaze by combining honey, mustard, and sugar until well mixed.
Place ham on the baking sheet cut-side down, brush the ham with half of the marinade, and bake for 15 minutes.
Remove the ham, brush on the remaining marinade, and bake for another 20 minutes.
Let the ham cool completely if you want to serve it cold. Cut into thin slices and serve.