Candy and savory, all the time juicy, and cooked to caramelized perfection, this glazed Baked Ham would be the crowning jewel of your vacation dinner desk. It can impress your visitors, however nobody will understand how simple it was to make!

Why You’ll Love This Baked Spiral Ham Recipe

• Spiral Ham: The Best Ham. I really like a spiral ham. It comes already cooked and already sliced, so your solely job is to glaze it and heat it up. This isn’t a Thanksgiving Turkey that requires you to interrupt out the carving knife! Baked ham is easy.
• Savory, Candy, and Succulent. Ham is can be some of the scrumptious meats—it’s deeply savory, juicy, and smoky, and the normal glaze (I take advantage of this simple Brown Sugar Ham Glaze) caramelizes on the skin so as to add depth and sweetness. 
• Leftovers for Days. This baked ham recipe makes a lot, which implies you’ll in all probability have leftovers to make use of up—and in contrast to another forms of leftovers ( you, unhappy wilted salad!), ham stays scrumptious even after a day or two within the fridge. Use it to make Ham Casserole, or simply add slices to sandwiches.
• A Vacation Favourite. Baked ham is a go-to for Easter, Christmas, and different holidays and massive household gatherings as a result of it’s a assured crowd-pleaser that works effectively with so a lot of our favourite vacation aspect dishes. (Ahem: Corn Casserole, Crockpot Inexperienced Bean Casserole.) 

Spiral-Reduce Baked Ham: A Primer

For those who’re an previous professional in the case of cooking ham, be happy to skip by this part. New to creating baked spiral ham? Learn on!

• Grocery store hams often come absolutely cooked, though some additionally come partially cooked. Most are additionally cured and smoked, therefore their salty, smoky taste.
• Spiral ham goes one step additional—it’s additionally reduce. The distinctive spiral reduce signifies that it nonetheless holds its form for that conventional presentation.
• That is handy as a result of: you don’t must carve the ham! Simply reduce alongside the bone and the slices will fall off. It’s additionally nice as a result of spiral-cut ham is primed to soak up any glazes or marinades you add to it.

The draw back of spiral ham is that as a result of it’s pre-cooked and sliced, it’s vulnerable to over-cooking and drying out. That’s why I don’t advocate it for Crockpot Ham. It’s a double-edged sword, mates. 

All you really want to do with a spiral ham is carry it to a secure temperature, however so long as you’re doing that, you may as effectively add some taste within the course of.

I like to make use of a marinade and a glaze to double-up on the flavour and be sure that the ham stays tender and juicy.

The way to Make Baked Ham

The Elements

• Spiral Reduce Ham. You need to use a half ham if you happen to’re cooking for a smaller crowd. Have a bone-in ham that’s not spiral reduce? You possibly can nonetheless cook dinner this recipe, simply add to the baking time.
• Dry White Wine. Reminiscent of Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon blanc. That is to marinate the baked ham (my mother’s trick!).
• Glaze. I take advantage of my Straightforward Brown Sugar Ham Glaze, however you should utilize your glaze of alternative. Your spiral ham might also include a glaze packet; you should utilize that as an alternative of creating your personal glaze however don’t use it in addition to do-it-yourself glaze. 

The Instructions

1. Marinate. Rating the ham if desired, then place it in a big bowl or zip-top bag with the wine. Marinate for a minimum of 6 hours or as much as in a single day.

2. Put together. Let the ham come to room temperature for an hour, then switch it to a roasting pan and canopy the ham with foil.

3. Cook dinner. Bake ham at 325 levels F for 12 minutes per pound, minus 20 minutes.

4. Glaze. Twenty minutes earlier than the cooking time is finished, glaze the ham and bake at 425 levels F for 15 to twenty extra minutes. 

5. End. Switch the baked ham to a reducing board and let it relaxation for quarter-hour (you may make Ham Gravy with the juices whilst you wait), then serve. ENJOY!

Storage Suggestions

• To Retailer. Retailer leftover baked ham wrapped in foil or plastic wrap or in an hermetic storage container within the fridge for 3 to five days.
• To Reheat. Reheat ham within the microwave, or place it in a baking dish with a number of tablespoons of water, broth, or inventory; cowl and reheat in a 325 diploma F oven till the ham reaches an inner temperature of 165 levels F.
• To Freeze. You possibly can freeze leftovers in an hermetic container or zip-top freezer bag for as much as 2 months. Thaw within the fridge, then reheat in keeping with the directions above.

What to Serve with Baked Ham

• Carving Board. Though we’re not likely carving the ham, it’s nonetheless a good suggestion to switch it to a carving board fairly than a reducing board so any extra juices don’t find yourself in your counter.
• Basting Brush. I like this one as a result of it’s silicone, which is way simpler to maintain clear.
• Roasting Pan. A should for making baked ham!

Recipe Suggestions and Tips

• Tent, Then Un-Tent. By tenting the ham throughout a lot of the cooking time, you’re serving to hold that moisture from baking off so your baked ham is juicy and tender. However throughout the previous couple of minutes of cooking time, you wish to uncover the ham so the glaze will get sticky and caramelized. For those who’d like, you’ll be able to even broil the ham for the final minute or two of the cooking time to get the highest crispy.
• Don’t Skip the Relaxation. Though spiral ham is pre-cut, you continue to want that relaxation to permit the juices to reincorporate. 
• Use Bone-In Spiral Ham. Bone-in hams are extra flavorful than boneless. Plus, you’ll find yourself with a ham bone to make use of for making your Sluggish Cooker Ham and Bean Soup or Instantaneous Pot Cut up Pea Soup additional scrumptious!
• Temperature Is Key. As with Crockpot Turkey Breast and Air Fryer Complete Rooster, the timer provides you with an concept of how lengthy it takes to bake ham, nevertheless it’s the temperature that can inform you exactly when it’s executed. Spiral ham needs to be cooked to 140 levels F, however you’ll be able to take away it from the oven at 135 levels F as a result of the temperature will proceed to rise whereas it rests.
• Know How A lot Ham to Make. Questioning how a lot ham to make per particular person? A typical quantity for bone-in ham is 1/3 to 1/2 pound of ham per particular person, though some sources advocate 3/4 pound per particular person. For those who’re serving extra adults than children, you could wish to go together with the larger quantity!