Baked Ham

This baked ham is super simple to make and perfect for Thanksgiving or Easter. Courtesy of Lauren Allen

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Why I Love This Recipe

• Pineapple Glaze—Adds the perfect amount of sweetness to really compliment the baked spiral ham.
• Easy—Since the ham is already precooked, we are just warming it and adding a glaze. It feels fancy, but it couldn’t be easier!
• Leftovers—The best thing about this meal is taking advantage of the leftovers! I always freeze the ham bones for Ham Bone Soup then enjoy the ham in Ham and Cheese Sliders, chopped on a Baked Potato, in Ham Fried Rice, Charro Beans, and Chicken Cordon Bleu!

How to Make Baked Ham

Bring to room temperature: Remove from the fridge for 1-2 hours. This will decrease the amount of time it needs in the oven, ensuring the ham doesn’t dry out while warming.

Make the Glaze by combining all the ingredients in a saucepan and stir until smooth. Reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened, with a syrup consistency.

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Bake: Place ham in a foil-lined roasting pan or baking dish. Brush a little glaze all over the outside of the ham then cover it well with foil and bake at 300 degrees for 1 ½ to 2 hours.

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Add more glaze: Remove ham from oven then brush rest of glaze over it. Increase oven temperature to 400 and bake for another 15 minutes. Remove from oven and tent with foil for 15 minutes before serving.

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Tips for the Perfect Ham

• What Ham To Buy: My favorite ham is a pre-cooked, bone-in, spiral sliced ham. The bone-in hams are usually more flavorful, and I love how the slicing is already done. Since it’s pre-cooked, you can enjoy it cold on a homemade roll sandwich or warm it in the oven with a glaze. Make sure to use the leftovers for Ham Bone Soup.
• Where To Buy: I recommend buying the Kirkland hams at Costco. They are delicious and such a great price!

Storage and Freezing Instructions

To Store: Place leftover ham in an airtight container and keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Use the leftovers in roll sandwiches, Ham Bone Soup, Ham Asparagus Rolls, or Ham Fried Rice!

To Freeze: Store leftover ham in an airtight container for 1-2 months. Thaw completely overnight in refrigerator.

Baked Ham

Servings 18 Calories 354 Cost 18 Prep 30 minutes mins Cook 2 hours hrs Total 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Ingredients

• 8-10 pounds bone-in fully-cooked, spiral-cut ham
• 20 ounce can pineapple tidbits , or crushed pineapple
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions

Remove ham from refrigerator 1-2 hours before baking, to allow it to come to room temperature.

Make Glaze: Meanwhile, make the glaze. In a saucepan combine pineapple tidbits, brown sugar, cinnamon, and cloves. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 20-30 minutes or until mixture has thickened.

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Remove ham from packaging and throw away the glaze packet and the plastic disk that covers the bone.

Glaze ham: Place the ham flat/cut side down, in a deep baking dish or roasting pan. I like to line my pan with aluminum foil to make for easier clean-up. Brush just a few spoonfuls of the glaze onto the ham, all over the outside. Reserve the remaining glaze for later. Cover the ham tightly with a tent of aluminum foil. This will help keep the ham from drying out.

Bake at 300 degrees F for 1 ½ to 2 hours, or until internal temperature reaches 110 degrees. Note, the ham is already cooked, so we’re just trying to reheat it.

Remove the ham from the oven and remove foil tent (set it aside for later). Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees. Brush the remaining glaze all over the ham. Return to the oven and continue to bake for another 15 minutes.

Rest: Remove from oven, tent with foil and allow to rest for 15 minutes before serving.

Notes

Ham: My favorite ham is a pre-cooked, bone-in, spiral sliced ham. The bone-in hams are usually more flavorful, and I love how the slicing is already done.

Storage Instructions: Place leftover ham in an airtight container and keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Use the leftovers in roll sandwiches, Ham Bone Soup, Ham Asparagus Rolls, or Ham Fried Rice!

Freezing Instructions: Store leftover ham in an airtight container for 1-2 months. Thaw completely overnight in refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 354kcal, Carbohydrates: 14g, Protein: 38g, Fat: 15g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Cholesterol: 147mg, Sodium: 2331mg, Potassium: 618mg, Fiber: 0.4g, Sugar: 13g, Vitamin A: 16IU, Vitamin C: 50mg, Calcium: 25mg, Iron: 2mg

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