Best Apricot Baked Ham Recipes

APRICOT GLAZED BAKED HAM FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F
• Place ham on rack in open roasting pan, cut side facing down.
• Insert meat thermometer in the thickest, center part of the ham.
• Bake for about 2 hours.
• Drain pineapple; reserve syrup.
• In small saucepan, cook syrup, apricot preserves, dry mustard, allspice and nutmeg.
• Bring to a boil and continue boiling for about 10 minutes.
• Remove ham from oven and brush immediately with the glaze.
• Use toothpicks to secure pineapples around the ham. Secure a cherry in the center of each pineapple.
• Return ham to oven and bake 1 hour longer or until thermometer registers 160°F
• Brush with glaze one last time about 10 minutes before done.

BAKED HAM WITH APRICOT GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Trim the rind from the ham and pare the fat layer to 1/4-inch thick.
• Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil (helps with cleanup later).
• Place a roasting rack in the roasting pan and place the ham on the rack.
• Cut lines at an angle across the ham about 1/4-inch deep, then turn the ham and repeat with the other side, so that it forms a diamond pattern.
• Push the pointed ends of the cloves into the intersections of these lines, but do not push it in totally.
• Mix the apricot nectar with the water and pour over the ham, and then sprinkle with the thyme leaves.
• Place the ham in the lower third of the preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes (or about 3 minutes per pound), basting with the pan juices every 10-15 minutes.
• To prepare the glaze, mix the preserves, bourbon, and mustard in a small saucepan and whisk until smooth.
• Cook over medium heat until the preserves melt, then remove from heat and set aside.
• When the ham is warmed through (at the 45 minute point), remove it from the oven and increase the oven temp to 450F.
• Spread all the glaze evenly over the ham, then sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the top of the glaze.
• When the oven is heated to 450F, return the ham to the oven, and bake for about 25-30 more minutes or until the ham becomes nicely caramelized from the glaze, but do not let it burn.
• Remove the ham from the oven and allow it to sit for about 15-20 minutes before carving.

APRICOT BAKED HAM

Steps:

• Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Score the surface of the ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep; insert a clove in each diamond. Combine preserves and mustard; spread over ham. Pat brown sugar into apricot mixture., Bake at 325° for 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 hours or until a thermometer reads 140°.

BAKED HAM WITH HONEY APRICOT GLAZE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 325*
• 2. Place ham on rack in shallow roasting pan.
• 3. Stir together honey, orange juice concentrate soy sauce, jam nutmeg and cloves.
• 4. Bake ham for 30 minutes; pour glaze over ham and continue to baake until ham is heated through (about 2 1/2 hours) About 15-18 minutes per pound.

BAKED HAM WITH GINGER-APRICOT GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Make crosshatch slashes across the top of the ham with the tip of a knife. Place in a roasting pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Put the fruit spread into a small bowl. Stir in the ginger, Dijon mustard, and dry mustard. Spoon the glaze over the ham and bake until heated through, 20 to 30 minutes more. Remove to a cutting board, cover with aluminum foil, and let sit for 10 minutes before slicing.

APRICOT BAKED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Score the surface of the ham with shallow diamond-shaped cuts.
• Combine preserves and mustard; spread over ham evenly. Pat brown sugar over apricot mixture.
• Place ham on a rack in shallow roasting pan.
• Bake 20 minutes per pound or until ham is heated through and meat thermometer reads 140 degrees.