CIDER-BAKED HAM WITH BROWN SUGAR & HONEY GLAZE

Cider-Baked Ham With Brown Sugar & Honey Glaze image

This is super easy, yet so impressive. It is the ONLY way to make a baked ham (or, at least that's what I've decided). I have yet to make this and not be asked for the recipe. Try it for your next holiday!

Provided by JackieOhNo

Categories Ham

Time 3h50m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 (12 -14 lb) fully cooked bone-in ham
2 cups apple cider or 2 cups apple juice
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
whole cloves (to garnish) (optional)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup honey

Steps:

Preheat oven to slow (325 degrees). Place ham, fat-side up, in a shallow roasting pan.
Combine apple cider, cinnamon, cloves and allspice in a small saucepan. Heat to boiling. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Pour over ham.
Bake ham in preheated slow oven, basting every 30 minutes with cider sauce from pan, for about 3 hours.
Remove ham from oven. Increase oven temperature to hot (400 degrees). Score diagonal lines in fat with tip of knife to form diamond shapes, being careful not to cut into meat. Stud each diamond with whole clove, if you wish.
Combine brown sugar and honey in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat, stirring, until sugar is melted. Brush over top of ham.
Return ham to hot oven. Bake 30 minutes longer, brushing the ham every 10 minutes with the remaining honey mixture, until brown and glistening and an instant-read meat thermometer reads 160 degrees.
Remove ham from oven. Let stand 20 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2631.5, Fat 159.7, SaturatedFat 58.7, Cholesterol 852.3, Sodium 553, Carbohydrate 41.4, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 40.8, Protein 243.4