This easy and incredibly delicious ham glazed with brown sugar, maple syrup and select spices will be a crowd pleaser at any holiday gathering or potluck.
This Brown Sugar & Maple Glazed Spiral Ham recipe is one of my go-to family favorites that I serve almost any time I host a party. This little ham goes a long way and is always a crowd pleaser.
What are the best spiral hams?
My favorite smaller spiral ham is Kentucky Legend. It is hands down the best, in my opinion. For larger spiral sliced hams, I love the ones sold at Costco every year during the holiday season.
How to Get a Crusty Sugary Glaze on Ham
The only way to get a crusty glazed exterior is to increase the oven temp at the very end, brush the ham with pan juices and reserved syrup, and bake until exterior gets a sugary crust.
What sides go best with glazed ham?
I love serving this ham with my version of Callie’s Cheese & chive biscuits, creamed corn, Mississippi green beans, and 4 cheese potato casserole with chives.
This ham is fully cooked before you even remove it from the package, but the baking process and special seasonings turn it from ordinary to extraordinary. At roughly $10-13 per ham, it is a great bargain as well, especially stretching for multiple meals.
The glaze ends up so sweet and spicy, so don’t throw the juice away! I save leftover ham slices in ziploc bags in glaze/ juices. Since the ham is basically fat free, the juices are mostly sugar and spices with no added fat.
What to do with leftover ham?
For lunch, this ham tastes great on croissants or Hawaiian rolls with Swiss cheese and honey mustard. For breakfast, any leftover slices will make a wonderful ham biscuit or an excellent foundation for a quiche or breakfast casserole.
I so hope your family enjoys this recipe. If you try it, please let me hear your thoughts. As always, thanks so much for stopping by. Be blessed, and stay savvy!!!
Brown Sugar & Maple Glazed Spiral Ham
An easy and delicious spiral sliced ham with a sugary glaze.
Ingredients
- 1 (6- to 7-pound) ham (fully cooked, spiral sliced)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves (ground)
- 1/3 teaspoon allspice
- pineapple bits (optional)
Instructions
HAM
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
- Place ham on baking dish.
- Pour half of glaze (below) over ham and in between spiral slices.
- Cover ham snugly with foil.
- Heat for 1.5 to 2 hours (2 hours for larger ham)
- Open foil or bag and roll down to expose ham.
- Baste ham with remaining glaze.
- Increase oven temp to 350 degrees.
- Put ham, uncovered, into oven.
- Bake until glaze forms~about 10 minutes.
- Remove ham from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
- Insert pineapple tidbits in between spirals (optional).
GLAZE:
- Place brown sugar, maple syrup, and spices in small saucepan.
- Heat on medium-low until sugar dissolves.
- Remove glaze from heat.
- Remove 1/2 cup of glaze and set aside (for basting at the end).
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 14 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 85Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 92mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 0gSugar: 20gProtein: 0g
Love how you’ll be serving the ham, David. I’d love to hear how it turns out! Blessings to you for a wonderful 2019!
Thank you for this fantastic suggestion. I will try it on just regular hamburger buns with swiss cheese and yellow mustard. Walmart has the Kentucky Legend brand and that’s where I’ll get it. Thanks again.
Hi Linni! I love Kentucky Legend spiral sliced! It is my fave! If you can’t find that, go with another small spiral sliced one. Hope this helps!
What brand of ham do you use? I couldn’t see the video.
Thanks!
Hi Miss Lea! I am so happy that you love the ham! It is one of our family favorites, too:-) Blessings to you!
omg.. this is the best online recipe ever. super easy very flavorful and a new family favorite. thank u so much made my Christmas
Hi Paige! I think that I would double or triple the glaze! Please let me know how it turns out! Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!
This looks delicious! Planning on using this recipe Christmas Day. So I was in a rush and stupidly purchased an 11 lb ham for 4 people… should I triple the ingredients for the glaze?
Hi Jean! I have kept it for 3-4 days, but I usually freeze anything past that. I am overly cautious~LOL!
I’m trying our how long this ham and the smoked spiral cut both fully cooked will keep in the refrigerator? I think I have kept it over a week, but can’t remember for sure.
Thanks so much for sharing this info, Kate!!! I knew Wal-Mart carried it but had no idea that Aldi’s carried it too. So glad you let us know. Blessings to you and yours for 2017!!
Love it, I found it first at Aldi’s Ithaca NY and then again at Walmart Ithaca NY for the same price. I just bought some more again tonight at Walmart for my Mom. I was telling her how good it was. She asked me to pick her up some when I saw it next time. Worth every penny!!!
That’s great, Kate!!! So glad you found it! Do you mind sharing where you found yours? Some readers are telling me they can’t find the brand in their local stores…….
I just found this spiral ham at one of our local store and LOVED it. I ran right out to get some more!!! Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner, just melt in your mouth Delicious!!! Thank-you!!!
Hi Adriana, I am so happy that the ham turned out so well for your church family!!!! Thanks for sharing this with me. Blessings, my friend!
I cooked this for a church and all smiles were brought upon many faces. I cooked two and it was super quick. It fed lots of my family and the church! Thanks for this recipe!
Hi Julie! I am so glad the ham was such a hit! The pepper jelly sounds great (as does the pea soup)!!! Have a blessed 2016!!!
I made one of these for Christmas Eve. Had an open house- 30 people. I put a pepper jelly on it before reheating.
It was the best ham anyone has ever had!
Using the leftovers to make pea soup.
Hi Cindy! I so hope you enjoy this ham! Blessings to you!!!
I was lost trying to think of a different style of spiral ham and this will bring more visitors to my home! Thanks!