This brown sugar & maple glazed spiral ham has a spicy sweet crust and a salty, smoky ham flavor that my family likes far better than Honey Baked Ham.
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.
Ham: For this recipe, I always use my favorite brand and the one that my sister-in-law recommended when she shared this recipe with me. It is the ONLY ham I’ll use for this. I share the secret in the short video below…..
GLAZE: 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.
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.
For dinner, serve this ham with your favorite sides. We love mac & cheese (my favorite recipe is here), salad, and yeast rolls.
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!!!
Family Savvy
An easy and delicious spiral sliced ham with a sugary glaze.
10 min
10 min
Save RecipeIngredients
- Spiral sliced ham (4-5 pounds)
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 TB butter
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice
- pineapple tidbits (optional for garnish)
- 2 tsp allspice OR 1/2 tsp each cloves-cinnamon-nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- Place oven rack to lowest position.
- GLAZE:
- Place syrup, brown sugar, butter, pineapple juice and spices in small saucepan
- Heat on medium until it turns into a smooth syrup
- Remove from heat.
- Remove 1/2 cup of syrup and set aside (for basting at the end).
- Pour remaining syrup over entire ham~all over and in between slices.
- Wrap ham loosely in aluminum foil or snugly in oven baking bag.
- Make several slits in top of baking bag (if using).
- Bake 10 minutes per pound or until ham registers 100 degrees on thermometer.
- Open foil or bag and roll down to expose ham.
- Baste ham with 1/3-1/2 juices.
- Increase oven temp to 350 degrees.
- Put ham, uncovered, into oven.
- Place pineapple tidbits over ham if desired.
- Bake until glaze forms~about 10 minutes.
- Remove ham from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
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