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    Home » Recipes » Pork » Hot Honey Baked Ham

    Hot Honey Baked Ham

    Published: Apr 1, 2022 · Modified: Apr 7, 2023 by Tonia Larson

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    This Hot Honey Baked Ham recipe has a mouthwatering combo of sweet and spicy that’s perfect for a holiday dinner or hot honey ham sandwiches!

    a row of sliced ham on a serving plater

    Ham is traditionally the centerpiece of our Easter dinner, and this year we decided to make a hot honey-baked ham. It has all of the things a traditional ham has, with the addition of hot honey to give it added flavor.

    What You’ll Find In This Post

    • Hot Honey Baked Ham Ingredients
    • How To Make Hot Honey Baked Ham
    • Hot Honey Baked Ham Frequently Asked Questions
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    hot honey ham ingredients on a countertop

    Hot Honey Baked Ham Ingredients

    To make this baked ham recipe, you’ll need ham, hot honey, sugar, butter, and seasonings. Scroll down for the complete recipe with ingredient measurements.

    • Ham: You’ll need a fully cooked, bone-in ham that is 6-8 pounds. It can be a regular, unsliced ham or a spiral-cut one. The one we used for this post was partially spiral cut.
    • Hot Honey: Hot honey adds sweetness and spice to the glaze. You can make your own hot honey or use store-bought.
    • Brown Sugar: The brown sugar adds flavor and sweetness and helps the glaze caramelize.
    • Butter: We used melted butter to thin the glaze and add flavor.
    • Seasonings: For seasonings, we added ground mustard, ground cinnamon, chili powder, ground cloves, and ground ginger.
    ham slices stacked in a row

    How To Make Hot Honey Baked Ham

    A baked ham is one of the easiest holiday dishes to make! All you need to do is prep the ham by scoring it, coat it with the glaze, and bake it in the oven. Scroll down for the printable recipe card and complete instructions.

    • Score: Remove the ham from the plastic wrapper and score it by making 1/2-inch deep cuts in it. If your ham is spiral-cut already, you can skip this step.
    • Glaze: Mix the glaze ingredients together and spread half of the mixture over the ham.
    • Bake: Bake the ham in the oven and remove it a couple of times to add more glaze.
    ham slices stacked on a platter

    Hot Honey Baked Ham Frequently Asked Questions

    How long do you bake a ham for?

    Bake a 6-8 pound ham at 325˚F for about 2 – 2 1/2 hours or until it reaches an internal temperature of 140˚F.

    Do you bake a ham covered or uncovered?

    Bake a ham covered so that it doesn’t dry out. When making a glazed ham, bake it uncovered for the last part of the baking time to caramelize the glaze.

    How do you glaze a ham?

    To glaze a ham, brush the outside of the ham with a sugar-based glaze mixture several times during the baking process. The glaze will turn into a sweet, caramelized coating.

    using a honey drizzler to drizzle honey on a ham sandwich

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    honey glazed ham slices on a platter

    Hot Honey Baked Ham

    This Hot Honey Baked Ham recipe has a mouthwatering combo of sweet and spicy that's perfect for a holiday dinner or hot honey ham sandwiches!
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 2 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 2 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 10
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    Equipment

    Calphalon Knife Block Set
    Silicone Basting Brush Set
    Cuisinart Roaster
    Oval Serving Platters

    Ingredients

    • 7 lb fully cooked bone-in ham
    • 1 cup hot honey
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • ¼ cup melted butter
    • ½ teaspoon ground mustard
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ½ teaspoon chili powder
    • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
    • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger

    Hot Honey

    • 1 cup honey
    • 2 teaspoon dried crushed red peppers or use 4 teaspoon for more heat
    • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

    Instructions

    Hot Honey Ham

    • Preheat the oven to 325˚F. Score the ham (if not spiral cut) and then place it on a rack in a roasting pan. Pour one cup of water into the bottom of the pan.
      a knife scoring the ham before baking
    • In a medium bowl, combine the hot honey, brown sugar, melted butter, ground mustard, ground cinnamon, chili powder, ground cloves, and ground ginger.
      hands using a whisk to stir the glaze ingredients
    • Brush half of the glaze over the ham.
      a hand adds the glaze to the ham with a brush
    • Tent the roasting pan with foil and bake the ham for 1 hour 30 minutes.
      covering the ham in tinfoil
    • Remove the foil and brush the ham with half of the remaining glaze. Bake for 20 minutes.
      using a brush to add glaze to the ham
    • Brush the ham with the remaining glaze and bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 140˚F.
      adding more glaze to the ham with a brush
    • If you want the glaze more caramelized, you can put it under the broiler for 2-3 minutes or use a kitchen torch.
      caramelized hot honey glazed ham

    Hot Honey Recipe

    • Pour the hot honey into a saucepan and add the crushed red peppers.
      adding crushed red peppers to saucepan
    • Warm over low heat for 30 minutes to infuse the honey, stirring occasionally. Do not boil.
      stirring hot honey with crushed red peppers in a saucepan
    • Remove from heat and stir in the apple cider vinegar.
      adding apple cider vinegar to the saucepan
    • Strain the honey to remove the crushed red peppers.
      poring hot honey into a strainer

    Video

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1/10 | Calories: 1063kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 69g | Fat: 58g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 26g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 209mg | Sodium: 3818mg | Potassium: 972mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 66g | Vitamin A: 310IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 3mg
    Course: Dinner
    Cuisine: American
    Author: Tonia Larson

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    About Tonia Larson

    Hi! I’m Tonia, the owner and recipe creator at The Gunny Sack, where I’ve shared easy recipes for busy people for 12+ years! My family-friendly meals, easy side dishes, and delicious desserts include mouthwatering photos, dynamic videos, and step-by-step instructions to help you cook at home.

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