Hot Honey Baked Ham

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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!

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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Hot Honey Baked Ham

Yield: 10 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes

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!

Ingredients

7 lb fully cooked, bone-in ham
1 cup hot honey (find my recipe below or use store-bought)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 tsp ground mustard
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground ginger

Hot Honey

1 cup honey
2 tsp dried crushed red peppers (or use 4 tsp for more heat)
1 tsp 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.
In a medium bowl, combine the hot honey, brown sugar, melted butter, ground mustard, ground cinnamon, chili powder, ground cloves, and ground ginger.
Brush half of the glaze over the ham.
Tent the roasting pan with foil and bake the ham for 1 hour 30 minutes.
Remove the foil and brush the ham with half of the remaining glaze. Bake for 20 minutes.
Brush the ham with the remaining glaze and bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 140˚F.
If you want the glaze more caramelized, you can put it under the broiler for 2-3 minutes or use a kitchen torch.

Hot Honey Recipe

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

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 10 Serving Size: 11 oz
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 729Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 215mgSodium: 3148mgCarbohydrates: 69gFiber: 1gSugar: 68gProtein: 71g

Nutrition data is calculated automatically by Nutritionix and isn't always accurate. I am not a certified nutritionist and make no claims to the contrary. Each individual’s dietary needs and restrictions are unique to the individual. You are ultimately responsible for all decisions pertaining to your health.