Spiral Ham Recipe (how to cook a spiral ham)
The BEST Spiral Ham Recipe - A classic and tried and true recipe for perfectly cooked ham to serve at Easter or your next gathering.
Ingredients
3 Ingredient Ham Glaze:
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
Spiral Ham:
- 8-10 pound spiral ham
- 3 cups water or apple cider
Instructions
- Prep: Allow ham to sit out and come to room temp. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Make Glaze: In a small bowl, add ¼ cup brown sugar, 3 tablespoons butter, & 1 teaspoon dijon mustard; whisk to combine. Set aside.
- Prep Pan + Initial Glaze: Pour 3 cups water or apple cider in the bottom of a roasting pan. Place roasting rack inside. Unwrap the ham and place it cut side down on the roasting rack. Brush all over approx. 1/2 the glaze (reserve the remaining glaze for later). Place in oven, middle rack, and let cook 20 minutes then cover with foil and return to oven.
- Cook Time: Bake approximately 18-22 minutes per pound (include the 20 minutes from Step 5 in this total cook time) or until it reaches an internal temperature of 140℉.
- Glaze: When there is approximately 10-20 minutes of cook time left, remove from oven and brush with Glaze all over (feel free to layer it on pretty thick) - ensuring you get it in every nook and cranny. Turn oven up to 400℉. Return to oven, uncovered, and let finish cooking. The glaze should get tacky and caramelized and turn a bit brown.
- Rest: Remove from oven and let rest 10-15 minutes.
- (optional)You can use a kitchen torch to caramelize the glaze after cooking if you want a crispier/browner skin - that is what I did in the photos shown).
- Serve: Carve, serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Glaze: you can place the glaze in a small saucepan and put on low heat on the stove - this will thin it out. I didn't do this during testing and I liked the way the glaze was thicker so it went on nice and thick on the ham. But, if you are used to heating up your glaze first - please don't let me stop you!
- Water to thin: if you feel the glaze is a little too thick you can add water (a tablespoon at a time) to it and whisk to combine.
- Dairy-Free: feel free to use a plant-based butter in the glaze.
- Double it: you can easily double the 3 Ingredient ham glaze recipe, if needed.
Nutrition
Calories: 518kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 130mg | Sodium: 2414mg | Potassium: 582mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Vitamin C: 0.001mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 2mg
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