Ham is a traditional holiday dinner main course. This Sweet Honey Baked Ham recipe is simple and delicious. I’ve made this for several special dinners and it was delicious every time! Leftovers make great sandwiches and the house smells wonderful when your guests arrive. Give it a try, you just might find a new holiday recipe tradition!
Sweet Honey Baked Ham
Ingredients:
– 1 (8 to 10 lb.) fully cooked. bone-in ham
– whole cloves
– ½ cup honey
– ½ cup orange juice
– 1 cup packed light brown sugar
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 325° F. Place ham cut side down in a shallow baking pan and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Place on lower rack of oven and bake for 1 hour.
While the ham is baking, mix honey, orange juice and light brown sugar in a bowl to make glaze. After 1 hour of cooking, remove ham from oven, uncover and stand ham up on 1 side. With a sharp knife and in a “tic-tac-toe” fashion, make shallow cuts all over the fatty side of the ham, scoring 1-inch squares. Insert single whole cloves in every corner of the squares created by the cuts. Pour the glaze over the top and let drip down the ham.
Place uncovered ham back in the oven and cook for another 30 minutes, watching carefully so it doesn’t burn. Remove from oven and let stand 15 minutes before slicing. Makes 10 to 12 servings, plus leftovers.