April 5, 2024
Review RecipeHam Glaze Recipe
This easy ham glaze recipe comes together with just five ingredients to make a sweet ham glaze.
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This mouthwatering ham glaze recipe couldn’t be easier and more irresistible. Nothing makes a ham more succulent than a good old-fashioned sticky and sweet ham glaze to go on top. All this one takes is five ingredients and one simple step to make.
Ham Glaze Recipe Ingredients
You’ll need:
- ½ cup of apricot jam
- ½ cup of honey
- 1 tablespoon of cornstarch
- 3 teaspoons of lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon of cloves
Substitutions And Additions
TANGY: You could also add Dijon mustard and garlic cloves if you’d like to give this a little tangier of a flavor.
SWEET: You could add pineapple juice and brown sugar or maple syrup to this recipe instead of apricot jam and honey if you’d like another sweet option.
How To Make This Ham Glaze Recipe
OUR RECIPE DEVELOPER SAYS
You can also make a double batch of this glaze so guests can add more to their serving.
STEP ONE: Mix all ingredients in a medium saucepan until well incorporated and bring to a boil.
STEP TWO: Once it’s boiling, it is done.
PRO TIP:
Don’t overboil or your glaze will become more like a caramel instead of a glaze!
STEP THREE: Pour over ham and cook until it’s bubbling.
PRO TIP:
You can also make slow cooker ham using this ham glaze recipe.
How To Serve
This holiday ham glaze recipe will give your ham so much flavor and sweetness.
Enjoy your cooked ham with our green bean casserole, creamy mashed potatoes, and dinner rolls for a lovely meal.
Psst, if you’re serving this for Easter, you should also bake this Easter bunny cake or these bunny butt cupcakes for the perfect finish to your holiday dinner!
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Storage
IN THE FRIDGE: If you have leftover ham, you can safely store it in the refrigerator for up to a week.
IN THE FREEZER: If you have leftover baked ham, you can store it in the freezer for up to three months.
Slice ham and put portions in airtight freezer bags. If you plan to use the ham in soups and casseroles, you can cut it into small pieces before freezing.
Sweet, delicious and so easy to make, this simple, homemade glaze recipe will become a family favorite for years to come and give you a juicy ham that the whole family will enjoy.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How do I cut a ham?
To cut your ham, begin by creating a flat surface on the ham by cutting off some of the ham from the widest part of the meat. Stick a large fork into the meat as far as you can to stabilize the ham on your chopping board and using a sharp knife, start cutting the shank end (more pointed than the butt end).
Cut thin, vertical slices across the ham all the way down to the bone. When you have cut all your slices, make one horizontal cut that is parallel to the bone to release the ham slices you’ve made.
How long do I cook a ham for?
The cooking time largely depends on the size of the ham. You don’t want a dry piece of overcooked ham, so knowing exactly how long to bake it for is crucial. The following is a guide for ham joints with the whole bone-in weighing 10 to 14 pounds.
Smoked ham, uncooked – 18 to 20 minutes per pound
Smoked ham, cooked – 15 to 18 minutes per pound
Fresh ham, uncooked – 22 to 26 minutes per pound
How do I cook a ham?
You first need to soak the ham to remove excess salt from the meat. Soak a very small joint of ham for 8 hours and up to 24 hours for a large one. Make sure the ham is kept cold during the soaking and the water needs to be changed every six to eight hours.
Place ham in a large pan on the stovetop, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Skim away any impurities and leave the ham to simmer. You should allow 20 minutes per pound. Once the ham has boiled, remove it from the pan and leave it to stand for 10 to 15 minutes before peeling away the skin.
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Score the ham with deep cuts to create a diamond pattern, and brush the outside of the ham with your ham glaze.
Bake ham for 30 to 40 minutes taking care to baste the ham with juices and the caramelized sugar. When the ham is golden, remove it from the oven and allow it to rest for 15 to 30 minutes before carving and serving.
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Ham Glaze Recipe
This easy ham glaze recipe comes together with just five ingredients to make a sweet ham glaze.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 8
Ingredients
- ½ cup apricot jam
- ½ cup honey
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 teaspoons lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a saucepan until well incorporated and bring to a boil.
- Once it's boiling, it is done.
- Pour over ham and cook until it's bubbling.
Notes
- You can also make a double batch of this glaze so guests can add more to their serving.
- Don’t overboil or your glaze will become more like a caramel instead of a glaze!
- You can also make slow cooker ham using this ham glaze recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 11mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg
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Comments
Gloria says
This is my favorite glaze, my husband loves the way it tastes.
Rae says
I have used apricot jam to glaze my ham for years. Adding cloves and honey is excellent idea. Bourbon is also a great idea. I would use 1/4 cup bourbon.
Jill says
Delicious and easy!
lance Brown says
We always have ham on Easter. A sugar cured ham with a brown sugar & dijon glaze
Amy Felcan says
I like using a glaze and putting pineapple and cherries on top of it.
Karen says
I like to serve sweet potatoes as a side with ham.
the only reason I gave a four instead of 5 was the cloves(I hate cloves) I did not use it and it still tasted fine!
Amy Felcan says
This is such an amazing glaze I can’t wait 2 try it out
Carroll says
I would do a combination of honey and brown sugar to add to the glaze. I am curious if coriander would add a nice flavor with the cloves
Love the recipe
Victoria Cole says
Easter is a must on out table!!! We do it a little different, my family we add sazon, garlic powder pineapple juice honey lime and smoked chipotle yummy
Amy Felcan says
I have never tried a homemade glaze before. I love having ham for Easter especially with pineapples added 2 it. I always make a broccoli casserole to go with it. My favorite memories are spending time with my family and making new traditions every year. I love thus time of year it’s special to my heart. Just the whole thing about what Easter is about how Jesus laid his life down to save us and being with family loving one another and enjoying the simple things in life taking nothing for granted
Linda says
I love to serve ham at Easter. I usually do a brown sugar mustard glaze, or beer but I will try this glaze. My favorite side is green beans, not casserole and corn casserole.
Charlotte says
Hi
Thanks for the ham glaze recipe. I always serve ham for Easter as it is a family favorite. My favorite side dish is baked corn casserole.
Steph says
I’m not a ham lover but this seems like a great glaze!
Rebecca says
I always use pineapple with my ham, but prefer glaze
Deena Burns says
Yes, I serve ham every holiday. Always pineapple and cherries with my ham.
Joanne Lowe says
My favorite Easter memory was of my daddy. He would get so excited when I’d give him by black jellybeans! We didn’t get to spend his last Easter together he was working out of state. He was killed in and accident coming home to move us to Utah. When I got older (I’m now 54) I realized my mom put them in my basket because she knew how excited I was to give them to him.
Heather says
I just had to reply to this comment. Very sad about your dad. Happy that you made good memories with him. Sorry for your loss.
Nicole Leblanc says
I’ve made my own ham glaze as well. This one sounds delicious and I will try it
Joyce Timby says
This glaze sounds easy and wonderful. Can you use peach jam in place of the apricot jam?
Answer to a question: when my children were younger I always made a brown sugar glaze and put pineapple slices and cherries on the ham prior to baking. My children (4) made sure that they each got a pineapple slice.
Judy says
I don’t care for sweetened meat, so prefer not to have a glaze on my ham.
Melissa says
My favorite glaze is brown sugar, yumm. I will be trying this!!
Judy says
Yes I do serve ham on Easter with a glaze!!
Christine Coyne says
Love putting pineapple/brown sugar glaze. Can’t wait to try this one.
Vicki LeFort says
Sounds delicious!! I would have this ham with a side of cheesy scalloped potatoes and roasted brussell sprouts. For Easter I’m making your Chocolate poke cake!!
Mark Schile says
i guess the memory I remember is that of my sisters all deck out in their Easter dresses and of course that included their Easter bonnet. They looked fantastic and were all smiles and giggles.
Sonya Williams says
Thank you for sharing your recipe, I use pineapple and brown sugar for my glaze.
Teresa Gerber says
We have ham at Easter:)!!
Heather says
I will definitely have to try this ham glaze! We always serve ham for Easter, but usually with a brown sugar glaze. This year, I we may have to try this recipe instead!
Barb says
This looks amazing! I cannot wait to try it!!
Norah Robinson says
Yes! Love ham!
Carol says
My family prefers brown sugar to honey in a glaze.
Your glaze recipe looks delicious!
Happy Easter! =:-)
Barbara Wannamaker says
Do you serve glazed ham at Easter?
Barbara Wannamaker says
Do you serve ham for Easter
Barbara Wannamaker says
Do you serve ham for Easter?
Don Throne says
The recipe sounds delicious! We do serve ham with our Easter dinner.
Jessi says
We definitely serve ham on Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas as well. Delicious!!
Jessi says
We definitely serve ham on Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas as well. Delicious!!
Kelly S says
I do cook ham every Easter Sunday. I normally cook with pineapple and brown sugar but this year I think I will try this glaze instead!
Kelly S says
I always cook ham on Easter Sunday. I normally cook with pineapple/brown sugar but this year I think I will try this glaze instead!
Brenda Swann says
Yes we always have baked ham for Easter and I also put pineapple on my ham just like my Mama!
Amber says
Yes, I serve ham on Easter with a honey glaze. I usually make scalloped potatoes and rolls with homeade honey butter but this year I think I might make homeade creamed corn as a side. ❤
Nelly Groenewold says
Yes we do serve ham at Easter. That ham glaze recipe looks yummy! I may have to try it sometime. My favorite Easter memories are going to Easter Services at Church and getting together with family and friends for dinner.
Barbara Hargrove says
My family doesn’t eat ham on Easter. But this looks like a good recipe.
Roberta Ham says
I love ham with a glaze on it.
I like to serve Deviled Eggs with it for Easter.
Karen says
I have scalloped potatoes with the ham
Bobette Larsen says
We love ham for Easter. Always make 5 pounds of potatoes that are scalloped. Lov e pastels for spring and I hope to make a layered pastel jello salad.
Christine Doughty says
My favorite Easter memory was my mom always would take me to buy a new dress with shoes and a beautiful hat. She made me feel like a princess.
robin e sinnott says
sounds absolutely delish!!!…I usually use brown sugar and pineapple, but I’m trying this this year!! I always have sweet potatoes with brown sugar/pineapple and pecans too!
Linda slominski says
Yes to ham! It wouldn’t be Easter without it!
Sabrina Parnell says
Love a honey glaze the best. So very yummy.
Lynn Talley says
I Loved going to church on Easter Sunday with my Mom
Donna G Kmelius says
Love having ham for Easter with a bunch of different sides.
sherry vail says
Yes I serve ham for Easter. Can’t wait to try this recipe
Valinda Knighten says
We usually have ham with brown sugar/pineapple glaze. This year, we’ve decided to cook Tri Tip on the grill for something different.
Joanette says
This recipe looks delicious! I love to serve ham with homemade rolls and cranberry sauce, so good!!
Robin K Kelley says
Recipe sounds delicious will be trying it this easter !! Thanks love ypur recipes and i do prefer brown sugar ham
Dee says
I add pineapple to my ham. I’m going try this recipe too. Looks yummy!
Jan says
I use honey and orange juice for my glaze as well as use cloves and pineapple while it’s being baked. I’m going to try this glaze recipe.
Cynthia Brown says
Yes I make your ham glaze. Instead of apricot I use pineapple. Yes I do serve ham for Easter dinner.My memory for Easter is when you get getting all dressed up in our Easter outfit for church.
Rhonda P says
I love ham and yes I put pineapple on it like my mother did and each pineapple has a marachino cherry in the middle.
Leah Hoffman says
We serve ham for Easter with pineapples. This recipe sounds delicious.
Brian says
I have never made a ham glaze recipe before.
Francisco says
Hello. I make this recipe frequently, I add slices of pineapple and in the mix I add chipotle chili, I can’t leave my Mexican roots.
Thank you for the recipe.
Happy Easter.
Debby Zeigler says
I have never made a ham glaze. Last Christmas I received a ham and I had no clue how to cook the ham. I’m thankful that you put the instructions on how to cook the ham and make the glaze. I’ll try to cook the ham and make the glaze for Easter. I hope it turns out great.
Caroline Quinn says
Yes I serve ham at Easter with pineapple glaze but I’ll try this one this year. Thank you!
Elizabeth McLeod says
My favorite memory of our Easter growing up, dressing up with our Easter dresses and my father would always try to get one of girls to eat horseradish with our ham. Not one of us (there were 6 of us) wanted to sit by dad. Miss him every Easter and we all remember that for Easter. Great times.
Sharlon Maral says
I always have Ham on Easter! Looking forward to trying a new glaze! Looks very simple! My hubby loves Apricot Anything!
Kathy says
We will be having ham for Easter with pineapple and brown sugar. Green beans, potato salad and yeast rolls will also ben made, Finish the meal with a german chocolate cake with coconut pecan icing.
Marcy Shive says
Yes I serve ham at Easter and Christmas.
Lori Trueman says
My favorite Easter memory was spending the whole day at my Grandma and Grandpa’s house! My Uncle, Aunt and cousins were always late!! 😊. Uncle Eddie Sr. and Uncle Eddie JR. Would always stop by for dessert. My grandma always made a Lamby-Pie butter molds, homemade babka bread (made by grandma) and the whole kit and caboodle Easter dinner! Ham, glaze, potatoes, many vegetables, applesauce, Easter eggs with or without horseradish.
The day before Easter, as we celebrated Easter and Russian Orthodox Easter, the Russian Priest came to bless some of the food the day before Easter.
After dinner, Grandpa would give us wheelbarrow rides through the yard. He must have been super tired after giving all 7 grandchildren a ride! It was the absolute best. Bless the both, now in Heaven. Forever a memory in my lifetime. Now 58, I miss my loving Grandma and Grandpa.
Have a fabulous Easter with your family and friends. Hippity-Hop. 🐰🧡
Lori Trueman
Debbie Bowden says
Love to serve ham at Easter with warm potato salad and deviled eggs.
Jeanne Horn says
My favorite side to serve with ham is potatoes au gratin.
Belinda Snyder says
MUST HAVE mashed taters & ham gravy!!
Nadine says
My favorite memory of Glazed Ham is what we called the skin or crackling. My dad used to sneak into the kitchen just before the ham went to the table to sneak?? (ya right) a big piece of it just to tick my mother off. He was just as bad as us kids when it came to holidays and having fun. How I miss him and remember those days with fondness.
Paula Hynes says
I sometimes serve ham at Easter. I just put it in a large pot with two liters of ginger ale and some pineapple juice and whole cloves and cook for a couple of hours. It is very moist and tender done this way. DELICIOUS !!!!!
Kim L Gress says
Never use pineapple on my hams.
Treva Wiseman says
I add pineapple and cook I pineapple
Alana Lawson-Moen says
I prefer honey glazed hams
Dawn Farmer says
Sounds delicious. I like the idea of using honey, I usually use brown sugar.
Stephanie Bradley-Rouse says
I frequent make recipe and I don’t add pineapple but I would try. I love add glaze brown sugar on ham. Yes we make ham for Easter. I have many memory so I can’t actually pick one.
Happy Easter
Diane Robinson says
My memories of Easter is when my children were very young. I had dressed them up very nice. They loved their filled Easter baskets. We went outside to or for hidden eggs filled with candy or money. Such a happy time.
Carolyn Proctor says
Baked Easter ham is served at our home. I make a very easy glaze, using maple syrup, and pineapple slices.Homemade preserves, like pickled beets, mustard pickles , spiced crabapples and chow are served with potatoes, and two- three vegetables, compliment my ham.
——Carolyn
An entree and dessert are also served.
Carolyn Proctor says
Baked Easter ham is served at our home. I make a very easy glaze, using maple syrup, and pineapple slices.Homemade preserves, like pickled beets, mustard pickles , spiced crabapples and chow are served with potatoes, and two- three vegetables, compliment my ham.
——Carolyn( Nova Scotia, Canada)
An entree and dessert are also served.
Angela says
Looks easy and sounds delicious! Will try
Arlene says
I love spiral ham, especially for Easter and other holidays. Prefer the honey, brown sugar glaze, but this year, I’m going to try your glaze recipe.
Michelle says
We love glazed ham and love to serve it with potato scallop so good!
Barb says
Yes! I had pineapple!🍍🍍🍍
Barb says
Yes! I always add pineapple!🍍
I baked a ham last wkd and made my glaze w pineapple, marmalade, brown sugar and grainy mustard. Turned out so moist & yummy. Next time, I’ll try this glaze recipe.😉
Jenny says
What’s your favorite side to serve with ham?
I love fresh spring sides with Easter dinner. Grilled asparagus, salad with mixed greens, and fruit. It feels like holiday meal without the heaviness that we all love about Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Becky M says
I love a great ham for Easter. I’ve only ever made ham glazes with brown sugar. I’m excited to try one with honey instead!
Wendy says
Have always used pineapple on ham, my mother did too. Love apricots so will use this recipe with honey.
Juane Priest says
I serve scalloped potatoes with ham.
Jo says
looks really good
Frank Zabotsky says
Think I will try your glaze on my ham in the smoker
Sheryl Lipp says
Most definitely had ham for Easter.
Joan Heagle says
Sounds delicious my favourite side with ham is scalloped potatoes