Apple Cider Glazed Ham

 Pulling off an impressive holiday ham at home takes just a few simple steps. Start with a good-quality, bone-in spiral-cut ham — make sure it is unglazed. Coat it with this deliciously sweet apple cider glaze featuring light brown sugar, honey, and Dijon mustard. Brushing the glaze onto the ham in 15-minute intervals during the last 30 minutes of baking creates a wonderfully sticky and caramelized crust. Serve any leftovers on biscuits with a slather of mustard.

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Recipe Summary

Total:

2 hrs 35 mins

Active:

20 mins

Servings:

10

Ingredients

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• 1 ½ cups packed light brown sugar
• ½ cup honey
• ¼ cup Dijon mustard
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup apple cider, divided
• 1 (8- to 9-lb.) fully cooked bone-in spiral-cut ham half

Directions

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• Step 1

  Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a roasting pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Stir together brown sugar, honey, mustard, salt, pepper, and 1/2 cup of the cider in a medium bowl. 

• Step 2

  Place ham in prepared pan so that individual ham slices are perpendicular to pan bottom. Brush ham with 3/4 cup glaze, gently pushing glaze in between slices. Turn ham over so that bottoms of slices are now facing up; brush an additional 3/4 cup glaze in between slices. Turn ham so that the large, flat, cut side is facing down in pan.

• Step 3

  Pour remaining 1/2 cup cider into bottom of pan. Cover tightly with foil. Bake in preheated oven 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven; remove and discard foil. Brush ham evenly with 1/3 cup glaze; return to oven, and bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Brush with 1/3 cup glaze; return to oven, and bake until a thermometer inserted in thickest portion of ham registers 140°F, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven; brush with remaining 1/3 cup glaze and pan drippings. Let stand 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.