This marmalade glazed ham is the perfect centrepiece for any holiday gathering. This glazed ham is full of flavor and easy to prep. A traditional dish that’s always a crowd pleaser!
Easy Holiday Ham Recipe
I love serving a glazed ham during the holidays. It’s the perfect main dish for Christmas dinner! It doesn’t take long to prep and you can live on the leftovers for days! This marmalade glaze is really something special, sweet, tangy and full of flavor!
How to Make This Marmalade Glazed Ham Recipe
Be sure to remove the ham from the fridge 2 hours before cooking to allow it to come to room temperature and 30 minutes before cooking, preheat the oven and prepare your roasting tin.
Make the glaze by combining the ingredients in a pan on the stovetop, bring it to the boil and let it simmer until it thickens. While the glaze is simmering, score the skin of the ham in a diamond pattern.
Pour the cider into your roasting pan and place the ham flat side down in the middle of the tin. Brush half of the glaze over the ham and bake it for 1 1/2 hours while basting every 30 minutes.
When the ham has cooked, baste it again and brown under the broiler if needed. Rest, slice and serve.
Why glaze a ham?
If you are planning on serving a ham during the holidays, it’s well worth the small effort to glaze it. Glazing adds color, texture and flavor to the meat and it’s as simple as heating all of the ingredients on the stove top.
It’s so impressive to serve to the table and it’s one of the most traditional of festive foods.
How long do you cook a ham?
An 8 pound ham will take about an hour and a half to cook, if your ham is bigger or smaller, it should take between 10-15 minutes per pound.
The smoked ham is already cooked, so it only needs to be heated through. The internal temperature of the ham should register 115ºF and let it rest for at least 15 minutes before serving.
A delicious and easy marmalade glaze for holiday ham
I love how easy it is to transform a ham into something so tasty and it’s always such a showstopper! The marmalade glaze is so tasty with hints of sweetness as well as a little spice and tanginess form the ginger, cloves and mustard.
How long does leftover ham last?
If you have any leftovers, place them in an airtight container and they will keep in the fridge for about 4 days. You can also freeze it in freezer bags or wrap tightly with foil.
Top Tips To Make This Marmalade Glazed Ham Recipe
- Remove the ham from the refrigerator 1-2 hours before cooking.
- Slicing a bone-in ham is a little tricky, but here are a two suggestions that might help: First, cut around the bone with a sharp, thin knife, then slice off pieces horizontally, around the bone. Or…stand the ham upright on the flat side and make slices vertically down and around the ham and bone.
- Let the ham rest for at least 15 minutes before slicing and serving the ham.
For more delicious holiday recipes:
- Holiday Punch Recipe (Easy Christmas Punch)
- Christmas Butter Cookies Recipe with Powdered Sugar Icing
- Sheet Pan Christmas Dinner with Ham
- Mulled Wine Margaritas (Christmas Margarita Recipe)
- 25+ EASY Christmas Cookies to Make this Year (Best Holiday Cookies)
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Marmalade Glazed Ham – Holiday Ham
Ingredients
- 1 8 pound bone-in, fully-cooked ham (shank end or butt end)
- 1 cup apple cider apple juice or water
For the Glaze:
- 1 cup marmalade bitter or sweet
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon hot honey or honey plus ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 3 tablespoons Big O liqueur bourbon or dark rum
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons ginger paste or 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Read all notes before beginning.
- Remove the ham from the fridge 2 hours before cooking.
- Thirty minutes before cooking , heat oven to 325°F and spray a roasting pan with nonstick spray. Line the pan with foil and spray the foil.
- To prepare the glaze, combine all glaze ingredients in a medium-size saucepan, set over medium heat, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer about 10 minutes or until the mixture reduces and thickens.
- Score a diamond pattern, with a sharp knife, in the ham just through the skin & fat layer. Cut the skin/fat layer about ¼-inch deep, with the parallel lines about 2-inches apart.
- Pour cider into the bottom of the pan and set the ham flat side-down in the middle.
- Reserve ½ of the glaze; set aside for serving.
- Brush the glaze over the ham and place the ham on the center rack in the oven. Bake the ham at 325°F for 1½ hours, glazing every 30 minutes.
- If the ham is browning too quickly, spray a piece of foil with nonstick spray and loosely place it, sprayed side-down, over the ham. The ham should take 10-15 minutes per pound to heat through. Remember the ham is already cooked, it just needs to be cooked through – the internal temperature should register 115°F on an instant read thermometer.
- Remove the foil, if using.
- When the ham has reached the desired internal temperature, baste it one more time. If the ham needs additional browning/caramelizing, set the oven to broil and let it brown 1-2 minutes – watch very closely.
- Remove the pan from the oven and brush it with pan juices. Cover with aluminum foil and allow it to rest 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
- Enjoy!
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Becky’s tips
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These tips are amazing. My ham will be so special for the holidays.
Come back and let me know what you think once you’ve tried it, Laura!
Wow, this is so flavorful!! I am so excited for ham! I’ll definitely be using this glaze!
Come back and let me know what you think once you’ve tried it!
This ham is so juicy, and has such flavor with this glaze!
I’m glad you love it, Allyson!
What a good looking holiday dish! This will be the perfect centerpiece for Christmas dinner this year! Delish!
M’mm…..I’m drooling just thinking about making this!
Let me know what you think once you’ve tried it!