My orange glazed ham recipe is made with the easiest 3-ingredient glaze. I mix together honey, brown sugar, and orange marmalade to create a sweet and bright flavor, and as it bakes it caramelizes in the most delicious way over the ham. Creating that crackle that my family absolutely loves. This is such a delicious dish to serve for Easter, Christmas, or any holiday feast!
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What’s in this Orange Glazed Ham recipe?
The idea of cooking a holiday ham for my family used to be very intimidating, but I quickly learned it was super simple. My Orange Glazed Ham recipe is nearly fool-proof, and it’s quickly become my go-to recipe for Easter Dinner. For the longest time, my kid’s wouldn’t touch the main courses at holidays, but they absolutely devour this Orange Honey Ham.
- Spiral Ham: You can use this glaze on any type of ham, but for this recipe I used a bone-in spiral ham. It’s quick and easy to cook!
- Brown Sugar: This adds a rich, deep sweetness to the glaze. Be sure to pack it when measuring. You can use dark brown sugar if you want to intensify the flavor.
- Honey: Honey adds texture and sweetness.
- Orange Marmalade: Marmalade is perfectly sweet and the perfect consistency. This creates the most delicious orange flavor for our glaze.
Can I use orange juice to make the ham glaze?
When I don’t have orange marmalade, I’ve found that the best substitutes are orange jam or orange juice concentrate. Pro tip: concentrate has a thicker, more syrupy consistency that works better than orange juice when making a ham glaze.
How to Store the glaze
The orange honey ham glaze can be saved if you have extra. Store it in an airtight container in the fridge, for up to a week. Add more to slices of leftover ham when you reheat them. Or you can use it for another pork dish.
How to Store Leftovers
The baked glazed ham should be covered and stored in the refrigerator, for up to 5 days. Eat leftovers cold, straight from the fridge, or you can serve them warm.
To reheat, it’s best to reheat slices rather than the whole ham. Cover or wrap slices in aluminum foil, and warm in the oven at 275F.
You can also freeze slices, wrapped in foil and placed in freezer-safe bags.
Serving Suggestions
This deliciously sweet and tangy glazed ham is the perfect centerpiece for any holiday feast.
I love to serve it for Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas dinner, along with plenty of side dishes.
My favorite ways to fill out our holiday table are crockpot potatoes, green beans Almondine, homemade Hawaiian rolls, or loaded scalloped potatoes.
5-Star Review
“Absolutely gorgeous! I’ve also done the orange marmalade and everyone in the house loved the ham. Thank you” – Gisela H.
Honey Orange Glazed Ham Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 fully cooked bone-in spiral ham (6 to 8 pounds)
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup honey
- 1/2 cup sweet orange marmalade
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place ham in a shallow roasting pan or baking dish.1 fully cooked bone-in spiral ham
- In a saucepan over medium heat combine the brown sugar, honey and orange marmalade.1 cup packed brown sugar, 1 cup honey, 1/2 cup sweet orange marmalade
- Stir until combined.
- Continue to stirring over medium heat until the mixture comes to a bubble. Let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Spoon half of the glaze over the ham.
- Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 1 hour.
- Spoon the remaining glaze over the ham and bake another 15-30 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 140° and ham is heated through. (an 8 lb. ham might take a bit longer so be sure to check internal temperature)
- Serve!
Becky’s Tips
- This glaze can be used on any size or type of ham. If you have extra glaze leftover you can store it covered in the fridge, for up to a week.
- When slicing a half ham like this one, you can cut around the center bone in a circular motion to free as many slices as possible. Then you can cut them again into your desired size.
- Ham bones make excellent soups! The bone helps add so much flavor to the broth!
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Did you make this? Leave a comment!
This recipe uses a cooked ham, so it takes just over an hour to warm through. Allow 15-20 minutes per pound. If you have an instant read thermometer, it should register at a minimum of 145F when inserted into the center of the ham, and not touching the bone.
When slicing a half ham like this one, you can cut around the center bone in a circular motion to free as many slices as possible. Then you can cut them again into your desired size.
Bake the ham uncovered for the majority of the cooking time. When you add the rest of the glaze for the last 15-30 minutes, you can cover to protect the surface from burning. However, you want to make sure the glaze gets some direct heat to caramelize at the end.
Absolutely gorgeous! I’ve also done the orange marmalade and everyone in the house loved the ham. Thank you
That looks absolutely delicious, Gisela! Thanks so much for sharing!
Absolutely gorgeous!
Very delicious. First time making an actual glaze. I had my own mixture of ingredients I used to top the ham with, but this was by far the best ham we’ve had. Everyone loved it.
Looking forward to trying the other verity of glazes for the next smoked hams
It looks delicious! Thank you for sharing your results with us!