Copycat Honey Baked Ham Recipe

Courtesy of The Chunky Chef

Happy Easter Friends,

Save yourself some serious money during the holidays by making your own Honey Baked Ham recipe at home!

This Copycat Honey Baked Ham is one of those recipes you love to have for holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
Calories: 632

Ingredients
▢ 8 lb bone-in spiral sliced half ham
▢ 2 Tbsp butter, melted
▢ 3 Tbsp honey
▢ 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
▢ 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
▢ 1/2 tsp onion powder
▢ 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
▢ 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
▢ 1/4 tsp ground ginger
▢ 1/4 tsp ground cloves
▢ 1/4 tsp paprika
▢ pinch of allspice

Instructions
DRY THE HAM – The hams from the grocery stores come in those sealed bags, which contain water. Give the ham a little pat dry with some paper towels to make sure the butter and honey don’t just slide right off.

If warming in the slow cooker, trim ham to fit (if needed). Depending on your ham and your slow cooker, you may need to shave off a little bit to make the ham fit. If you’ll be warming your ham in the oven – omit this step.

Combine butter and honey then massage into ham. I like to get some of the honey butter mixture in between the slices.

Cover and cook on LOW for about 4 hours. Again, this is for warming the ham in the slow cooker – omit if warming in the oven.

Combine dry glaze ingredients.

Pat half of the sugar mixture on the warmed ham, then broil. Just for a few minutes, until bubbly and a little caramelized. Then remove from the oven.

Add remaining sugar mixture to saucepan with water or ham juices. Heat this mixture to a boil, and boil for about a minute, then remove from heat and brush or pour the glaze over the ham.

Broil ham again. Just for a minute or two, being careful not to let it burn!

Let ham rest at room temperature for 5-10 minutes. This allows the glaze to fully harden and get that classically crackly crust.

Trim ham if needed, then place in slow cooker. Combine melted butter and honey, then massage over ham, getting in between the slices a little. Cover and cook on LOW 4-5 hours.

At the end of the cooking time, preheat broiler to HIGH, and line a roasting pan with heavy duty aluminum foil.

Combine sugar, seasoned salt, onion powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, ground cloves, paprika and allspice in a small bowl. Pat half of the sugar mixture over the top of the ham.

Broil for several minutes, until bubbly and caramelized, then remove from oven.

To a small saucepan, add remaining sugar mixture. Add 3 Tbsp of either water or ham juices from bottom of the slow cooker. A combination of water/ham juice and bourbon is a nice alternative! Stir, and heat to a boil. Boil for about a minute, then remove from heat.

Brush or pour glaze over the ham, then broil again for a minute or two (careful... don't let it burn!). Remove from oven and let ham rest for 5-10 minutes.

Serve warm or cold and enjoy!

Bon Appétit

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Yvonne