Brown Sugar and Bourbon Glazed Ham

The perfect combo of sweet, smokey, and just a touch of spices - this Brown Sugar and Bourbon Glazed Ham is great for first time holiday cooks or seasoned pros!

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword bourbon brown sugar ham glaze, easy boneless ham, easy easter ham recipe, how to make a ham glaze, simple homemade ham glaze

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1 15

Total Time 1 35

Servings servings

Calories 880kcal

Author Lauren

Ingredients

1 spiral cut ham 5 to 7 pounds boneless, 8 to 10 pounds bone-in
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon fennel seeds
½ teaspoon black peppercorns
1 cinnamon stick
¼ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons orange juice
⅓ cup bourbon
1 cup light brown sugar

Instructions

Combine the spices in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Toast until fragrant, stirring occasionally, about 1 to 2 minutes.
½ teaspoon ground ginger, ½ teaspoon fennel seeds, ½ teaspoon black peppercorns, 1 cinnamon stick, ¼ teaspoon salt
Add the orange juice and bourbon to the pan. Bring to just a boil and reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer until reduced by just about ½.
3 tablespoons orange juice, ⅓ cup bourbon
Remove from the heat and strain the liquid in a medium size bowl. Add the brown sugar and whisk until combined. Set aside.
1 cup light brown sugar
Preheat the oven to 300°F. Remove the ham from its packaging. Place flat side down in a baking dish and fill the dish with ½ inch of water. Cover the ham and baking dish with aluminum foil.
1 spiral cut ham
Place the foil covered pan on the second to lowest rack in your oven and bake for 15 minutes per pound.
When there are 10 minutes left to baking increase the oven temperature to 425°F. Remove the ham from the oven. Discard the foil and drain almost all the liquid from the bottom of the pan. Pour or brush the glaze over the ham and return to the oven for the final 10 minutes of baking. Serve immediately.

Notes

Use this glaze on boneless or bone-in ham. It can be whole or spiral cut.
Be sure to drain almost all the water from the pan before adding the glaze.
For an extra crunchy glaze, you can broil the ham for about 5 minutes in addition to the high heat cook after applying the glaze.

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