Honey Baked Ham (Copycat)

Dawn's Note:

Honey Baked Hams are basted in fruit juices and then glazed with a mixture of brown sugar and honey. Here is a copy cat recipe from Family Circle Magazine. Have to say, I love Honey Baked Hams. Makes 1 7 lb. ham.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 50 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 0.5 (7 lb) spiral cut smoked ham (about 7 lbs. fully cooked)
• ½ cup pear juice
• ½ cup orange juice
• ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• ½ cup honey

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Place ham, cut end down, in a large baking pan.
3. Mix pear nectar and orange juice in a bowl.
4. Bake ham for 15 minutes basting frequently with juices.
5. Mix brown sugar and honey together in a small bowl.
6. Brush mixture over ham and bake for another hour or until internal temperature reads 140°F.
7. Honey Baked Ham corporation uses a butane torch to caramelize the glaze to a crust.
8. The ham is placed on top of a huge metal drum covered with foil and caramelized.

Reviews

[MapleLeafLili Hill]

Dawn, This is an awesome and easy recipe for honey baked ham! The fruit juices were great for basting (Although I continually basted with just the fruit juices for a 1/2 hour, then put on the honey/brownsugar glaze and continued to baste every 15 minutes until my meat thermometer reached 140. (it ended up cooking for about 2 hours in the end). the ham was very flavourful, and the basting really cut a lot of the saltiness of ham. Thanks! This recipe is a keeper!

[Chef #1236699]

Dang Baby!! EVERYONE loved the ham!! So miost and yummy!! You can get pear juice where the baby food is. I loved this recipe. The only bad thing is now I am in charge of always making the ham now!!!

[kfr33man]

We just had one of the best Easter meals I've ever made thanks to this recipe. My family LOVED the ham, and it was so simple. I didn't carmalize the ham, but it was awesome just the same. Thank you!