Honey Baked Ham (Copycat)

Submitted by Dawn399

"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."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 50mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 0.5 (7 lb) spiral cut smoked ham (about 7 lbs. fully cooked)
• 1⁄2 cup pear juice
• 1⁄2 cup orange juice
• 1⁄2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 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 per pound 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!

 

[stnelson]

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!!!

 

[Hot Melissa]

I made this for my friends at a Christmas party last night and everyone couldn't stop commenting on how great it was! I used pinapple juice rather than pear/orange juice, covered it in foil after the first half hour and put the brown sugar/honey mix on it when there was one hour left to go. It was a 12 lb bone-in ham and I cooked it at 425 degrees for 3 and 1/2 hours, until internal temp was 155. Probably could've left it in for another half hour, but it turned out great the way it did. I will make it again!

 

[Molidol]

I can finally stop spending all that money for a Honey Baked Ham! My family just loved it, in fact they shouted out "10 stars" the moment they sank their teeth into the juicy meat. We normally would only eat Honey Baked Ham once a year because it is so expensive. Now we can enjoy it whenever we want. I used apple juice instead of pear and I doubled the honey and brown sugar. I used half of it after basting for about 15 minutes then covered it loosely with foil and let it cook until the meat thermometer went off, then I used the other half to glaze the ham before I sprinkled brown sugar on. I pulled out my handy propane torch and had a ball. My boys thought it tasted just like the real thing, my husband thought it tasted much better. Thanks so much for sharing!

 

[David L.]

This turned out so well, it was a hit with the entire family! I used a precooked, uncut, bone-in ham so I had to slice it myself before starting. The ham was 11.6 lbs so I doubled the recipe. I also added a bit of ground cloves and allspice to the glaze. I lowered the baking temp to 275 for the first hour and a half and then upped it to 325 fo the last hour. I also sprinkled some extra brown sugar on the outside before I carmelized it with a butane torch. I can’t wait to make this again!