Recipes & Cooking Recipes by Ingredient Pork Ham Our Best Holiday Ham Recipe Be the first to rate & review! Keep this holiday ham recipe on hand for Easter, Thanksgiving, or whenever you want an impressive entrée as centerpiece of the dinner table. By Shelli McConnell Shelli McConnell Shelli began her contributions to Better Homes & Gardens as a test kitchen professional. She was also an on-staff food editor for many years. She developed many cookbooks for the Better Homes & Gardens brand.As a freelancer and entrepreneur, Shelli has taken her love of cooking and contributed as a food writer to a wide variety of websites, books, and magazines for more than 28 years. She also writes about travel, wellness, wine, and gardening.Shelli McConnell graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's degree in Consumer Food Science. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process and Sarah Martens Sarah Martens Sarah Martens is the Senior Editor overseeing food at Better Homes & Gardens digital. She has been with the BHG brand for more than 10 years. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on March 18, 2024 Recipe tested by Juliana Hale Recipe tested by Juliana Hale Juliana Hale is a senior culinary specialist in the test kitchen with 20 years of experience in recipe testing and development. She works closely with AllRecipes, Forks Over Knives, Midwest Living, and Traditional Home overseeing testing in the test kitchen for those titles. Juli is an expert in all fields of cooking, but is particularly geeky about mixology and has taught her class, Fun with Sours, to internal staff. Learn more about the Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen Rate PRINT Share Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Jason Donnelly Prep Time: 15 mins Bake Time: 1 hr 30 mins Total Time: 15 mins Servings: 20 Jump to Nutrition Facts Make the main event easier on yourself with a beautifully glazed (yet simple to prepare) ham. We’ll show you how to choose and prep the right kind, plus give you three flavor-boosting glazes that will make your ham stand out. Here's how to cook the ultimate holiday glazed ham. How to Choose the Right Ham Ham comes in three forms—boneless, bone-in, and spiral-sliced. All three are typically cured and smoked. For the richest, meatiest flavor and superior texture, bone-in hams are a good choice. (Plus, you can use the bone later for soup.) Choose a ham weight based on the number of people you plan to feed. For a boneless ham, plan on four to five servings per pound. Expect three servings per pound for a bone-in ham. Rump Ham Half: This is the cut you'll use for this glazed ham recipe. This meaty, tender cut comes from the upper leg or butt end. Types of Ham: A Complete Guide to the Best Ham to Buy in the Supermarket Ham Glaze Ideas Glazing a ham forms a crackly skin, making it wonderfully crisp on the outside and juicy on the inside. Punch up the flavor of your ham with one of these fruity, spicy glazes. The full recipes are below. Apricot-Mustard: For the most flavor, use fresh ginger in this recipe. Pomegranate BBQ: Bottled chili sauce gives this ham glaze recipe a little heat. Cranberry-Orange: This sweet glaze calls for just three ingredients. How to Serve Glazed Ham Add colorful additions to the platter to make your baked ham stand out. Fresh produce and plant garnishes are naturally beautiful and take little effort. Here are some ideas. Greens: Salad greens with fresh pears and cranberries.Herbs: Fresh herbs, such as sage, thyme, and rosemary, and pomegranate seeds.Citrus: Orange and grapefruit wedges and citrus leaves. Or try seared lemon or orange halves and loose cranberries.Veggies: Roasted carrots, parsnips, and pearl onions. 5 Ways to Reheat Ham Without Drying It Out Ingredients 1 6 pound cooked ham, rump half 1 recipe Apricot-Mustard Glaze, Pomegranate BBQ Glaze, or Cranberry-Orange Glaze Pomegranate BBQ Glaze ½ cup finely chopped onion (1 medium) 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon olive oil ¾ cup bottled chili sauce ½ cup pomegranate juice ¼ cup honey 1 tablespoon white or regular balsamic vinegar ½ teaspoon dry mustard ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper Apricot-Mustard Glaze 1 cup apricot preserves 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 1 tablespoon Chinese-style hot mustard 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger Cranberry-Orange Glaze 1 cup cranberry relish or orange-cranberry marmalade ¼ cup orange juice 1 teaspoon snipped fresh thyme or sage Directions Preheat oven to 325°F. Score ham by making shallow diagonal cuts in a diamond pattern at 1-inch intervals. Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert an oven-going thermometer into center of ham (thermometer should not touch the bone). Cover with foil. Bake for 1 1/4 hours. Uncover; bake for 20 to 60 minutes more or until thermometer registers 140°F. Meanwhile, prepare desired glaze. Brush ham with some of the glaze during the last 20 minutes of baking. Serve with remaining glaze. Pomegranate BBQ Glaze In a medium saucepan cook onion and garlic in hot oil over medium heat about 2 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in chili sauce, pomegranate juice, honey, balsamic vinegar, dry mustard, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Apricot-Mustard Glaze In a small bowl stir together preserves, vinegar, mustard, and ginger. Cranberry-Orange Glaze In a small saucepan combine the cranberry relish, orange juice, and thyme. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 to 10 minutes or until mixture is thickened to a glazing consistency. Apricot-Mustard Glaze Nutrition analysis per teaspoon: 33 calories, 0 g protein, 9 g carbohydrate, 0 g total fat (0 g sat. fat), 9 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 6 g total sugar, 1% Vitamin A, 2% Vitamin C, 11 mg sodium, 0% calcium, 0% iron Cranberry-Orange Glaze Nutrition analysis per 2 teaspoons: 22 calories, 0 g protein, 6 g carbohydrate, 0 g total fat (0 g sat. fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 0 g fiber, 0 g total sugar, 0% Vitamin A, 6% Vitamin C, 4 gm sodium, 0% calcium, 0% iron Pomegranate BBQ Glaze Nutrition analysis per 2 teaspoons: 30 calories, 0 g protein, 7 g carbohydrate, 1 g total fat (0 g sat. fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 0 g fiber, 6 g total sugar, 1% Vitamin A, 1% Vitamin C, 96 mg sodium, 0% calcium, 0% iron Rate It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 241 Calories 13g Fat 1g Carbs 29g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 20 Calories 241 % Daily Value * Total Fat 13g 17% Saturated Fat 4g 20% Cholesterol 83mg 28% Sodium 1110mg 48% Total Carbohydrate 1g 0% Protein 29g 58% Calcium 8mg 1% Iron 1.3mg 7% Potassium 461mg 10% Vitamin B-12 0.7mcg Vitamin B-6 0.6mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.