Baked Ham with Apricot Glaze
Our baked ham recipe with apricot glaze is a great dish to share. It’s always a Holiday favorite or for special family meals. Your can customize the glaze to your preferred level of sweetness. That’s why homemade baked ham is the best. It’s been a reader favorite since 2020. Enjoy!
Easy Baked Ham Recipe
Regardless of the holiday or occasion, there’s always someone who asks if we’re serving baked ham. It’s a dish that brings comfort and satisfies all year long. We consider it one of our “evergreen” dishes because there’s always an occasion to eat ham. Best of all, the leftovers are perfect for breakfast, sandwiches, soups and so much more. From scrambled eggs dotted with chopped ham, to melty ham and cheese grilled sandwiches, there’s always an occasion for the leftovers. We now call it the “forever giving” dish and no one ever gets tired of it.
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Apricot Glaze Recipe
Our version is a family favorite because of the delicious apricot glaze. We opted out of adding honey and replace it with the more complex flavor for the sweetness with apricot glaze. The fruit flavors of the apricots really shine through and add such brightness and depth of flavor to the ham. If you have a tried and true honey baked ham family recipe, consider switching it up for one occasion for the apricot glaze. It’s always nice to have a variety of glazes and to have fun with different flavors.
Apricot Glazed Baked Ham
Ingredients
- 10 lb. (4.54 kg) boneless , fully cooked ham
Apricot Glaze
- 1 cup (234 g) apricot jam
- 1/4 cup (55 g) brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) orange juice (or 1 orange juiced)
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) mustard (optional) or apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) ground clove
- black pepper , to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Remove ham from package and netting. If it’s been refrigerated, if possible let it sit out for about 1 hour to take a bit of the chill off. If ham is not pre-sliced, score the ham with shallow 1/2-inch (12mm) criss-cross cuts.
- Lay ham cut side down on a baking dish and cover with aluminum foil. The better the edges of the foil are sealed, the less steam will escape and the ham will be juicier.
- Bake covered at 350°F (175°C) for about 1 1/2 – 2 hours (about 12 minutes per pound or per the ham packaging instructions).
- While the Ham Bakes – Make the Glaze: In a saucepan, combine the brown sugar glaze ingredients (1 cup apricot jam, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup orange juice, optional 2 Tablespoons mustard, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon clove, and black pepper to taste). Heat and whisk until brown sugar is dissolved and glaze is well combined.
- Remove the ham from the oven. Increase oven to 425°F (220°C).
- Baste the ham with the juices from the pan. Brush the glaze over the ham. Return the ham to the oven, uncovered.
- Finish baking at 425°F (220°C) or until the ham is crispy on the outside and the internal temperature is at least 140°F (60°C).
- Optional serving: Combine the juices from the roasting pan and the remaining glaze in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 5 minutes or until thickened. Brush the glaze onto the ham when serving or serve alongside in a bowl for everyone to add as they like.
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Nutrition Information per Serving
Can you freeze this Ham for leftovers?
Yes, you can! It’s great for freezing. We like to cut the leftovers into smaller portions before freezing them. That way, we just thaw out the package that’s enough for one dinner. Or we’ll thaw some extra for a breakfast of ham and eggs.
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- This recipe was originally published in 2020 and recently updated.
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I made this recipe line-by-line but instead of cinnamon and clove, I substituted 1/2 teaspoon of Chinese Five Spice. Fantastic!
Ooohh, love the addition of Chinese Five Spice! thanks so much Jonathan and so happy you enjoyed it!
That apricot glaze was really great. It was the perfect amount of sweet.
This apricot glaze was the best thing ever. I’m now obsessed with only having this on our ham forever.
Excellent recipe. Served it with some green beans and roast potatoes. This isn’t just great for Thanksgiving but all year round. Love it.
Delicious!
I made the time to cook this during Thanksgiving instead of ordering ham like we usually do. It was so easy to put together and everyone killed it and asked for the recipe.
Loved, Loved this recipe, my husband cannot stop eating this ham!! Would definitely make it again.
Note: I didn’t use a spiral ham an feel it came out better, very moist!! Awesome recipe ???
Followed your instructions and it came out amazing. Love all your pictures too.
I love this baked ham recipe. The apricot glaze was so delicious and not too sweet. Will be making this again and again.
This was so yummy and easy! I had some leftover apricot jam in the fridge and made the glaze in like 5 min. Gonna be on our rotation every year. Thanks guys!
This was absolutely delicious. The apricot was the perfect glaze.