Honey Baked Ham Recipe

This honey baked ham recipe yields a ham that will put the commercial honey hams to shame. It's also fall down easy since it's baked in an oven bag. Aluminum foil will work but is a little more trouble.

Honey Baked Ham Recipe

Whole or half ham, ready to eat
1/8 c. prepared mustard
3 tbsp. Honey
Whole cloves
3/4 c. brown sugar

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Place 1 tablespoon of flour in a turkey size (19" x 23 1/2") oven bag for whole ham or in large size (14"x20") oven bag for half ham. Place the bag in 12"x8" baking dish. Insert the ham in the bag fat side up. Close the bag with a twist tie and pierce the bag 6 to 8 times on the top.

Place the ham in the oven and bake 12 minutes per pound. Remove from the ham from the oven 30 minutes before the end of the baking time. Carefully slit the bag down the center and to the sides to expose the ham. Remove the skin, if any, and score the fat, diamond shaped, 1/4" deep. Brush entire top of ham with mustard.

Insert a clove in each diamond. Cover the ham generously with brown sugar and drizzle with honey. Return to moderate oven, 375 degrees, for the final half hour.

Here is an alternate honey ham glaze that uses orange juice, ground cloves and Dijon mustard.

Honey Baked Ham Glaze Recipe

1/4 c. honey
1 tbsp. orange juice
1/2 tsp. Dijon style mustard
Dash of ground cloves

Mix all ingredients and heat slightly in the microwave oven so it will spread easier. Brush on your baking ham during the last 15 minutes of baking time.

Any ham occasion will benefit from this honey baked ham recipe.