This Brown Sugar Mustard Glazed Ham is sweet, savory, and coated in a delicious caramelized glaze made with brown sugar, orange marmalade, mustard, and warm spices. It bakes low and slow, resulting in a moist, juicy, and flavorful ham. Perfect for holidays, Sunday dinners, or any special gathering!
1tspChinese Five Spice, (or mix together 1/2 tsp ground cloves and 1/2 tsp allspice)
Brown Sugar Mustard Glaze
2cupsPineapple Juice
2tbspWhole Grain Dijon Mustard
1cupBrown Sugar
1/2cupOrange Marmalade
1/4tspChinese Five Spice , (or 1/4 tsp ground cloves)
4tbspSalted Butter
1tbspLemon Juice
Instructions
Take the ham out of the refrigerator about 1 hour before baking and let it sit at room temperature. Allowing the ham to warm up slightly helps it cook more evenly throughout.
Take the ham out of its packaging and discard any glaze packet or plastic disk covering the bone. Cover the bottom of a roasting pan with aluminum foil - this makes for easier clean up (the juices can caramelize during baking and can burn and stick to the bottom of the pan). Place a wire rack into a roasting pan or a large, deep baking dish and place the ham onto the wire rack. 8-10 lb Fully Cooked Bone In Spiral Cut Ham
We're going to bake the ham on the center rack so remove the top rack so that the roast fits into the oven. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
In a small bowl, combine honey, dijon mustard, melted butter, and chicken bouillon paste. Whisk together until smooth. 1/2 cup Honey1/4 cup Whole Grain Dijon Mustard 1/2 cup Salted Butter1 tsp Chicken Bouillon Paste
In a separate bowl, mix together ham seasoning blend - brown sugar, cajun seasoning, ground mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, and chinese five spice. 1 cup Brown Sugar1 1/2 tbsp Cajun Seasoning1 tsp Ground Mustard1 tbsp Onion Powder1 tsp Garlic Powder1 tsp Chinese Five Spice
Pour 1 cup of pineapple juice on the bottom of the pan. Using a pastry brush, coat the ham liberally with the honey mustard mixture, making sure to get in between the each slice of meat and all around the ham. Then add the seasoning blend between each slice and coat all around the ham. Place ham onto the roasting rack, cut side down, and cover with a piece of aluminum foil on top (this ensures a tender, moist ham). Bake for 10-11 minutes per pound (I used a 10 lb bone in spiral cut ham, so I baked it for 2 hours ~ 120 mins), until the internal temperature of the ham reaches 115 degrees F. 1 cup Pineapple Juice
While the ham bakes, make the glaze. Combine pineapple juice, brown sugar, orange marmalade, dijon mustard, and Chinese five spice in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and cook for 15-20 minutes, until it has a syrupy consistency, akin to maple syrup. Stir in butter and lemon juice and reduce heat to low and summer for another 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. It'll thicken more as it cools down. 2 cups Pineapple Juice1 cup Brown Sugar1/2 cup Orange Marmalade 2 tbsp Whole Grain Dijon Mustard1/4 tsp Chinese Five Spice 4 tbsp Salted Butter1 tbsp Lemon Juice
Remove from the oven and increase heat to 425 degrees F. Add a layer of the glaze around the ham. Once the oven reaches 425 degrees F, continue to bake until the internal temperature of ham reaches 140 degrees F, coating with the remaining glaze every 10-15 minutes.
Remove ham from the oven and let it rest for 15 minutes. Slice ham from off of the bone and serve with any remaining glaze.