Brown Sugar Mustard Glazed Ham (Printable View)

Succulent oven-roasted ham with sweet and tangy brown sugar-mustard glaze, perfect for festive gatherings and special dinners.

# What You'll Need:

→ Ham

01 - 1 (8–10 lb) fully cooked bone-in ham

→ Glaze

02 - 1 cup packed brown sugar
03 - 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
04 - 1/4 cup whole-grain mustard
05 - 1/4 cup honey
06 - 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
07 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

# How-To Steps:

01 - Preheat oven to 325°F. Place ham flat side down on a rack in a large roasting pan. Score the surface in a diamond pattern with shallow cuts about 1/4 inch deep.
02 - Cover ham loosely with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour.
03 - In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, Dijon mustard, whole-grain mustard, honey, apple cider vinegar, and ground cloves. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves and glaze is smooth. Remove from heat.
04 - Remove foil from ham. Brush half of the glaze evenly over the surface of the ham.
05 - Continue baking uncovered for 45–60 minutes, basting every 15–20 minutes with remaining glaze, until ham is caramelized and heated through to internal temperature of 140°F.
06 - Remove ham from oven and let rest for 15 minutes before slicing. Serve warm.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The glaze creates this gorgeous sticky caramelization that makes everyone think you spent hours on something fancy
  • It feeds a crowd with minimal hands-on time, leaving you free to actually hang out with your guests
02 -
  • Don't skip the scoring step because those shallow cuts are what allows the glaze to penetrate and creates those beautiful diamond patterns everyone will Instagram
  • If your glaze starts getting too dark before the ham reaches temperature, tent it loosely with foil for the remaining cooking time
03 -
  • Room temperature glaze spreads more evenly, so let your mixture sit on the counter for 10 minutes before brushing onto the ham
  • A silicone pastry brush works better than natural bristle brushes for this sticky glaze because cleanup is so much easier

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