Description
Elevate your next gathering with this Spicy Orange Honey Baked Ham, featuring a delightful blend of sweet and spicy flavors that will leave your guests craving more.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Ham:
- 1 bone-in ham (5–7 pounds)
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/2 cup pure honey
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (adjust to taste)
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
For the Glaze:
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
Instructions
- 1. Preheat Your Oven: Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil for easy cleanup.
- 2. Prepare Your Ham: Place the ham in the roasting pan, cut side down. Score shallow diamond shapes into the surface of the ham.
- 3. Make Your Glaze: In a mixing bowl, whisk together orange juice, honey, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, ground ginger, and garlic powder until smooth.
- 4. Glaze It Up: Generously brush half of the glaze over the ham. Reserve the remaining glaze for basting.
- 5. Bake Away: Cover loosely with foil and bake for about two hours. Baste every thirty minutes with remaining glaze to achieve a sticky exterior.
- 6. Carve and Serve: Once cooked (internal temperature should reach at least 140°F/60°C), let the ham rest for fifteen minutes before carving. Drizzle with any leftover glaze before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 120 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 oz (85g)
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 50mg