Maple Glazed Ham - Weekend Craft

This maple glazed ham is not only easy to prepare, but also impressive enough to serve for a big holiday dinner. The perfect combination of sweet and savory. Happy cooking!

Maple Glazed Ham on a white platter with cheesy mashed potatoes and green beans.

This maple glazed ham creates the most incredible sticky glaze for an impressive main dish to serve at any family dinner or holiday party. For this delicious maple glaze I like to use a few simple ingredients which is easily customizable and tastes fresher than the commercial brown sugar glaze that typically comes packaged with the ham. The combination of maple syrup, brown sugar and Dijon mustard won’t disappoint!

If you are looking for a beautiful showpiece for your table, then this is it! Served on a platter, this is the perfect recipe to create a juicy ham that will become a family favorite. This recipe typically produces plenty of leftovers, perfect for a quick weeknight meal and to use in my breakfast ham strata , ham and cheese croissant breakfast casserole and ham and potato casserole.

If you’re looking for another easy ham recipe try my Crockpot Ham that you can make in a slow cooker. Need ideas for side dishes? This ham pairs well with my cheesy mashed potatoes, baked green beans or air fryer green beans for a complete meal or holiday menu.

Maple glazed ham ingredients on a white kitchen counter.

Maple Glaze Ingredients

Spiral Cut Ham – A fully cooked ham, I always prefer bone-in over a boneless spiral ham
Maple Syrup – Make sure to use pure maple syrup
Brown Sugar – Light brown sugar works best in this recipe
Dijon Mustard – I prefer Dijon but you can also use whole grain mustard
Orange Zest & Orange Juice – This adds extra flavor, but if you don’t have it on hand you can use cold water as well
Spices & Seasonings – For this recipe I like to keep it simple and use rosemary and black pepper

How To Make a Maple Glazed Spiral Ham

Combine maple syrup, brown sugar, mustard, orange zest and juice in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Place room temperature ham cut side down in a roasting pan or a casserole dish lined with aluminum foil. Spread a third of the brown sugar maple glaze all over the surface of the ham and place in a 350º F degree preheated oven. Baste the ham every 30 minutes with the remaining glaze.

Bake ham 10 – 12 minutes per pound or until the internal temperature of the ham reaches 140ºF – remember, the ham is already fully cooked so it just needs to be reheated with an added burst of flavor. Make sure the ham rests for 10-15 minutes before slicing.

A plated ham dinner with maple glazed ham slices, cheesy mashed potatoes and baked green beans.

Best Tips for Reheating & Storing

Make sure to slice the entire ham before storing it in an airtight container for leftovers.
To prevent the leftover ham from drying out, I prefer to reheat the ham slices in the oven.
You can freeze the ham bone for soups or making broths.

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Preheat oven to 350ºF.
In a bowl combine maple syrup, brown sugar, mustard, orange zest and juice in and whisk.
Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil and place room temperature ham cut side down.
Spread a third of the brown sugar maple glaze all over the surface of the ham and place in a 350º F degree preheated oven.
Baste the ham every 30 minutes with the remaining glaze.
When ham reaches an internal temp of 140ºF remove from oven and let rest for 10-15 minutes.