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Make Ahead Spiced Baked Ham Recipe

Author: Dan Harper
677kcal
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Prep 15 minutes
Cook 1 hour 30 minutes
Resting time 15 minutes
Total 2 hours
When this spiced baked ham recipe is baking in the oven it will remind you of the holidays! The warm spices mixed with orange is amazing!
Servings 20 servings
Course Main Course
Cuisine American

Ingredients

  • 1 9-12 pound ham
  • 4 tablespoons of brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground coriander
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup of orange juice

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
  2. Combine brown sugar through orange juice in a bowl. 
  3. Pour mixture over ham and rub in.
  4. Bake for 10 minutes per pound.  Baste every 15 minutes or so.  If you run out of basting liquid just add a little bit of orange juice.

Nutrition

Serving20 servingsCalories677kcalCarbohydrates4gProtein59gFat46gSaturated Fat16gPolyunsaturated Fat5gMonounsaturated Fat22gCholesterol169mgSodium3232mgPotassium811mgFiber0.4gSugar3gVitamin A19IUVitamin C4mgCalcium31mgIron3mg

Notes

For Easter of 2025 we added the zest of the two oranges we used for the juice. It added to the orange flavor of the braising liquid. This is necessary but it added a nice flavor.
 

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