Copycat Honey Baked Ham Recipe (2024)

Honey Baked Ham with a sweet, caramelized glaze is the star of the show on any holiday table! There’s no need to spend extra time and money ordering this popular main dish when you can make this impressive copycat baked ham recipe at home.

Delicious, beautiful and always a favorite, this ham served with Stuffed Baked Potatoes and Roasted Asparagus makes an exquisite meal for any holiday or celebration.

Sweet, crunchy, salty, smokey, and juicy…did that get your attention? I hope so, but if it didn’t, how about this…Honey Baked Ham. And to make all this even better, you can skip ordering online and waiting in the hour-long pick-up line. With this copycat recipe, you can make a fantastic holiday ham at home!

Over the past couple of years, I’ve had emails and texts from readers requesting a honey-baked ham recipe. I’d never thought of making a copycat version of that super popular dish, but I decided to try it. Why? Well, I figured I could come up with a similar recipe that would be just as delicious, easy to make at home and save quite a bit of money and time.

The result? Success! This Copycat Honey Baked Ham Recipe is over-the-top delicious.

In This Post You’ll Find:

Ingredients To Make A Honey Baked Ham At Home
Tools To Help Make This Recipe
What’s The Best Ham For This Recipe?
How Do You Make A Honey Baked Ham?
Helpful Tips
What To Serve With Baked Glazed Ham
More Scrumptious Ham Recipes
Must-Make Thanksgiving Classics

Ingredients To Make A Honey Baked Ham At Home

Bone-in ham – spiral cut that is fully cooked – discard the flavor pack in the ham package.
Glaze – Unsalted Butter, Water, Granulated Sugar, Kosher Salt, Onion Powder
Spices – Ground Cinnamon, Ground Nutmeg, Ground Ginger, Paprika

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and measurements.

This recipe doesn’t require any fancy tools, but I do have a couple of recommendations to help make things easy:

Roasting Pan with handles
Measuring Spoons
Oven Mits
Heavy-duty Aluminum Foil

What’s The Best Ham For This Recipe?

There are a few reasons I like to use a bone-in ham instead of a boneless ham for this recipe:

The bone helps keep the ham tender and juicy. I also use a bone-in ham for my Brown Sugar Mustard Baked Ham.
A spiral cut ham with the bone in makes serving easy.
I save the bone and any leftover ham for Slow Cooker Ham, White Bean Soup, or Ham And Cheese Strata casserole.

How Do You Make A Honey Baked Ham?

This show-stopper recipe is uncomplicated and relatively simple to make.

Heat the oven and move the oven rack to the lower third of the oven. Prep the roasting dish by lining it with aluminum foil. Take the ham out of the packaging and toss out the glaze packet. Place the ham and water in the roasting dish. Stir the melted butter, honey, and Dijon mustard together and drizzle over the ham and between the slices.
Flip the ham to cut side down in the roasting pan and cover with foil. Bake for 13 minutes per pound, or until a meat thermometer reads 140 degrees when inserted into the thickest part of the ham.
Make the sugar coating by mixing the sugar and spices. Remove the foil from the ham and turn it on its side. Sprinkle half of the sugar mixture over the ham. Set the oven to broil and place in ham in the oven until the sugar has caramelized.
Add the remaining sugar mixture and 3 to 4 tablespoons of the ham juices from the pan to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until thick. Brush or pour the glaze over the ham. Place back under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes until the edges are crispy, and the glaze is a dark golden brown.
Remove from the oven and let the ham rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Helpful Tips

Add a ¼ teaspoon of ground cloves and allspice to add more warm spice flavor.
If you are unsure how to use a broiler, you can use a hand-held blow torch to caramelize the sugar coating and the glaze on the ham.
Spiral hams make serving easy. After removing the slices, use a sharp knife to cut any other ham chucks off the bone to use in soups, salads, and casseroles.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Leftover ham can be stored in the freezer in a freezer-safe container or bag for up to three months.

What To Serve With Baked Glazed Ham

The list of side dishes to serve with baked ham is endless, whether for brunch, on a lunch buffet, for dinner, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter.

Southern Candied Yams
Crock Pot Maple Bacon Green Beans
Brown Butter Butternut Squash Casserole
Southern Pineapple Casserole
Easy Roasted Broccoli
Waldorf Salad
Crock Pot Creamed Corn

More Scrumptious Ham Recipes

Brown Sugar Mustard Baked Ham
Orange Pepper Jelly Glazed Ham
Crock Pot Sweet And Savory Ham
Citrus Molasses Baked Ham
Southern Ham Salad

Must-Make Thanksgiving Classics

Best Scalloped Potatoes
Ambrosia Salad
Southern Sweet Potato Pie
Twice Baked Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Maple Bourbon Pecan Pie

If you tried thisCopycat Honey Baked Ham Recipeor any other recipe, please leave a 🌟star ratingand let me know how it went in thecommentsbelow. Thanks!

5 from 9 votes

Copycat Honey Baked Ham Recipe

Author: Donya Mullins

Ingredients

▢ 1 8-10 pound bone-in, spiral cut full cooked ham
▢ 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
▢ 3 tablespoons honey
▢ 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
▢ 1 cup water
▢ 1 ½ cup granulated sugar
▢ ½ teaspoon salt
▢ ½ teaspoon onion powder
▢ ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
▢ ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
▢ ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
▢ ¼ teaspoon paprika

Instructions

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Heat the oven to 325 degrees and move the oven rack to the lower third of the oven.
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Line a deep roasting dish with foil. Unwrap the ham and discard the glaze packet. Place ham and water in the baking dish.
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In a small bowl, mix the melted butter, honey, and dijon mustard. Spoon the mixture over the ham and in between the slices. Turn the ham to cut side down in the baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake the ham for 13 minutes per pound or until an instant-read thermometer reads 140 degrees.
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Make the sugar coating by mixing the sugar, salt, onion powder, cinnamon, ginger and paprika in a small bowl. Remove the foil from the ham and turn it on its side. Sprinkle half of the sugar mixture over the ham. Set the oven to broil and place in ham in oven until the sugar has caramelized.
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Add the remaining sugar mixture and 3 to 4 tablespoons of the ham juices from the pan to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until thick. Brush or pour the glaze over the ham. Place back under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes until the edges are crispy and the glaze is a dark golden brown.
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Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before serving.

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Margaret
December 17, 2023 at 5:41 pm
I’m anxious to try this but I’m not understanding the instructions ie why place ham on side to apply the sugar mixture? Is it supposed to go into the slices? I assume you apply to both sides so I’m wondering why not drizzle it over the top, broil, apply the thickened sugar sauce, and broil again?
Sorry if I’m making this too difficult 🙄
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Ashley Bouchon
December 19, 2022 at 10:49 pm

Is it possible to do this in a slow cooker??
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- Donya Mullins
  December 21, 2022 at 11:42 am
  I’ve not tested it in the crock pot. Let me know how it turns out.
  ~Donya
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Edna Rhea
November 23, 2022 at 2:41 pm
I’ll never buy a Honey-Baked Ham again. This was so easy and delicious!! Thanks for the recipe.
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- Donya
  November 25, 2022 at 9:11 am
  Hey there Edna!
  I am thrilled to hear that you enjoyed this recipe, I totally agree with you it’s better than any of the store bought version! If you enjoyed this Ham recipe, you should check out my Brown Sugar Mustard Baked Ham, it’s just as simple to make and the flavors are outstanding! Thank you so much for your kind words of support, if you ever have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out and ask!
  ~Donya
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Mary Garner/Lotempio
November 21, 2022 at 2:38 pm
And you’re so right, i would never think of buying something i could put together myself. Plus dear Lady, with your wonderful recipe , what else could i ask for.
And Happy Thanksgiving, and Blessings to you and family!
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- Donya
  November 22, 2022 at 8:03 am
  Hey there Mary!
  Wow! I am so happy to hear that you’re giving tis recipe a try, I totally agree with you that it’s always better to make it yourself instead of buying it! I really hope you enjoy the recipe, please let me know if you have any questions, I’m always happy to help. Thank you so much for your kind words and support, I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
  ~Donya
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