Best Christmas Ham Recipes
With just 10 minutes of prep and five ingredients, this Christmas ham recipe is easy to prepare and always gets rave reviews. With thyme, grainy mustard, and peach preserves, this recipe will elevate your favorite holiday ham!
You can never go wrong with ham for the holidays and this glazed ham presents beautifully and tastes delicious. Serve your ham with mashed potatoes and roasted ginger green beans for a memorable holiday meal.
For as long I can remember we’ve had ham during the holidays. It was perfect for entertaining a large crowd and is so easy to make for an intimate family dinner as well. This ham glaze is slightly sweet from the peach preserves with a kick of tang and spice from the mustard – a perfect flavor combo for a Christmas ham.
Throw away the sugar packet that comes with the ham and make your own glaze with natural ingredients where you control the flavor and amount of sugar on your ham.
Take advantage of the great deals on ham at Safeway.
For a bone-in ham shank cut – you will pay just $.97/lb. with a Just for U Digital Coupon available through December 25th.
Or, if you prefer a spiral sliced ham, the Hormel Cure 81 Spiral Sliced Hams are on sale for $1.27/lb. with a Just for U Digital Coupon through Christmas Day.
This recipe will work for both the hand shanks and the spiral sliced ham, but if you are using a non-sliced ham, you do not need the toothpicks recommended below.
Ingredients
- 8-9 pound spiral cut ham
- 1-2 cups water
- 1 cup peach preserves
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons grainy mustard
- 1 tablespoon thyme leaves
How to Make a Holiday Glazed Ham
Preheat oven to 300°. Pour 1/4-inch water into the roasting pan. Insert toothpicks into the front of the ham to keep slices together.
Tent with foil and let heat for 1 ½ hour.
Whisk to combine remaining ingredients, reserving half of the glaze for service.
Glaze ham every 5-10 minutes during the last 30 minutes of cooking.
Let the ham rest 15 minutes, loosely covered, before serving.
Remove toothpicks and serve.
Spiral ham is precooked, so the temperature you are looking for when reheating is 135°.
What to Serve with a Holiday Ham?
Scalloped potatoes and ham make a popular combination, here are some additional suggestions:
Clementine Brussels Sprouts Salad
Traditional Irish Mashed Potatoes (Colcannon)
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Pecan Crunch
Mashed Maple-Orange Sweet Potatoes
How to Use Leftover Christmas Ham
If you have any ham leftover, be sure to save the bone to make a delicious ham and bean soup. Adding the bone to the broth adds delicious flavor the soup. Here are a couple of additional recipes you can make with leftover ham.
Baked Hawaiian Sliders With Ham, Turkey & Cheese
Ham and Egg Breakfast Pizza Recipe
Peach-Maple Glazed Spiral Sliced Ham
Ingredients
- 8-9 pound spiral cut ham
- 1-2 cups water
- 1 cup peach preserves
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons grainy mustard
- 1 tablespoon thyme leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°. Pour 1/4-inch water into the roasting pan. Insert toothpicks into the front of the ham to keep slices together.
- Tent the ham with foil and heat for 1 ½ hours.
- Whisk to combine remaining ingredients, reserving half of the glaze for service.
- Glaze ham every 5-10 minutes during the last 30 minutes of cooking.
- Let rest 15 minutes, loosely covered, before serving.
- Remove toothpicks and serve.
- Spiral ham is precooked, so the temperature you are looking for when reheating is 135°.
If you prefer a sweeter glaze – be sure to check out our Honey Glazed Ham Recipe here.
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