Serve up this holiday spiral ham recipe a try. This is a quick and easy ham recipe you have to try out. 6 ingredients all you need to make this spiral ham.
Not sure what to serve with your spiral ham? Broccoli cauliflower salad, green bean casserole, corn casserole, or even baked potatoes in crockpot.
Spiral Ham
Sweet and savory is what you get in this recipe. It is a great holiday ham recipe to make for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or even Easter! Serving your family or a crowd, this easy ham recipe fits the bill.
What Do You Need To Make This Ham
- 8-10 pound spiral cut ham
- brown sugar
- honey
- orange juice
- cloves
- cinnamon
Can I Make Ham Less Sweet
If you want the ham to be less sweet use less brown sugar and honey in the recipe. You can very easily adjust the flavor to work with what you want for the ham.
How To Know When Ham Is Done
Spiral hams are fully cooked hams. The key to cooking your ham is to make sure it gets heated and warmed through. You want to get an internal temperature of 140-145 degrees. You can use a meat thermometer to check to ensure the ham reaches the proper temperature.
Once your ham is warmed all the way through you can plate it up and then serve.
You can cook your ham in the oven or even on a pellet grill outdoors where you can maintain the proper temperature to cook your ham.
How Long Does it Take to Heat Up a Precooked Spiral Ham?
You will want to cook your precooked spiral ham around 12-15 minutes per pound. Of course, it will vary depending on your altitude and such and oven temperature. Always use a cook time as a guide because many factors go into cooking a ham and even other recipes.
What Happens if Glaze Hardens In Between Basting
If you are waiting to baste and see your glaze begins to set up and harden, just warm it up a bit on the stove again. Then brush your ham. It will turn back to liquid shortly after you get it back on the heat to warm it up.
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Storing Leftovers
Go ahead and store the leftover ham in an airtight container in the fridge. Slice up and use leftovers in other recipes or serve it up jus as leftover.
You can also freeze any ham you don’t plan to eat right away. Store in the freezer for around 3 months or until you are ready to eat. Then thaw and warm back up on the stove or in the oven!