Easy Baked Ham with Apricot Honey Glaze

apricot preserves

🥗Healthier: sugar-free apricot preserves

💰Cheaper: peach preserves

Sugar-free options reduce calories; peach preserves are often less expensive.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: corn syrup

Maple syrup offers a different flavor with fewer calories; corn syrup is typically cheaper.

Let ham sit covered at room temperature for 2 hours before roasting, then remove packaging and pre-heat oven to 325˚F with the oven rack in the lower third of the oven.

In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine apricot preserves, honey, brown sugar, dijon, and butter. Bring to a simmer and cook 1 minute, whisking constantly then remove from heat.

Line your roasting pan with foil for easier cleanup. Place ham in a roasting pan cut-side down. Brush on 1/3 of the glaze and cover tightly with foil. Bake at 325 for 10-11 minutes per pound (about 2 hours for an 11.5 lb ham).

Increase oven to 425˚F. Remove ham from the oven and brush with 1/3 of glaze. Return to oven and bake uncovered 10 minutes.

Remove from oven and brush with remaining 1/3 glaze and roast uncovered another 10 minutes until a brown crust has formed and the internal temperature reaches 130-135˚F.

Transfer ham to a serving dish and rest ham 15-20 minutes before serving. Strain pan juices through a sieve, skim off the fat that floats to the top. Spoon pan juices over ham slices when serving.

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