Original Blog Entry: Honey - Glazed Ham

Lucky Star — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 03:35:08 GMT

Active Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 55 mins

Servings: 10

Ingredients

1 ( 9- to 10-lb. ) fully cooked bone-in spiral-cut half ham

1 cup orange marmalade

2/3 cup orange blossom honey

1/4 cup rice vinegar

1 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme , plus sprigs for garnish

2 tsp. grated fresh ginger

1 tsp. kosher salt

1/2 tsp. black pepper

Oranges, tangerines, and kumquats (optional)

Directions

Prepare oven and roasting pan:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Let ham stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil; top with an ovenproof rack.

Make glaze:

For glaze, stir together marmalade, honey, vinegar, thyme, ginger, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.

Add glaze to ham:

Place ham on rack in prepared pan; brush 2/3 cup of the glaze over ham and in between slices.

Bake ham:

Turn ham fat side down, with bone running parallel to bottom of pan, and pour 3 cups water into pan. Cover tightly with foil. Bake in preheated oven 1 1/2 hours.

Baste ham:

Remove from oven; remove and discard foil. Baste with pan drippings; brush 1/3 cup of the glaze over ham and in between slices.

Continue to bake and baste ham:

Return to oven, and bake at 350 F until a thermometer inserted in thickest portion of ham registers 140 F, 30 to 40 minutes, basting ham with pan drippings and brushing with 1/3 cup of the glaze about every 10 minutes.

Garnish and serve:

Remove ham from oven. Carefully transfer it to a serving platter. Garnish with fresh thyme sprigs, sliced oranges, halved tangerines, and kumquats, if desired.... [ More ]