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Easy Dry Glazed Ham

Published: Dec 13, 2016 Last Updated: Mar 2024 by Lindsay This post may contain affiliate links to products I use and enjoy. 16 Comments

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5 from 33 ratings

This copycat honey baked ham recipe (a simple dry glazed ham recipe) is one of the most popular recipes on my site and has been for several years! It's super easy to make at home, is mostly hands-off time, and is perfect for Easter, Christmas, or regular life meal prep! Make it a meal with Vidalia Onion Casserole and one of my favorite potato recipes for Easter!

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Like a dry rub.  But a glaze!  For ham!

There is a local-ish regional chain called Honeybaked Ham where we live, and the price for ham there is exorbitant.  Truly ridiculous.  BUT, Honeybaked has this great sugary spicy crust and obviously there is a benefit to outsourcing a thing or two for holiday meals.  I'm a big Honeybaked fan, but wanted to make my own for fun and to save money. The dry rub for ham we make here is a great copycat for much less money and freshly baked ham at home smells really, really good.

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  • What Kind of Ham to Use
  • Step By Step Instructions
  • Dry Rub Ingredients
  • Leftover Ham Recipes
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What Kind of Ham to Use

I purchased a half ham, spiral sliced with the bone in.  It weighed about 7 pounds, and for this I'd say ¼-1/2 pound of ham per person will be more than enough, especially at a large meal where there are other proteins and lots of side dishes.  Most hams that I saw come with a ham glaze powder packet (or liquid glaze); just throw that away or use it for something else.  We're going to make our own super simple seasoning for this copycat honey baked ham recipe.

Step By Step Instructions

The ham is already fully cooked, so we'll reheat it slowly in the oven.  Then we'll add the seasonings after about half of the time has elapsed, and brush them over and over until the ham is hot all the way through and crispy at the edges from the spices. The cooking time will be 12 minutes per pound at 300F, TOTAL, and about the last hour of that should be with the seasonings on.  So, I knew that my ham should take about an hour and a half, so I cooked it naked for 45 minutes and with the seasonings for 45 minutes.

If you have a much larger or smaller ham, just adjust the cooking times below accordingly.  Also, if you're cooking something else at a different temperature, just add or subtract time based on that - ham is nice and forgiving in that way.  

So!  Place your ham in a baking dish, roasting pan, or on a sheet pan, cut side down.  Cover the pan tightly with foil, and place it in the oven for 45 minutes to an hour.  

Dry Rub Ingredients

While the ham is cooking, gather the seasoning ingredients.  Sugar, seasoned salt, cinnamon, chili powder, and deli mustard.  The mustard is mostly used to keep the spices stuck to the ham; the end result doesn't have a mustard-y flavor at all.  

Measure the mustard, and mix the spices together in a small dish.  

When the first half of cooking is done, take the ham out of the oven and uncover it.  Use a brush to smear mustard all over the ham, then sprinkle the spice mixture all over it.  It will be thick and some of the spices will fall into the pan - that's ok!  Add a cup of water to the bottom of the roasting dish, too.  

Now, roast the ham uncovered for the last 45 minutes to an hour.  I did one more hour and brushed the ham with its own juices (any spices + mustard + the water in the bottom of the pan) every 15 minutes.  

When the ham is hot all the way through and glazed, it's done!  It's ham, so you know what to do.  It can be served hot, cold, at room temperature - your call.  I've eaten this for every single meal and snacks for the past several days, and am just so proud of the flavor it has.

 The chili powder with the sugar and mustard are out of this world, and I've even thought about doing something similar with a pork tenderloin or even chicken.

The melted sugar gives the glazed effect, and the spice crust was hard to resist. This copycat Honeybaked Ham is the EASIEST glazed ham recipe ever, and I hope you love it as much as we do.

I mostly love that a ham makes a good amount of food, and we use leftovers for sandwiches, to chop up on salads, or in some of our favorite recipes that really repurpose the ham rather than just Eating It Again.

Leftover Ham Recipes

  • bite of easy quiche recipe
    5-Ingredient Ham and Cheese Quiche
  • ham and swiss cheese sliders
    Seriously Good Ham Delights
  • Chicken Cordon Bleu Meatballs
  • Chicken Cordon Bleu Skillet

Birthday ham!  Christmas ham!  Ham!  

Do it.  (PS. REALLY REALLY GOOD on Ham Delights and keeps perfectly in the freezer).

Recipe

copycat honey baked ham recipe

Easy Dry Glazed Ham

Lindsay Howerton-Hastings
This Honeybaked Ham copycat is super easy and delicious, the perfect Easter ham or Christmas ham!
5 from 33 ratings
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 2 hours hrs

Equipment

  • Baking Sheets
  • Measuring Cups And Spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 1 fully cooked ham 7-8 pounds, bone-in and spiral sliced
  • ½ cup deli mustard
  • 3 tablespoons sugar I like coarse sugar or brown sugar, but anything you have is fine!
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 300F. Place the ham cut-side down in a baking dish or roasting pan. Cover the ham tightly with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
  • While the ham is baking, combine the sugar, salt, chili powder, and cinnamon in a small bowl.
  • After 45 minutes, remove the ham from the oven and discard the foil (or save it for tenting later). Brush the ham all over with the mustard and sprinkle all of the spices over the ham. Pour the water in the bottom of the baking dish.
  • Return the ham uncovered to the oven. Cook for 1 hour more, brushing with the pan juices every 15 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
  • This ham can be served hot, cold, or at room temperature. Enjoy!

Notes

Ham should be cooked for about 12 minutes per pound total at 300F. I went a little longer than this, and you can feel free to check package directions and follow them, just add the seasonings and uncover the ham about halfway through the cooking time.
This is the ham I use in my favorite Ham Delights - it makes them really special!
Use any sturdy baking or roasting pan you have for this. I use a baking sheet and it works fine!
Tried this recipe?Let me know how it was!

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Comments

  1. Linda

    March 24, 2023 at 2:31 am

    5 stars
    Never thought making ham is so easy and this is a good recipe to share with the whole family!

    Reply
  2. Marcellina

    March 23, 2023 at 7:36 am

    5 stars
    My family adores glazed ham but I'm always left wondering how long to cook it for. Your explanation of how long per pound helps a lot! Thank you!

    Reply
  3. Jen Vinuya

    November 23, 2021 at 5:16 pm

    5 stars
    Everyone at my house loved it.

    Reply
  4. Carmy

    November 23, 2021 at 9:51 am

    5 stars
    This is the perfect holiday main! Everyone loved it!

    Reply
  5. Toni

    November 23, 2021 at 8:25 am

    5 stars
    This is really perfect!! Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Lindsay

      December 06, 2021 at 9:29 am

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  6. Amy Liu Dong

    November 23, 2021 at 2:12 am

    5 stars
    It is so easy and delicious. I am so excited to make this at home.
    Perfect for Christmas Eve!

    Reply
  7. Brianna

    November 22, 2021 at 8:35 pm

    5 stars
    Made this for Sunday super and everyone loved iti!

    Reply
  8. nancy

    November 22, 2021 at 7:46 pm

    5 stars
    best ham recipe! pinned for later

    Reply
  9. Jeri

    November 22, 2021 at 6:28 pm

    5 stars
    I am saving this recipe for Christmas! Looks terrific!

    Reply
  10. Pam Greer

    November 22, 2021 at 2:56 pm

    5 stars
    The best ham!! Saving this for Christmas!

    Reply
  11. Jessica

    November 22, 2021 at 2:24 pm

    5 stars
    Turned out perfect! Thanks.

    Reply
  12. Amanda Scarlati

    November 22, 2021 at 11:58 am

    5 stars
    Such a good recipe and the ham came out so juicy!

    Reply
  13. Maddie

    February 26, 2021 at 12:03 pm

    This look sooo good and just in time for spring when all I seem to want is ham 🙂 Thank you for sharing, can't wait to try this!

    Reply
  14. Kay

    February 26, 2021 at 11:59 am

    5 stars
    What a great way to add extra flavour to a whole ham joint.

    Reply
  15. Julia

    February 25, 2021 at 5:55 pm

    5 stars
    This was so easy and delicious! So hard waiting for it come out of the oven!

    Reply
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