Easy Baked Ham With Fruit Glaze

Name: Baked Ham Recipe With Fruit Glaze
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 270 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 1 15-pound bone-in smoked ham, labeled "ready to eat" or "ready to serve."; 1 cup fruit preserves (apricot, peach or pineapple) (Also see variation below.); 2 Tbsp prepared mustard; 1 to 2 tsps dried pepper flakes (or to taste)

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 4 hrs

Total: 4 hrs 30 mins

Servings: 20 servings

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This baked ham recipe can be used for preparing any fully cooked, bone-in smoked ham that is labeled "ready to eat" or "ready to serve." To make the fruit glaze, we simply brush the ham with fruit preserves. Apricot, peach or pineapple preserves will work beautifully.

Why glaze? Consider that ham is cured pork, and the process of curing mainly involves the use of salt (usually in the form of brine) as a preservative. Sugar is also used in curing, as is smoke. But mainly it's salt, which means that when it comes to seasoning, ham mostly tastes like salt. Which makes glazing the primary way for you to add other flavors to your ham to balance out the salt.

The fruit adds sweetness and some tartness, and for an even kickier glaze, you can stir in some mustard, vinegar, and/or some dried chile flakes. Here are a few more ideas for making ham glazes.

One of the best tools for applying the glaze is one of these silicone basting brushes, because they're easy to clean and they won't shed their bristles all over your food the way regular brushes do. One with a long handle is best for basting (as opposed to pastry) so that your hand stays cooler.

1 (15-pound) bone-in smoked ham, labeled "ready to eat" or "ready to serve"
1 cup fruit preserves, apricot, peach, or pineapple (see variation below)
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1 to 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

Take the ham out of the fridge and let it sit at room temperature for about an hour.
Drain, rinse and pat dry the ham. Set the ham skin-side up on a cutting board.
With a sharp paring knife, score the ham crossways at 2-inch intervals, making a diamond pattern. This will make it easier to remove the skin and excess fat later.
Preheat oven to 325 F. Meanwhile mix up the ingredients for the glaze in a glass bowl and set it aside.
Line a large roasting pan with aluminum foil, and pour 2 cups of water into the pan.
Set a roasting rack in the pan and place the ham, skin-side up, on the rack. Insert a probe thermometer into the deepest part of the ham, being careful not to hit the bone. Transfer to the oven and bake for about 3 hours or until the thermometer reads 120 F.
Remove the ham from the oven, take out the thermometer, and with a pair of tongs pull the skin and excess fat off the ham. Leave about 1/4 inch of fat all around.
Now generously brush the ham with the glaze so that it is thickly covered. Insert the probe thermometer in a different spot and return the ham to the oven. Bake for another hour or until the thermometer reads 140 F.
Remove the ham from the oven and let it rest for about 30 minutes, then carve and serve.

One 15-pound ham will serve 20 people, but even if you have fewer people, the leftovers are wonderful. For a different sort of glaze, you can use maple syrup or honey in Step 8 instead of preserves.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
461	Calories
8g	Fat
36g	Carbs
61g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 20
Amount per serving
Calories	461
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8g	10%
Saturated Fat 3g	15%
Cholesterol 75mg	25%
Sodium 3084mg	134%
Total Carbohydrate 36g	13%
Dietary Fiber 0g	1%
Total Sugars 8g
Protein 61g
Vitamin C 3mg	17%
Calcium 26mg	2%
Iron 1mg	8%
Potassium 579mg	12%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.