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Cooking Spiral Ham (Maple Bourbon Glaze)

This is my easy way of cooking spiral ham with a delicious maple bourbon glaze. Perfect for your holiday table, or just a weeknight dinner!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 175 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 7-9 lb spiral ham
  • whole cloves
  • 2 tbsp (30 g) dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1 tbsp (10g) brown sugar
  • 1 cup water

Maple Bourbon Glaze

  • 1/4 cup bourbon
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup oj
  • 1 tbsp (10g) brown sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Place spiral ham, cut side down, in on baking rack set inside a pan.
  • Take whole cloves and push into the meat, as desired. I used about 15-20 whole cloves.
  • Brush spiral ham with dijon mustard.
  • Mix together smoked paprika, allspice, garlic powder and brown sugar, and sprinkle onto the ham, gently pushing it into the dijon mustard.
  • Pour one cup of water in the bottom of the baking pan.
  • Cover spiral ham loosely with foil and place in the oven.
  • Bake spiral ham for one hour.
  • While ham is baking, prepare your maple bourbon glaze

Maple Bourbon Glaze

  • Place a small sauce pan over medium-high heat.
  • Add bourbon, orange juice, maple syrup and brown sugar.
  • Bring to a boil, stirring occassionally.
  • Once boiling, boil for about 5 minutes, or until mixtures thickens and cooks down, stirring occasionally.
  • You'll know it's ready when it starts to coat the back of your spoon.
  • After ham has baked for one hour, remove foil, and brush on glaze, reserving about half of glaze.
  • Bake ham for 10 minutes (without foil covering) and pull out and brush on the remaining glaze. Continue cooking for another 10-20 minutes or until ham registers at 140 degrees and maple bourbon glaze is caramelized.
  • Let ham sit for 10 minutes before slicing.

NOTE

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Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Cooking Spiral Ham (Maple Bourbon Glaze)
Serving Size
 
100 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
175
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
8
g
12
%
Saturated Fat
 
3
g
19
%
Carbohydrates
 
8
g
3
%
Sugar
 
7
g
8
%
Protein
 
17
g
34
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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