Let this scrumptious Pecan Praline Glazed Ham be the centerpiece of your holiday celebrations this year. A buttery maple syrup glaze helps infuse the ham while it bakes to perfection. Add another delicious coating of brown sugar and crushed pecans for a delectable sweet and nutty finishing touch.
Make your celebration feasts for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter a stunning occasion with this delicious ham that’s drizzled with a pecan and praline glaze. It’s a mouth-watering entrée that will have everyone coming back for more.
Up-level your spiral-cut ham with the simple butter and maple glaze as it bakes. When it’s almost done, you’ll add a layer of nutty sweetness with crushed pecans and brown sugar. Drizzle it with the maple and butter mixture again so it bakes to a shiny finish, ready to take center stage for your holiday dinner.
Oh, and be sure and add some sweet potatoes to the pan while the ham is cooking. They’ll soak up all that sweet maple buttery praline goodness, giving you an easy side item to serve along with the glazed ham. Win-win!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It’s easy!
- Minimal ingredients are needed to make this amazing baked ham
- No special cooking skills are needed
- The result is an outrageously delicious ham that will earn you rave reviews
- You’ll have leftovers for easy meal planning
Ingredients Needed:
Spiral Sliced Ham – choose a bone-in, fully cooked, spiral ham between 9-12 pounds.
Butter – use unsalted. The melted butter is part of the glaze for the ham
Maple Syrup – use pure maple syrup for great flavor. The maple syrup is part of the glaze.
Brown Sugar – I like to use dark for a classic look, but light brown sugar works just fine, too.
Crushed pecans – chop them by hand or purchase them pre-chopped. The pecans help make the praline glaze.
Sweet Potatoes – peeled and chopped. They bake along with the ham for an easy side item that benefits from the buttery and sugary glaze drippings.
How To Make Pecan Praline Glazed Ham
Note: This is a summary of the recipe steps. For complete instructions, see the recipe card down below.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and prepare the ham by removing it from the packaging and placing it cut side down in a large baking dish or roasting pan.
- Place your cut sweet potatoes in the pan around the ham.
- Coat your ham with the melted butter and maple syrup mixture.
- Place the ham into the oven to cook for 1 ½ to 2 hours. Remove it 30 minutes before it is done.
- Cover the ham with brown sugar and chopped pecans and return it back to the oven to finish cooking.
- Give the ham a final melted butter and maple syrup glaze before serving.
How Long Do I Bake The Ham?
How long the ham stays in the oven depends on the size. Look at the wrapping and packaging that the ham came in to determine how long to bake it depending on the weight that you purchased.
Generally, the baking time is 20 minutes per pound. You’ll want to check before you pull it out of the oven for good that the internal temperature of the ham is 140 degrees F. Use a cooking thermometer to double-check.
Do I Need To Cover The Ham While It’s Baking?
No, you don’t need to cover it. However, it doesn’t hurt to cover it with a tent of foil if you’re worried about it drying out.
That said, for this recipe, I would not cover it during the last 30 minutes of baking simply because I want the outer layer of brown sugar, and pecans to form a pretty crust.
Can I Make This In A Slow Cooker?
Yes, just follow the directions and place it in your slow cooker instead of your oven. However, you’ll need to remove it from the slow cooker and add the brown sugar and pecans and bake in the oven for the final 30 minutes in order for it to create the outer sweet pecan crust.
What To Serve With Pecan Praline Glazed Ham
You’ll need some tasty side items to accompany this sweet glazed ham and my Holiday Green Bean Cheddar Casserole is perfect for adding some cheesy goodness to the meal.
My easy Air Fryer Roasted Brussels Sprouts will taste amazing with this sweet ham!
You can’t have any holiday dinner with mashed potatoes, so try my Best Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes recipe for an easy side item.
And when you realize you have leftovers of that delicious ham, you’ll want to keep my Leftover Ham Ideas post handy!
Storage
Store leftover cooled ham in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
You can also freeze leftover ham. Be sure to remove the ham from the bone before freezing. Store the ham in a freezer-safe container for up to 2 months.
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Pecan Praline Glazed Ham
Let this scrumptious Pecan Praline Glazed Ham be the centerpiece of your holiday celebrations this year. A buttery maple syrup glaze helps infuse the ham while it bakes to perfection. Add another delicious coating of brown sugar and crushed pecans for a delectable sweet and nutty finishing touch.
Ingredients
- 1 spiral sliced bone in ham (9-12 pounds)
- 8 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 cup maple syrup, divided
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup crushed pecans
- 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
Instructions
- Gather the ingredients.
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
- Remove your ham from the package and discard the liquid from the packaging.
- Place your ham cut side down in a large baking dish or roasting pan.
- Place your cut sweet potatoes in the pan around the ham.
- In a small microwave-safe bowl melt 4 tablespoons of butter.
- To the butter add ½ cup of maple syrup.
- Coat your ham with the butter syrup mixture.
- Place the ham into the oven to cook for 1 ½ to 2 hours (20 minutes per pound). You want to remove it 30 minutes before it is done.
- When it has 30 minutes left to cook, remove it from the oven.
- In a small bowl mix your brown sugar with the pecans.
- Place this mixture all over the ham.
- Return the ham back to the oven to finish cooking.
- Meanwhile, make the final glaze.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat combine 4 tablespoons of butter and the remaining ½ cup of maple syrup.
- While whisking, bring this mixture up to a slight bubble and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Remove your ham from the oven, and drizzle with the glaze.
- Slice and serve!
Notes
- Before cooking, make sure to remove the plastic cap on the bone on the cut side of the ham.
- Store the leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3-5 days.
- You can also store your leftover ham in the freezer for up to 2 months.
- This ham can be cooked in a slow cooker. Just remove it from the slow cooker and add the pecans and brown sugar and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
- Carrots are a delicious addition as well to sweet potatoes as well. Adding a splash of vanilla or cinnamon would also be lovely in this dish.
- While maple syrup is delicious if all you have is pancake syrup that will work too.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
18Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 153Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 18mgSodium 121mgCarbohydrates 20gFiber 1gSugar 17gProtein 2g
