Brown Sugar-Bourbon Baked Ham

Name: Brown Sugar-Bourbon Baked Ham
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 (6- to 8-lb.) fully cooked, bone-in ham; 48 whole cloves; 1 (16-oz.) package light brown sugar; 1 cup spicy brown mustard; 1 cup cola soft drink; 3/4 cup bourbon; Garnish: fresh bay leaves

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Prep Time

15 Mins

Cook Time

2 Hours 30 Mins

Stand Time

20 Mins

Yield

Makes 8 to 10 servings

Delicious warm or cold, this Southern Living favorite is the ultimate make-ahead main dish. Basting delivers big flavor and a beautiful glaze with little effort.

Ingredients

1 (6- to 8-lb.) fully cooked, bone-in ham
48 whole cloves
1 (16-oz.) package light brown sugar
1 cup spicy brown mustard
1 cup cola soft drink
3/4 cup bourbon
Garnish: fresh bay leaves

How to Make It

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Remove skin from ham, and trim fat to 1/4-inch thickness. Make shallow cuts in fat 3/4 inch apart in a diamond pattern. Insert cloves in centers of diamonds. Place ham in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch pan.

Step 2

Stir together brown sugar and next 3 ingredients; spoon mixture over ham.

Step 3

Bake at 350° on lowest oven rack 2 hours and 30 minutes, basting with pan juices every 15 to 20 minutes. Remove ham from oven, and let stand 20 minutes before slicing. Garnish, if desired.

Ratings & Reviews

ooooooooo's Review

2010-04-03T01:50:47-04:00 MrsH0507

This is the best ham recipe. I made this for a Sunday dinner and the whole family (most are picky eaters) loved it. My husband said "this is the best ham he ever had". Please keep in mind my mother in-law has the best ham recipe in the family. Not any more . . . hehe!

lindasanders's Review

2009-04-10T17:21:24-04:00 ooooooooo

I made this for my family and everyone's jaw dropped -- WOW! After a few days of picking, sandwiches, etc., we threw all the leftover bone, meat and juices into a couple of cups of cooked white beans, baked it for 6 hours at 300 degrees and had the best baked beans ever. Thank you for such a great recipe!

Dunateo's Review

2014-12-26T06:15:32-05:00 JLP

Made this for Christmas Dinner and it as a big hit. The bourbon was not overwhelming at all. I could not find the whole cloves to put on the outside, so I added about 1/4 tsp. of ground cloves to the mix. Very easy to make. This recipe will definitely be revisited again.

spber68's Review

2013-03-14T05:43:42-04:00 spber68

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Brie30's Review

2011-05-01T05:54:13-04:00 Dunateo

I made this for Easter, exactly per the recipe. I gotta admit, I was leery of the strange concoction of ingredients, but BOY was it a hit! Everyone loved it!

firmdeb's Review

2010-05-01T20:24:28-04:00 firmdeb

This was so yummy I could not stop taking little "test bites."

moon422's Review

2010-04-06T01:31:51-04:00 moon422

So good, so easy. I was wary about the the bourbon but I couldn't even taste it in the end. I may just leave it out next time. Regardless, using the bourbon made a beautiful and delicious ham.

MrsH0507's Review

2009-10-07T03:29:37-04:00 wpiersante

I served this at a dinner party for 50. The glaze is the perfect midway point between savory and sweet (if you have that debate at your house like we do). Because I was feeding so many, I used a ready-to-cook 11 lb ham. The glaze couldn't do its work all the way through my too-large ham, but the area the glaze did affect was wonderful. I imagine on a smaller ham this would be incredible.

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