Baked Ham with Maple-Bourbon Glaze & Sauce
Baked Ham with Maple Bourbon Glaze & Sauce features a maple-bourbon & brown sugar glaze which doubles as a sauce with the addition of apple cider and apple cider vinegar. A delicious balance of flavors!
Servings: 16
Ingredients
Ham and Maple-Bourbon Glaze
- 1 spiral cut ham (about 8 lbs)
- 3/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/3 cup bourbon
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
Maple-Bourbon Sauce
- 1/2 recipe Maple-Bourbon Glaze
- 1/2 cup apple cider
- 4 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
Baking Ham
- Remove ham from packaging and place in a roasting pan fitted with a rack. Let stand at room temperature for 45 minutes.Heat oven to 325 degrees . Pour 2 cups water in bottom of roasting pan. Cover ham tightly with foil. Bake at 325 degrees for 2 hours.
Making Maple-Bourbon Glaze
- In a pot over medium-high heat, whisk together the glaze ingredients. Bring to a simmer; cook 2 minutes. Pour half of the glaze into small bowl for basting the ham. Leave remaining glaze in the pan for making the sauce.
Glazing Ham
- Carefully remove roasting pan from oven and discard foil. Increase heat to 425 degrees . Brush the the ham with the glaze you placed in the bowl. Return ham to oven and bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, until glaze darkens. Whiile the ham is glazing, make the Maple-Bourbon Sauce.
Making Maple-Bourbon Sauce
- Add apple cider and apple cider vinegar to remaining glaze in the pan, stirring to combine. Bring to a low simmer and continuing cooking for 5 minutes. Stir cornstarch and 1/4 cup water in small bowl and then whisk cornstarch mixture into sauce and let simmer for another few minutes until thickened. If desired add a touch more Dijon or apple cider vinegar to balance the flavors. Serve sauce with sliced ham.