Create the Perfect Holiday Feast with These 39 Ham Recipes

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The holiday season is the perfect time to gather with loved ones and enjoy a delicious, comforting meal. And what better way to bring everyone together than with a show-stopping Christmas ham?

From easy weeknight dinners to extravagant holiday spreads, these ham recipes are sure to become a beloved tradition in your home. Let’s make this holiday season truly unforgettable!

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Ham with Pineapple

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This ham with pineapple is the perfect centerpiece for Easter or any special Sunday dinner, offering a mouthwatering combination of savory and sweet. The pineapple sauce, reminiscent of a rich, sweet chutney, beautifully complements the juicy ham, adding a tangy and flavorful twist that elevates the dish to something truly memorable.

Get the recipe: Ham with Pineapple.

Honey Ham

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This Honey Ham is tender, juicy and coated in a glossy brown sugar-honey glaze that caramelizes beautifully in the oven. The Dijon and fresh orange juice add a subtle tang that balances the sweetness and makes every slice irresistible.

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Baked Ham

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A baked ham is always a showstopper, and this version brings all the best flavors together: savory ham, tangy mustard, a touch of sweetness, and a crispy golden topping. It’s surprisingly easy to make and the mustard glaze keeps it juicy, and the crunchy breadcrumb topping adds just the right texture.

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Honey Glazed Ham Steak

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This Honey Glazed Ham Steak with pineapple is an easy ham dinner for two that can be ready in under 30 minutes! Fry it on the stovetop or bake in the oven for Christmas or Easter.

Get The Recipe: Honey Glazed Ham Steak.

Baked Maple Glazed Ham

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Maple Glazed Ham is the traditional choice for an Easter Sunday feast, and you’ll soon see why with my easy recipe! Perfectly roasted and coated with a tangy, sweet glaze, this dish is the best centerpiece for your holiday table. In fact, maple glaze for ham is so good you’ll want to drizzle it on anything you can find!

Get The Recipe: Baked Maple Glazed Ham.

Hot Honey Glazed Ham

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This is my favorite honey glazed ham recipe, with spiral ham baked and glazed with a delicious blend of hot honey, brown sugar, and spices, so easy to make! Change it this year the next time you make another baked ham.

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Apple Cider Glazed Ham

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This Apple Cider Glazed Ham Recipe is perfect for the holidays or a family get-together. Spiral ham is glazed with a spiced apple cider sauce and baked until caramelized, tender and flavorful.

Get The Recipe: Apple Cider Glazed Ham.

Air Fryer Glazed Spiral Ham

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A humble store-bought spiral gets a delicious upgrade with this air fryer glazed spiral ham, coated in a delicious peach, mustard glaze. The glaze comes together quickly, with simple ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry!

Get The Recipe: Air Fryer Glazed Spiral Ham.

Honey Baked Ham

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Making your own copycat honey baked ham recipe is easier than you think! Spiral-cut ham is baked with a honey butter glaze, coated in a sweet smoky rub then caramelized! With a sweet honey ham glaze it’s baked until tender and juicy then rolled in a sugar mixture then torched so that it forms a caramelized sugary crust.

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Ham Shank

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Cooking ham shank is easier than you might think. Ham shank is a portion of the leg bone and muscle. Ham shanks are located just underneath the shoulder or the hip of the pig. Save money and create a special meal with this recipe for ham shank!

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Easy Crockpot Ham

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This Crockpot Ham recipe is juicy, tender, and simmered right in the glaze for maximum flavor. This is a Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, anytime dish that is just as delicious the next day as leftovers. 

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Slow Cooker Ham with Peach Thyme Glaze

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This Slow Cooker Glazed Ham recipe is an easy way to feed a large group for your holiday meal. This tender, slow cooked ham is topped with a sweet and tangy glaze made with peach preserves and fresh thyme.

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Honey Glazed Ham

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This Honey Glazed Ham is pretty easy to whip with little prep and is mostly hands off, making it the perfect entree for the holidays or every day.

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Best Crock Pot Ham

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Serving crock pot ham always makes the meal feel a little bit celebratory and yet, cooking a ham is very simple. This Best Crock Pot Ham recipe is deliciously tender, smoky, savory and just the slightest touch of sweet from that dark brown sugar and mustard glaze.

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Sticky Toffee Glazed Ham

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This Christmas ham is poached in cider then glazed in a rich sticky toffee glaze! The slices of ham are tender, juicy & have a perfectly caramelised crust. This one’s perfect for Boxing Day!

Get The Recipe: Sticky Toffee Glazed Ham.

Smoked Ham (Sweet Apricot Glaze)

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A smoked ham is the perfect meal for a family Easter or Christmas gathering, everyone loves ham! Don’t serve the same bland ham that you’ve reheated in the oven for the past decade.

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Slow Cooker Citrus Honey Ham

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Slow cooker citrus honey ham combines the sweetness of honey with the tanginess of citrus flavors creating a tender, juicy and flavorful ham. This ham is perfect for any holiday celebration.

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Instant Pot Spiral Ham with Glaze

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Instant Pot spiral ham with glaze recipe makes spiral sliced ham that’s coated in a delectable spiced brown sugar mustard sauce. This easy ham recipe is sure to become a holiday dinner favorite!

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Moist and Juicy Pressure Cooker Ham

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This recipe is so simple and fast, and delivers succulent, ultra-juicy, fall-apart-tender ham every time! This method could arguably be the best way to heat up a ham. You can pressure cook a toupie, bone-in or spiral ham by simply cutting the bigger options down and nestling in the pieces to fit.

Get The Recipe: Moist and Juicy Pressure Cooker Ham,

Baked Ham with Cranberry Glaze

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This show-stopping baked ham with cranberry glaze bursts with craveable flavor. This Cranberry Glazed Ham is smoky, savory and salty with a to-die-for sweet-tart glaze. You’re gonna flip for this easy recipe!

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Smoked Glazed Pineapple Ham

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If you’re searching for the ultimate ham recipe to impress your guests, look no further. This spiral-cut ham, smoked to perfection and finished with a sweet brown sugar glaze, combines incredible flavor with simplicity.

Get The Recipe: Smoked Glazed Pineapple Ham.

Air Fryer Ham

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Air Fryer Ham is a delicious and really easy recipe to make! Cooking ham in air fryer is a great way to free up that precious oven space during the holidays, and it turns out tender and juicy every time.

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Honey Mustard Glazed Ham

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Skillet Honey Mustard Glazed Ham is a delicious simmer roasted spiral cut ham drenched in a honey mustard glaze topped with fresh thyme. It’s the perfect holiday ham.

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Cinnamon Honey Glazed Baked Picnic Ham

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Cinnamon Honey Glaze Picnic Ham is juicy, smoky, fragrant, and full of amazing flavor. Versatile and economical, picnic ham is ideal for serving at family holidays and gatherings.

Get the Recipe: Cinnamon Honey Glazed Baked Picnic Ham.

Three-Ingredient Ham Glaze with Pineapple and Brown Sugar

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An easy 3-ingredient ham glaze made with crushed pineapple, brown sugar, and ginger. Use it to add pizzazz to your favorite pre-cooked ham. It works great with boneless, bone-in, or spiral hams to make a delicious holiday feast! Serve this as an Easter or Christmas ham.

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Cherry Cola Ham With Hot Honey Glaze

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This cherry cola ham is tender, juicy & glazed with a sweet & sticky hot honey glaze. It’s super easy to make & is a great dish to serve at Christmas. This is the ultimate Christmas ham! It’s sweet, salty & delicious. Plus, it couldn’t be easier to make…

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Holiday Maple-Orange Baked Ham

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Photo Credit: Mrs. Madi.

There’s something about the smell of slow-baked ham, filling the kitchen, that feels like the holidays, isn’t there? It’s juicy, tender, and slathered in a brown sugar maple glaze that caramelizes into the most irresistible crust.

Get The Recipe: Holiday Maple-Orange Baked Ham.

Oven Baked Ham With Potatoes And Carrots

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An old-fashioned oven-baked glazed ham, surrounded by root vegetables like potatoes, carrots, and beets, is an easy and classic family favorite.

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Easy Maple Glazed Ham

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This easy maple glaze ham is perfect for holiday dinners or a cozy Sunday night meal: sweet, savory, and full of flavor! Using a pre-cooked boneless ham and a homemade apple juice glaze, this recipe delivers a sweet and savory flavor that’s sure to impress. 

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Double Smoked Ham

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Sometimes once isn’t enough. Double Smoked Ham is store bought Smoked Ham that undergoes a second smoking in a grill / smoker. Fear not if you do not own a smoker, your very own kitchen oven can be turned into one.

Get The Recipe: Double Smoked Ham.

Maple Glazed Ham

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Easy ham recipes! Maple glazed ham is a 5-ingredient glazed ham recipe that makes delicious baked ham for Christmas or Easter dinner! So easy and so tasty!

Get The Recipe: Maple Glazed Ham.

Pressure Cooker Ham Braised in Beer

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Pressure Cooker Ham Braised in Beer. Photo credit: Chenée Today.

The best beer-braised pressure cooker ham glazed with pineapple and brown sugar! Recipe includes your ham pressure cooker times and instructions for slow cooker ham as well, so read on!

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Garlic-Cinnamon Honey Glazed Ham

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Discover the sweet and savory magic of caramelized holiday ham! This stunning recipe by Chef Giorgos Tsoulis invites you on a culinary journey, showcasing a harmonious blend of unique flavors that elevate this dish to new heights.

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Pineapple Brown Sugar Glazed Instant Pot Ham

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This Pineapple Brown Sugar Glazed Instant Pot Ham recipe gives you succulent and flavorful ham in just 30 minutes! Making ham in Instant Pot is perfect for your next dinner party or holiday celebration. 

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Pineapple Ham Steaks

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These Pineapple Ham steaks are seared, topped with a slice of pineapple and an easy glaze, and finished in the oven. This easy ham steak recipe is on the table in under 30 minutes!

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Orange Honey Glazed Ham

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Best Ever Orange Honey Glazed Ham recipe starts with a bone in ham and a glaze that will absolutely blow your mind. A few simple ingredients come together to create the most glorious ham you have ever tasted. It is sweet, tangy and utterly divine.

Get The Recipe: Orange Honey Glazed Ham.

Dutch Oven Ham

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This Dutch oven spiral ham is a holiday main dish that can be made over your campfire or on your stovetop at home. It is juicy and tender, thanks to a brown sugar, mustard, and orange glaze that coats each slice.

Get The Recipe: Dutch Oven Ham.

Crockpot Spiral Ham

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This crockpot spiral ham slow cooks in a sweet and tangy brown sugar glaze with pineapple and maple. Juicy, flavorful, and perfect for holidays with just 5 minutes of prep. It’s easy to make with a simple 5 ingredient brown sugar glaze plus it frees up oven space and always turns out delicious!

Get The Recipe: Crockpot Spiral Ham.

Glazed Ham with Roasted Carrots

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Photo Credit: Tessie’s Table.

This glazed ham is a showstopper with minimal effort. It’s baked in two stages to keep it juicy on the inside and caramelized on the outside, with a sweet and tangy glaze made from orange marmalade, honey, and Dijon mustard.

Get The Recipe: Glazed Ham with Roasted Carrots.

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