Honey Baked Ham Heating Instructions

Honey baked ham is one of the holiday favorite foods. It is very popular during occasions like Christmas and Easter and serves a great treat for one and all. The best part is that it comes cooked and seasoned already! All you need to do is reheat it, and it is ready to hit the table! The honey baked ham is tender ham that is gently smoked and covered with the spicy and sweet coating. The instructions that come along, suggest that the ham should be simply served at room temperature. However, some may like it hot.

Instructions for Heating Honey Baked Ham

Heating honey baked ham without proper instructions can lead into culinary disasters. The honey baked ham comes already cooked and I'm sure you don't want to over cook it and make it dry and tasteless! So follow these simple honey baked ham heating directions and enjoy the delicious treat!

Using an Oven
If you want to warm up the whole ham, the most important thing to remember is to cover the ham with a foil, so that the glazing or coating does not dry out. Keep the ham in its original wrapper or remove it and replace with another foil. Place the ham covered with the foil, in the oven. Maintain the oven temperature at about 250 to 275 degree for about 30 minutes. Since the ham is already cooked, 250 degree is just enough to heat it. If you are not planning to serve the entire ham, just slice off the portion you intend to serve. Wrap it completely in a foil and heat at the same temperature mentioned above for about 10 to 15 minutes.

Using a Microwave
Heating the whole ham in a microwave is not advised at it can cause burning or drying up of the glazing. However, you can heat slices of the ham in a microwave. Remove the ham from the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to serving. Let it attain room temperature. Place the slices in a microwave safe dish and heat on low for just about a minute or so. Serve immediately! Repeated heating of the ham should be avoided as it dries out the ham completely making it tasteless.

Honey Baked Ham Recipe

For all those who are on a strict budget, but still want to enjoy the juicy, tender honey baked ham, here's an easy recipe for making honey baked ham at home which offers the same taste as the expensive ones. Here is how to go about it!
Ingredients:

• 1 ham, pre-baked
• ¼ cup honey
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup brown sugar
• Pineapple juice (can be substituted by orange juice)
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

Directions:
Take a pan that is large enough to hold the ham and the cooking juices. Line it properly with aluminum foil. In a double boiler, take butter, brown sugar, honey, juice, and cloves and heat on low until butter melts and the sauce caramelizes. Mix the sauce evenly. Place ham in the pan lined with foil. Brush it with the warm sauce. Place it in the oven and set the oven temperature to 325 degree. Bake it for an hour or so, brushing it with the glaze after every 15 minutes. Once it's done, let it set for 10 minutes, slice and serve!

Now that you know the method of heating honey baked ham, get ready to impress your family and friends by this sweet and spicy ham treat!