Maple Baked Ham

Mains / Christmas

christmas ham recipe
Featuring Maple Sugar
6-8 portions

Ingredients

  • 1 pre-cooked, bone-in half ham (about 3.5kg)

  • 15 whole cloves

  • 85g maple sugar

  • 85g maple syrup (preferably golden colour for its delicate flavour)

  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 250°c. Cut off any tough skin from the ham and score the fat in a crosshatch pattern.

  2. Stud ham all over with cloves, put in a large roasting pan, and loosely cover with foil.

  3. Place the ham in the oven. After 15 mins, turn the temperature down to 160°c.

  4. While the ham is baking, make the glaze. In a medium bowl, combine maple sugar, maple syrup and mustard. Whisk until smooth.

  5. Remove the ham from the oven, discard the foil and brush generously with the glaze, then put it back in the oven uncovered to cook for a further 20 mins.

  6. Continue basting periodically until the glaze is golden brown.

Sweet and sticky baked ham with a maple and mustard glaze. A Christmas ham recipe fit for any Christmas dinner.

Find more Christmas recipes in our free ‘A Very Maple Christmas’ cookbook here.

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The colour and flavour of maple syrup changes in subtle ways during the seasonal harvest

At the start of the sugaring season, the syrup is generally clear, with a light, sweet taste. It becomes darker with a caramelised flavour as the season progresses throughout the spring.

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Once the can is opened, syrup should be kept in an airtight container in a cool place.

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Like all 100% pure maple products, maple spread comes from the sap of the maple tree — that’s all.

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