When you're looking for a holiday ham or family celebration ham recipe, look no further than this one! This orange pineapple ham is so juicy and moist thanks to a dry spice rub made with brown sugar and citrus and then the most delectable orange pineapple glaze! It caramelizes to sweet perfection making this ham a family favorite that pairs well with any side dish!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Additional Time15 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course: Pork
Cuisine: American
Keyword: brown sugar pineapple ham, glazed pineapple ham, ham with pineapple, pineapple glaze for ham, pineapple glazed ham, pineapple ham, pineapple ham glaze
Servings: 10
Calories: 204kcal
Author: Averie Sunshine
Ingredients
Ham and Rub:
2teaspoonslight brown sugarpacked
1teaspoonground thyme
½teaspoonallspice
½teaspooncinnamon
Zest from 1 orange
¼cupcrushed pineapple with juice
5 to 6poundbone-in previously cooked spiral ham
Orange Pineapple Glaze:
1cuplight brown sugarpacked
Juice from 1 orangeabout 1/2 cup
¾cupcrushed pineapple with juice
⅓cupbourbon* or pineapple juiceSee Notes
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F and set out a large roasting pan.
Ham and Rub
To a small bowl, add the brown sugar, thyme, allspice, cinnamon, orange zest, and stir to combine.
Rub this all over the ham.
Tightly wrap the ham in heavy duty nonstick foil and place it in the roasting pan. Bake for 30 minutes covered. While the ham bakes, make the glaze.
Orange Pineapple Glaze
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan on the stove. Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to a low and allow the mixture to simmer on low for about 15 minutes, or until glaze has reduced in volume and thickened some; set aside off the heat.
After the ham has been baking 30 minutes, remove it from the oven, carefully peel back the foil, evenly sprinkle the 1/4 cup crushed pineapple and juice associated, reseal the foil, return it to the oven, and bake it covered for 10 minutes. When done, the internal temp should be at 140F. Tips - Don't overbake so your ham doesn't dry out. Also remember that the internal temp will continue to rise even out of the oven, so I feel safe pulling mine out at about 135F.
After this second baking of 10 minutes, remove it from the oven and turn the broiler to 500F.
Peel back the foil, and carefully drizzle the orange pineapple glaze all over the ham.
Place it uncovered under the broiler for just 3 to 4 minutes. Tip - Don't leave the kitchen and keep a very watchful eye on it so it doesn't burn! You want the glaze to caramelize but it can burn easily, in just one minute, and will taste terrible so be extremely careful and vigilant!
Allow ham to rest for about 15 minutes before slicing and serving. Extra ham will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days and in the freezer for up to 4 months.
Notes
*Bourbon adds a wonderful depth of flavor and the alcohol from it actually cooks out. However, if for some reason you don’t want to use bourbon, that’s okay. You can omit it and use the same amount of pineapple juice instead. Note that if you do that, the overall flavor of the ham may read a bit sweeter and not quite as rich tasting due to the lack of bourbon being replaced by pineapple juice.