Comments on: Honey Baked Ham

By: Lisa Bryan

Lisa Bryan — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:27:35 +0000

In reply to Stephanie. Hi Stephanie - yes, you can do that.

By: Downshiftology

Downshiftology — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 05:01:57 +0000

In reply to leslie anne young. Hi Leslie - Thrilled to hear you've finally found the perfect honeybaked ham recipe you can always come back to!

By: leslie anne young

leslie anne young — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 02:13:46 +0000

I really dislike ham. Didn’t like it as a child. Didn’t like it as an adult. And still don’t like it in my golden years. Full stop. My husband LOVES ham. It is his favorite meat. Suffice it to say that over the years, I have tried many, many ham recipes. We counted the reject printed ham recipes tonight — Over 100 printed ham recipes that I have kept with a big “NO” scrawled on the page so I would not try the same recipe again. My husband’s employer handed out hams this holiday season. Sigh. Time for another ham recipe. If anyone can make this happen, I knew it would be Lisa! This ham was perfect! My husband said it should have a special “Lisa” name as it is beyond anything he has ever had, including the infamous (and overpriced) storefront honey baked hams. We made a few adjustments: We used a high quality pure maple syrup instead of honey (because maple syrup has a little lower glycemic index than honey and we pay attention to that). We used freshly squeezed mandarin orange juice (because that’s what we had on hand) and also added some of the zest. We
used freshly grated ginger, because we love fresh ginger and also had that on hand, and my ground ginger jar was empty. We also cooked longer than 90 minutes (for an 8.59 lb. room temp ham) as we did not reach the 110 degree temp after 90 minutes (ovens do vary). So we re-glazed 4 times before the caramelize phase. Perfection! Bonus points for easy prep and easy clean-up. The split pea with ham bone soup will be next. You ROCKED this one, Lisa!!

By: Lucila A Bonifacio

Lucila A Bonifacio — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 21:15:12 +0000

I haven’t made the recipe yet, but I am making tonight. thank you very much for the recipe

By: Downshiftology

Downshiftology — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:26:10 +0000

In reply to Doreen. Woohoo! Glad this recipe was perfect, Doreen.

By: Downshiftology

Downshiftology — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:11:20 +0000

In reply to John B.. Thrilled to hear this recipe was a hit for Christmas dinner, John!

By: Downshiftology

Downshiftology — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:45:36 +0000

In reply to Tippy Paulmar. I'm so glad this baked ham turned out perfectly, Tippy!

By: Doreen

Doreen — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:30:08 +0000

In reply to Lisa Bryan.

I made this ham recipe for Christmas and I will NEVER made any other recipe. It was amazing.
Thank you so much!

By: John B.

John B. — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:53:45 +0000

This was only my third attempt at a Honey Baked Ham for Christmas dinner and this recipe was the easiest and best by far. I followed the recipe exactly using a Kirkland Spiral Ham and received a number of compliments from our guests and requests for sharing the leftovers.

By: Tippy Paulmar

Tippy Paulmar — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 16:40:58 +0000

Took an Aldi ham and made it delicious. Does take some time to baste every 30 minutes but turned out great. I will definitely make it again. After making the ham, I bought your cookbook. Cannot wait till it arrives.