Grilled Holiday Honey Ham

  3.9 – 7 reviews  • Sugar
Level: Easy
Total: 14 hr 15 min
Prep: 15 min
Inactive: 12 hr
Cook: 2 hr
Yield: 12 to 16 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 (12 to 14-pound) fully-cooked, bone-in ham, preferably shank-end
  2. 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  3. 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  4. 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
  5. 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  6. 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  7. 1 teaspoon mustard powder
  8. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  9. 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
  10. 3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
  11. 3/4 cup honey
  12. 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

Instructions

  1. Trim the ham of any excess fat, but leaving 1/4-inch of fat on the ham. With a sharp knife, score the fat on the top of the ham. Place the ham on a large rimmed baking sheet.
  2. Whisk together the brown sugar, salt, black pepper, cumin, ginger, mustard powder, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the dry rub mixture for the glaze. Season the ham with the remaining dry rub. Place plastic wrap over the ham and put it in the refrigerator for 8 to 12 hours. Allowing the seasoning to penetrate the ham overnight will give it a fuller flavor.
  3. Preheat your charcoal grill to 300 degrees F for indirect heat.
  4. Place the baking sheet with the ham on the grill grates, with the ham flat side down. Cover the grill and let the ham cook for 2 hours.
  5. Heat the butter, thyme, honey, vinegar, and reserved dry rub together in a medium saucepan until the butter melts. Stir together until smooth. Brush the ham with the glaze, cover with grill lid, and grill for 30 minutes more, basting the ham every 10 minutes with the glaze. Remove to a platter, let rest for 30 minutes, then carve and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 14 servings
Calories 882
Total Fat 50 g
Saturated Fat 19 g
Carbohydrates 35 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugar 16 g
Protein 70 g
Cholesterol 266 mg
Sodium 4379 mg

Reviews

Charles Wood
Used rub as directed without salt. Rubbed ham with a little yellow mustard so rub would stick and set in fridge overnight. Smoked at 250 degrees using apple chips – about 4 hours or until ham reached 130 degrees. Glazed (used fresh thyme) then smoked until it reached 140. Glazed it again and let it rest in smoker with it off.
Keeper for both families! Made for Easter 2021
Nathaniel Collier
EVERYONE loved the ham! Make it every year now as per their request… hubby grills it to perfection… Thanks for sharing your recipe with us 🙂
Courtney Torres
The dry rub was very good; however, the amount of thyme in the glaze was too much. It overpowered instead of enhancing the natural flavors of the ham. I would not use this recipe again.
Richard Hayes
Excellent. Now a go to recipe for holiday hams. Only change is that I chose to sub ground cloves (heavy pinch for the cinnamon. Also decrease time by about 30% because I prepare a smaller ham.
Candace Rodriguez
Not good at all. I kind of questioned the use of cinnamon and cumin in this, but did it anyway. Family did not like it. Once I cut off the outside, then it wasnt as bad and at least didnt go to waste. Will never make this again.
Justin Scott
We loved this ham! Of course we tweaked it a bit to put our own little touch of love in it, but it was fabulous! So keep the recipes coming guys!
Wayne Spencer
yummmm, outstanding

 

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