Not-So-Sweet Baked Ham

I made half of a ham, followed the directions which were very very easy and this turned out to be the absolutely best baked ham we have ever had. It was juicy and tender and tasted fantastic. We had company for Easter and we all agreed this was a keeper!!!

I agree….. A good ham does not need fussing with! My family has always been baking our hams without glazing them. We also like using all that rich broth and cooking down the bones to make a hearty ham and bean soup, or ham and string beans (depending on the season) the next day. You can’t do that with sweet pan drippings.

I have made this before and I will make it for Easter this year. I am diabetic and love ham, so this is prefect for me without all the sweetness of pineapple ham.

Savory and moist, I covered the ham in foil before cooking. Yum!

This is one of the easiest recipes I have ever done. My wife does not like sweet ham. My wife loves this recipe. This is definitely a keeper.

The BEST ham ever. Thank you for sharing.

I’ve never had such a delicious ham. It was so moist.

So so easy! As suggested in other reviews, used a Turkey bag, added fresh garlic and whole cloves to broth. This ham was moister and tastier than any other ham we’ve had. Three days later, my husband is still saying how good the ham was! It was savory not sweet. We’ll definitely make this again!

To be honest I consider this more of a technique than a recipe, but I absolutely agree with it. I find a lot of hams are drowning in either salt or sugar, and this strips most of those out.

I am definitely not a fan of sugary honey orangey glazed hams and if I can get ham from my deli sliced without the sugars, I am happy. I added 1 large clove of garlic and I ended up with the best savory ham ever! Super simple.

OMG, Save the Broth!!! You can make wonderful gravy (add enough water so it’s not too salty) or save it and add it to your soup that you must make with the ham bone!

This is the perfect non-sweet ham. Made it for my father-in-law, who doesn’t like sweet hams and he loved it! Comes out tender and the few leftovers freeze and reheat just fine.

Perfect!

I’m trying to cut the sugar use in our home and this recipe was perfect for that. We enjoy ham but not all of the sugary sweetness of a glaze. I cooked a 9 lb. ham using chicken broth except I cooked it at 325 for 2 1/2 hours. The meat came out tender and delicious . I saved the juices in the refrigerator, scraped the fat off the top and will use the remaining juices, along with the bone, for a pot of soup. Thanks for a great and simple recipe!

It was delicious! This was the first time I didn’t have leftovers! This is my recipe from now on. I don’t like sweet meat.

Turned out perfectly! This is now my standby for ham.

This is the way I love ham! I took advice from another and put it in an oven bag in the oven for 3 hours at 325 degrees with a 10 lb ham. Nice and juicy! Yumm! The way mom used to make it!!

No changes done exactly as written. Came out just fine

It was great, everyone loved it, you could really taste the ham. The leftovers were also much better for sandwiches later.

Fantastic!!! So simple and so good!!! My husband doesn’t like the sweet glazes that most people use so I was looking for a recipe that brought out the great flavor of ham on its own. I made this for thanksgiving this year and the whole family loved it!! Will make ham like this from now on.

Absolutely delicious. I did use an oven bag for moistness, as was mentioned in other reviews. I also used boneless ham and it turned out perfect. It will be my forever recipe for ham dinners.