This Paleo Apple and Honey Glazed Ham is the perfect star for your holiday table. It’s sweet, savoury and oh so delicious.

Is it weird that the English generally have turkey for Christmas dinner? I’m not sure if it’s because we have generally just had turkey for Thanksgiving a few weeks ago, but my American family always, always, always has ham as our Christmas meal! And this Paleo Apple and Honey Glazed Ham is my family’s version with a major upgrade.

This ham is baked with a slow simmered honey, apple and mustard sauce that is all kinds of tangy + sticky + wonderful.

It really doesn’t take much effort on the part of the cook, which means you can feel free to cuddle up with a cup of hot cocoa or mulled wine with a Bing Crosby movie on until it’s ready to serve.

Paleo Apple and Honey Glazed Ham? Absolute Christmas perfection.

Ingredients in this Paleo Apple and Honey Glazed Ham

I know that holiday recipes often feel like lots of work – loads of ingredients and lots of steps. But, not this one! This ham comes together so quickly too which is such a bonus. Here’s what you need:

a ham – choose whatever size works for your fam!
honey – you could probably use maple syrup too if you don’t have honey.
apple juice – you could really use any juice here, orange or apple cider or whatever!
apple cider vinegar – this adds the loveliest tang to the sauce.
dijon mustard – a bit of heat, a bit of zing, this is KEY!

And that’s it! Because ham is naturally quite salty, you don’t even need to worry about seasoning. It’s already done for you!

Putting this Holiday Ham Together

The making of this paleo holiday apple and honey glazed ham is pretty much as simple as the ingredient list. Since a ham is generally already smoked and cooked, the only thing you need to do is to warm it through. I love cutting a scored diamond pattern on top to make it nice and crispy. So really, whack it in the oven and let it go!

While the ham is in the oven, the ingredients for the sauce go in a pan on the stove to simmer. It will be quite thin when you first mix it together, but as it cooks it will thicken up…generally by 1/2! It will be more like a glaze that you can then brush or spoon over the ham.

The last set is to pop the glazed ham back in the oven to allow it to brown up slightly more until it’s glowing and golden!

Be sure to save the extra sauce for the side, it really does take this to the next level!

Making it a Holiday Meal

This Paleo Apple and Honey Glazed Ham would be divine alongside whatever you want to serve it with, but if you’re looking for some options, I’ve got you covered with some INCREDIBLE, allergen friendly holiday side dish.

I hope this ham makes you and your family as happy as it did mine! If you do give it a try, but sure to let me know down below what you think + show us how it turned out over on instagram!

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Paleo Apple and Honey Glazed Ham

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Ingredients

4-6 lb smoked ham
2 cups apple juice
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup honey
2 tbsp dijon mustard

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. With a sharp knife, score the skin of the ham into a diamond pattern. Place the ham in a baking dish and place in the oven to bake for 1-1.5 hours, depending on the size, until warmed through and golden brown on top.
In a saucepan on the stove, combine the apple juice, honey, apple cider vinegar and Dijon.
Bring to a slow simmer and cook for 30 minutes or until the reduces by half and begins to get thick.
Once the ham is heated through, brush the sauce over the outside. Place back in the oven for 10 minutes to brown the glaze.
Serve sliced thinly with extra glaze on the side for drizzling!