This mouth-watering, tender and juicy Keto Glazed Ham is baked until warm and golden brown. It’s super easy to make and is always a show stopping centerpiece on your holiday table.
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❤️ Why You'll Love This Sugar-Free Glazed Ham Recipe
- Sugar-free glaze that everyone can enjoy, even those on Keto
- Budget friendly for when you're feeding a crowd
- Freezer-friendly, making meal prep a breeze
During the holidays, a warm, tender and juicy baked ham with a sweet and sticky glaze is one of those things people look forward to the most. Afterall, other than tasting absolutely amazing, it makes for one gorgeous presentation!
The scored outer layer allows the sweet glaze to seep into and coat the salty ham giving it the most incredible flavor. But if you are on Keto or low carb diet, you may be wondering what about the sugar in the glaze?
No, worries! The sweet and sticky glaze used for this holiday ham is sugar-free and Keto-friendly. I know, it sounds too good to be true! But trust me, you'll never want ham any other way after you try this recipe.
If you have been intimated to bake a bone-in ham, this recipe will put your mind at ease. The sugar free glaze for the ham only takes minutes to prepare, and then oven does the rest of the work for you!
Serve it with easy Keto sides like Green Beans Almondine and Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower and you'll have an easy and impressive holiday meal ready without a lot of effort.
What's in Keto Honey Glazed Ham
- Bone-in fully cooked half ham
- Sugar-free Keto honey
- Sugar-free apricot jam
- Brown allulose/monk fruit
- Butter
- Water
- Dijon mustard
- Ground cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Ground cloves
*Exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below.
How to Make Keto Honey Glazed Ham
Preheat oven to 325°F, while you prepare the ham.
Remove the skin (if any) then, using a sharp knife cut about ¼ inch deep and score the fat in a diamond-shaped pattern. You only want to score the fat, not the flesh.
Place the ham, face down, in a 9x13 baking pan with a baking rack.
Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 1 ½ hours.
Remove the ham from the oven and increase the temperature to 400°F.
Add all the remaining ingredients to a saucepan and bring to a gentile simmer, stirring the entire time.
Simmer for 5 minutes until the brown sweetener has dissolved and the mixture has thickened.
Brush ⅓ of the glaze all over the ham and continue to bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
Repeat the process once more until the outside has caramelized. Take the remaining ⅓ of the glaze and whisk in some of the ham juices to make a sauce, to pour over the sliced ham before serving.
Is Ham Keto Friendly?
If you are on Keto or a low carb diet, the holidays can be such a challenge when it comes to feeding a mixed crowd of dieters and non- dieters.
Even something as simple as baked Easter ham may bring into question, “Is ham low in carbs” or “How many carbs are in cooked ham?”
The good news is uncured ham in its natural state is perfectly fine on a Keto because it is basically a carb free protein. If you can't find uncured, you can use one cured in sugar, because most of the sugar is cooked out of it. Just be sure to read the label for any other unwanted additives.
The real problem with the carbs in ham comes in when it is prepared using brown sugar, maple syrup or other sugary glazes. But with this recipe, a sugar-free honey and brown sugar substitute sweetens up the glaze while the sugar free jam gives the glaze that classic sticky texture! And it is all Keto-approved!
The key to cooking a pre-baked ham is to cook it just long enough for it to reach 135°F on meat thermometer when it’s inserted near the center of the ham. This can take anywhere between 10-15 minutes per lbs., depending on how your oven bakes.
Then remove the ham and increase the oven temp to 400°F before adding the glaze. You’ll want to cook the ham until the glaze is burnished and glistening.
If an Easter or Christmas ham is going to be the main course for your celebration, you will need to plan on about ⅓ to ½ lb. of bone-in ham per person. If you're serving a boneless ham, you will need to plan on ¼ to ⅓ lb. per person.
More Keto Ham Recipes
If you end up with leftover ham, you might be wondering what to do with it. Here are some Keto recipes using leftover ham:
- Chicken Cordon Bleu
- Roasted Cauliflower Ham and Cheese Casserole
- Easy Breakfast Casserole
- Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
- Eggs Benedict
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Keto Glazed Ham
Ingredients
- 10 pound bone-in fully cooked half ham
- ½ cup Sugar-Free honey substitute
- ¼ cup Sugar-free apricot jam
- ¼ cup Brown allulose/monk fruit
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of nutmeg
- Pinch of ground cloves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F, while you prepare the ham.
- Remove the skin (if any) then, using a sharp knife cut about ¼ inch deep and score the fat in a diamond-shaped pattern.
- Place the ham, face down, in a 9x13 baking pan with a baking rack. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 1 ½ hours.
- Remove the ham from the oven and increase the temperature to 400°F.
- Add all the remaining ingredients to a saucepan and bring to a gentile simmer, stirring the entire time. Simmer for 5 minutes until the brown sweetener has dissolved and the mixture has thickened.
- Brush ⅓ of the glaze all over the ham and continue to bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
- Repeat the process once more until the outside has caramelized. Take the remaining ⅓ of the glaze and whisk in some of the ham juices to make a sauce to pour over the sliced ham before serving.
*Make sure to scroll up and read the post for substitutions, additions and helpful tips for making this recipe.
*Nutritional data is provided as a courtesy and is accurate to the best of my knowledge. You can verify it using the nutrition calculator of your choice. All data is based on net carbs, without sugar alcohol: Swerve, Erythritol, Monk Fruit or Allulose.
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Lisa
I know most people make Spiral Hams on holidays & that was the plan, but it didn't quite work out that way. So, today 6/23/2025, although not a holiday, I made the Spiral Ham I've had in my freezer for a year and used your recipe. First time cooking one of these, I've always been a bit intimidated by large cuts of meat, I just know I'm going mess it up & there's a large chunk of money down the drain, or we're eating shoe leather for a week. Fortunately following your instructions made everything turn out fantastic, especially the basting sauce, which was so delicious spooned over our Ham slices & a little on the green beans too. So good! Thank you very much!
Keto Cooking Christian
I'm so glad you gave it a try and even more thrilled that it turned out so well! Spiral hams can definitely feel intimidating at first, but you nailed it. It makes me so happy to hear the instructions helped ease the stress, and I love that you used the basting sauce on the green beans too. Thank you for sharing your experience and for trusting the recipe, even on a regular ole Monday. Sounds like you made the day feel a little more special.