1. Start by pre-heating the oven to 300°F.
2. Remove the spiral ham from the packaging and if it has a small plastic disk underneath the bone, remove that also.
3. Place the spiral ham in an oven-safe baking dish with the cut side facing down and place it in the oven, wrap the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil.
4. Bake the ham for 13-16 minutes per pound until the ham reaches 140°F when you check with a meat thermometer.
5. While the ham is roasting in the oven, take a small saucepan and add the ¾ cup pure maple syrup or ⅔ cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup orange or pineapple juice, ¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ¾ teaspoon ground cloves, and 2 tablespoons dijon mustard.
6. When the ham recipes the internal heat temperature of 140 degrees, remove the foil and use the gauze you’ve mixed to rub on it with the help of a pastry brush. Cover all areas and slices of the spiral ham.
7. Then increase the oven’s temperature to 400 ° F and put the glazed ham back into the oven. Bake for 15-20 minutes, the ham should be properly brown on the outer layer by now.
8. Remove the ham and let it cool for about 10- 15 minutes, you could use the juices at the bottom of the baking dish to baste the ham if you’d like.
9. Slice and serve with any topping or garnishing of your choice.

Making a spiral ham is easy to do and if you’d still like to see more ideas for making one, check out this video recipe.