- Allow 30 minutes for your ham to come to room temperature. Set your oven’s temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and let it preheat.
- On a chopping board, position the ham. Score the top and sides with a sharp paring knife in a diagonal cross-hatch pattern, approximately ¼-inch deep. If using them, press the cloves into the ham at the intersecting points of the cuts. Place the ham on a rack in a roasting pan, with the scored side facing up.
- Drain and save the juice from the pineapple rings. Using toothpicks, secure the cut pineapple pieces all over the ham. Using a toothpick, secure a maraschino cherry in the center of each slice of pineapple.
- Fill the bottom of the pan with ¼-inch water and cover the ham loosely using a piece of foil. Roast the ham for 1 hour, or until an instant-read thermometer placed in its thickest part registers 130°F.
- In a large saucepan placed over medium heat, mix the honey, brown sugar, and saved pineapple juice. Bring this mixture to a simmer and cook, ensuring to stir periodically, for 25 to 30 minutes, or until it develops a thickened, syrupy consistency and the volume is reduced to about 3 cups. Set this mixture aside afterward.
- Raise the oven’s temperature to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Remove the foil piece covering the ham and brush a third portion of the glaze all over it. Add extra water if all of the water in the roasting pan has evaporated. Continue baking the ham for another 15 minutes.
- Again, bake for another 15 minutes after brushing on the last third portion of the glaze.
- Spread the remaining glaze over the ham and cook it for another 15 minutes, or until the glaze is lustrous and the ham’s skin is dark golden brown and crispy.
- Allow for a 15-minute rest before slicing.
This recipe takes an entire duration of 2 hours and 30 minutes to cook, including an active cook time of 1 hour and 45 minutes. There are several other ideas to adopt for boneless ham recipes, and one particularly great one is this video recipe.