How Much Ham Per Person Do You Need? Holiday Ham Dinner
If you’re hosting a holiday dinner for a crowd, you may wonder what size ham you’ll need to feed everyone, and if you’ll still have enough to send guests home with a plate of leftovers. Use the guidelines below to make sure you’ll have enough boneless, bone-in or honey ham per person to go around. Plus, check out our best baked ham recipes.
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How much ham per person?
If serving boneless or ham:
Figure each person will eat about 1/4 to 1/3 pounds of ham. Here’s a general guide for how much boneless ham or honey ham you’ll need per person, if everyone consumes 1/3 pounds:
4 people – 1.3 pounds
6 people – 2 pounds
12 people – 4 pounds
You may want to purchase a slightly heavier ham if you’re hoping to have leftover ham per person for sandwiches!
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If serving bone-in ham:
You’ll need to account for the weight of the bone in your calculations. Figure you’ll need about 1/3 to 1/2 pounds of meat per person. Based on everyone consuming 1/2 a pound, here’s how much bone-in ham per person you’ll need:
4 people – 2 pounds
6 people – 3 pounds
12 people – 6 pounds
Again, you may want to buy a slightly larger whole ham to ensure you have plenty for everyone to take some home.
Get the recipe for our Maple-Bourbon Glazed Ham here.
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