Brown Sugar and Pineapple Glazed Ham
Super easy but so impressive this Brown Sugar and Pineapple Ham is a beautiful centerpiece for any meal. The glaze is sweet and sticky mingles perfectly with a savory ham.
Ingredients
- 5 lb Boneless Ham * See Notes
- 1 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 20 oz can of Pineapple Rings-Juice reserved
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons Dijon Mustard
- 3 Tablespoons Pineapple Preserves
- 1/4 tsp ground clove
- Maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Place Ham in a shallow roasting pan with a roasted rack
- In a saucepan combine brown sugar, reserved pineapple juice(approx 1 cup), dijon mustard , pineapple preserves, and ground clove. Stirring occasionally to make sure everything is combined.
- Heat the glaze mixture until it comes to a boil and remove from heat
- Pour the glaze over the ham
- Garnish ham with pineapple slices and cherries securing them with toothpicks. *see notes
- Place ham in the oven uncovered
- Every 30 minutes baste the ham with the glaze in the bottom of the pan. Get the pineapples and cherries as well.
- This glaze will thicken as it bakes.
- Bake for 1 1/2-2 hours
- Remove ham from oven and allow to rest for about 10-15 before slicing
- Slice ham and drizzle glaze over slices if desired.
Notes
I used a 5 lb boneless Ham but any type of smoked or cured ham will work for this recipe.
The glaze is a little thin and tangy before it bakes. In the baking process it thickens up and becomes less tangy.
Put as many pineapples and cherries as you like , growing up my mother put them all over
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