“My mom always made ham for Thanksgiving because my dad loved it. My own kids love ham more than turkey, so ham is always a part of our holiday meal. My mom would take the time to put the pineapple, cherries and cloves on the ham to make it look so festive. I love this memory, and I try to carry on the same tradition.” –Tammy Stafford
Baked Ham with Brown Sugar-Pineapple Glaze
Serves | 18 |
Baked Ham
- 1 smoked ham, 8 to 10 lbs, fully cooked
- 1 20-oz can pineapple rings in pineapple juice, juice reserved
- 1 6-oz jar maraschino cherries, juice reserved
- ¼ Tbsp whole cloves
Brown Sugar-Pineapple Glaze
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- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup yellow mustard
- 1 cup reserved pineapple juice
- ½ cup reserved cherry juice
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter, melted
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch, plus 2 Tbsp water (combined to make a slurry), optional
| Preparation – Baked Ham | Preheat oven to 325°F. Decorate ham with pineapples, cherries and cloves, using toothpicks to hold everything in place.
Bake ham, uncovered, 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare brown sugar-pineapple glaze.
Remove ham from oven. Spoon glaze over ham and then return to oven; bake, uncovered, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and serve.
| Preparation – Brown Sugar-Pineapple Glaze | In a medium bowl, add brown sugar, yellow mustard, pineapple juice, cherry juice and butter; stir to combine. Add slurry, if using, making sure all lumps are dissolved. Transfer to a medium saucepan set over medium high heat; whisking, bring sauce to a boil. Boil, 3 to 5 minutes, and then turn off heat.
