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x-mas glazed ham with dijon-pineapple sauce

(3 ratings)
Recipe by
Vanessa "Nikita" Milare
Hilo, HI

This is a ham I make every year for X-Mas lunch/dinner. Its a great hit & makes a great ham sandwhich the next day if there is an leftovers.

(3 ratings)
yield 24 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 2 Hr

Ingredients For x-mas glazed ham with dijon-pineapple sauce

  • 1 c
    dark brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 c
    maple-flavored or pancake syrup
  • 1/4 c
    grey poupon dijon mustard
  • 1
    ham, fully cooked & boneless
  • cloves, whole
  • 12
    maraschino cherries, halved
  • 1 Tbsp
    cornstarch
  • 1 can
    pineapples, crushed in juice & undrained

How To Make x-mas glazed ham with dijon-pineapple sauce

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350F.
  • 2
    Then mix sugar, syrup & mustard until well blended. Using a paring knife to make shallow even diagonal cuts across top of ham in 1 direction. Repeat making slits in opposite to form diamond shapes.
  • 3
    Then insert cloves where the cuts meet. Place the ham on a rack in a shallow baking pan. Place cherries,cut-sides down on surface of the ham.
  • 4
    bake the ham for about 2 hours or until ham is heated through. Make sure to brush occasionlly with 1/2 cup syrup mixture after 1-1 1/2 hours.
  • 5
    About 10 mins before ham is done, mix the remaining mixture with the cornstarch & pineapples in a sacue pan & bring to a boil on mediu-high heat. make sure to stir constantly. Cook & stir on medium-low heat for about another 5 mins or until thickened.
  • 6
    Then slice ham & serve with the sauce.

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