maple syrup ham with citrus and brown sugar glaze

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Coldspring, TX
Updated on Oct 23, 2025

My ex-husband said this ham recipe was better than the hams we had eaten at five-star restaurants in the past. I tweeked this recipe off the internet from a website called "I Heart Recipes by Rosie Alexander." I didn't have pineapple juice because I had used it in my Hawaiian dinner rolls, so I substituted it for the juice of an orange and a lime. Then I used maple syrup in place of honey.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 2 Hr
method Bake
yield serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 8 - 10 pounds ham
  • 1 can pineapple rings (20 oz)
  • 1 jar maraschino cherries, save juice (6 oz)
  • CITRUS BROWN SUGAR GLAZE
  • 1 large orange, juiced
  • 1 large lime, juiced
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup yellow mustard
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 clove corn starch

How To Make maple syrup ham with citrus and brown sugar glaze

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 325 F.
  • Step 2
    Thaw ham.
  • Step 3
    Decorate the ham with pineapple rings and secure the cherries in the middle of the rings. Secure the pineapple rings and cherries with toothpicks.
  • Step 4
    Combine the orange and lime juice with the retained cherry juice. Add the brown sugar, mustard, maple syrup, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.
  • Step 5
    Stir everything together, and then add the corn starch.
  • Step 6
    Pour the glazed all over the ham.
  • Step 7
    Cover the ham and bake for 30 minutes. Baste with the juice every 30 minutes.
  • Step 8
    Bake 2 to 3 hours, depending on size.
  • Step 9
    Uncover the ham 30 minutes before it is fully cooked.
  • Step 10
    Let stand half an hour before serving.

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Category: Pork
Ingredient: Pork
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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