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Pineapple Ham Recipe

This old fashioned pineapple ham is so simple to make and offers a stunning presentation. Pineapple basted with a brown sugar glaze. Give this holiday ham recipe a try.
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword baked ham, best holiday ham recipe, brown sugar glaze for ham, brown sugar ham, easy holiday ham, holiday ham, honey ham, how to make pineapple ham, oven baked ham, pineapple ham, pineapple ham recipe, vintage ham
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Calories 378kcal
Author Kelsey

Ingredients

  • 8-10 lb ham
  • 1 3/4 cups brown sugar
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon cloves
  • 1 can pineapple rings 20 oz
  • 1 cup maraschino cherries drained

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Then take your toothpicks and soak them in warm water.
  • Now you will take a sharp knife and score your ham, in a grid-like pattern. Cut 1/4-1/2 in deep to help the glaze soak into the ham.
  • Place ham in the roasting pan or baking dish.
  • In a pan on the stove you will add your brown sugar, honey, apple cider vinegar, dijon mustard, cloves and cook on medium heat. You want to mix until the brown sugar is no longer gritty in texture.
  • Pour half the mixture onto your ham, then stick the toothpicks on the pineapple and pin all over the ham.
  • Add 1/2 cup of water into the roasting pan, and cover tightly with foil.
  • Bake for 1 hours. While the ham is baking you will want to cook down your brown sugar glaze until the glaze thickens and reduces by half.
  • At the hour mark remove the ham and pour the remaining glaze over the ham and use a basting brush all over the ham.
  • Return to the oven uncovered and bake and baste every 15 minutes with sauce in the pan. Cook until the ham reaches 145 degrees internal temperature.
  • Once your ham is done, remove and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Then take the maraschino cherries and use toothpicks to stick them into place. You can remove the toothpicks that were holding the pineapple in.

Notes

For a crispier skin you will want to do 400 degrees the last 15 minutes of baking.
Make sure your ham reads an internal temperature of 145 degrees, to ensure the ham is fully heated.
Depending on the size of your ham will depend on the time it needs to cook. Aim for 10-15 minutes per pound.
You don't have to use the cherries if you don't want to.
Once you slice up your ham, feel free to serve up the pineapple rings as well.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 378kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 103g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 51g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 240mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g