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Elegant Holiday Ham Glaze Recipe

For a sweet and tasty glaze to add to your Easter ham, try this tasty glaze. The citrus makes it so delicious.—Hormel, Horst Kruppa

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Elegant Holiday Ham Glaze Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 35 min.

Yield: 14 Servings

10 35 45

Ingredients

Juice and grated peel of 1 orange
Juice and grated peel of 1 lemon
1 cup sweet red wine or cranberry juice
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
Drippings from a baked ham, optional
2 tablespoons cornstarch, optional
2 tablespoons cold water, optional

Directions

In a saucepan, combine orange and lemon juices and peel, wine or cranberry juice, corn syrup and mustard. Simmer for 30 minutes. Add the cranberry sauce and ham drippings if desired; heat through. If a thicker glaze is desired, bring just to a boil.
Combine cornstarch and water; add to glaze. Cook and stir until slightly thickened. Serve warm over sliced ham. Yield: 3-1/2 cups.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1/4 cup) equals 96 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 22 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Elegant Holiday Ham Glaze in Taste of Home December/January 1994, p19