Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (4 ounces)
  • Calories:
  • 557
  • Fat:
  • 26 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 9 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 96 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 1852 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 46 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 34 g

Ham with Cherry Sauce

There's nothing I'd rather serve for Easter dinner or another springtime occasion than succulent baked ham. My recipe features a rub that add flavor to a meat plus a delicious cherry sauce with a hint of almond. -Lavonn Bormuth Westerville, Ohio

SERVINGS

8-10

CATEGORY

Main Dish

METHOD

Baked

PREP

10 min.

COOK

105 min.

TOTAL

115 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 fully cooked bone-in ham (6 to 8 pounds)
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 1 can (16 ounces) pitted dark sweet cherries, undrained
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

DIRECTIONS

Place ham in a roasting pan. Score surface of ham with shallow diagonal cuts, making diamond shapes. Combine the brown sugar, syrup and mustard; rub over ham and press into cuts.
    Cover and bake at 325° for 1-3/4 to 2 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 140° and ham is heated through.
    For cherry sauce, in a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and water until smooth. Add cherries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice and extract. Serve with ham. Yield: 8-10 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Jul 25, 2008

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