Spice-Rubbed Ham Recipe

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Now THIS is a ham—sweet and smoky, with just enough clove and ginger flavor to let you know you're in for a holiday treat. —Sharon Tipton, Winter Garden, Florida

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Spice-Rubbed Ham Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 3-1/4 hours + standing

Yield: 24 Servings

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Ingredients

1 fully cooked semi-boneless ham (8 to 10 pounds)
1/2 cup spicy brown mustard
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Whole cloves

Directions

Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Score the surface of the ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep. Combine the mustard, brown sugar, ginger and cinnamon; rub over surface of ham. Insert a clove in each diamond.
Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1-1/2 hours. Cover and bake 1-3/4 to 2 hours longer or until a meat thermometer reads 140°. Cover loosely with foil if ham browns too quickly. Discard cloves. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Yield: 24 servings.

Nutritional Facts 3 ounces cooked ham equals 139 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 66 mg cholesterol, 858 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 22 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 3 lean meat.

Originally published as Spice-Rubbed Ham in Healthy Cooking December/January 2012, p91