Spiced Pineapple Ham Recipe

Spiced Pineapple Ham RecipePhoto by: Taste of Home Spiced Pineapple Ham Recipe Rating 5

A friend wanted a recipe for spiced pineapple but couldn't find one. So the two of us combined several recipes to come up with this sweet sauce. It's excellent served with ham. —Betty Claycomb of Alverton, Pennsylvania

This recipe is:

Healthy

Quick

Diabetic Friendly

1
  • Rate
  • Print
  • Grocery List
  • Recipe Box
  • Email
[X]

Rate Spiced Pineapple Ham Recipe

Click on stars to rate
 

Would you make this recipe again?
[X]
Spiced Pineapple Ham Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
  • Yield: 6 Servings
5 15 20

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick (3 inches)
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 1 cup unsweetened pineapple tidbits, drained
  • 6 boneless fully cooked ham steaks (4 ounces each)

Directions

  • In a saucepan, bring pineapple juice, cloves and cinnamon stick to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Strain juice, discarding cloves and cinnamon. Return juice to the pan.
  • In a bowl, combine brown sugar and cornstarch; stir in vinegar until smooth. Stir into pineapple juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in pineapple; heat through.
  • In a large nonstick skillet, cook ham steaks until browned and heated through. Serve with the pineapple sauce. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 each) equals 185 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 58 mg cholesterol, 1,180 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 21 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 fruit.

Originally published as Spiced Pineapple Ham in Light & Tasty April/May 2002, p27

Taste of Home

Featured Videos

  • Healthy Cooking Tips

    Whether you're a diabetic, cutting calories, or watching your carbs cooking healthy meals can be a challenge. Here are some great and easy tips to remember for cooking healthy and delicious meals.

Mrs. Holiday

Enter your holiday recipe and audition video now and you could win $50,000 and become a Taste of Home ambassador!

Learn More >

Follow Us on Pinterest!

Did you know that Taste of Home is on Pinterest? Be sure to check out our boards for even more delicious inspiration.

Follow Us >

More Ways to get Taste of Home Recipes

Reviews for Spiced Pineapple Ham (1)

Spiced Pineapple Ham Recipe

Spiced Pineapple Ham

Tell us what you think of this recipe.
Did you modify it? Would you make it again? Rate it today! >


Reviewed on Oct. 26, 2011 by Kris Countryman

This is very nice. Just a light hint of spice.

 
 
Healthy Cooking - Try it Risk Free
Simple & Delicious - Free Issue Offer

Father's Day Recipes

Fathers Day Recipes
Advertise with us
ADVERTISEMENT

Follow Us

Advertise with us ADVERTISEMENT
Advertise with us ADVERTISEMENT