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Baked Ham with Cherry-Apricot Sauce

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Updated Oct 27, 2014
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Two sweet options for your holiday ham will make the traditional favorite a hit in a deliciously new way.

Baked Ham with Cherry-Apricot Sauce

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 3 hr 0 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 16
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Ingredients

Ham

  • 1 fully cooked bone-in ham (6 to 8 lb)

Brown Sugar-Cider Glaze

  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup apple cider
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cherry-Apricot Sauce

  • 1 1/2 cups frozen sweet cherries (from 12-oz bag), halved
  • 1/2 cup apricot jam
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 325°F. If using shallow roasting pan without rack, line pan with foil. Trim fat from ham if necessary. Score ham diagonally at 1-inch intervals, cutting about 1/4 inch deep; score in opposite direction to form diamond shapes. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so bulb reaches center of thickest part of ham, but does not rest in fat or on bone.
  • Step 
    2
    Place ham, fat side up, in foil-lined pan or on rack in roasting pan; add 1 cup water to pan. If using Brown Sugar-Cider Glaze, in 1-quart saucepan, mix all ingredients; heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Brush 1/3 of glaze mixture over ham.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake uncovered 1 hour. Brush another 1/3 of glaze over ham; bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes longer, spooning pan drippings frequently over ham and brushing with remaining 1/3 of glaze, until thermometer reads 135°F. Remove from oven.
  • Step 
    4
    Let ham stand in roasting pan 15 minutes before slicing, spooning pan drippings frequently over ham, until thermometer reads 140°F. If using Cherry-Apricot Sauce, in 1-quart saucepan, mix all ingredients; cook over medium-high heat 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until mixture boils and sauce has thickened. Serve sauce with ham.

Nutrition

280 Calories
7g Total Fat
26g Protein
29g Total Carbohydrate
25g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
280
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
11%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
65mg
22%
Sodium
1480mg
62%
Potassium
470mg
14%
Total Carbohydrate
29g
10%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
25g
Protein
26g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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