Brown Sugar and Pineapple Glazed Ham
Prep
20 mins
Cook
1 hr 30 mins
Servings
20
Difficulty
Hard
This is one of my go to recipes for holiday dinners, and honestly, it's so simple I can't believe how impressive it turns out. The beauty of this dish is that you start with a fully cooked ham, so you're really just adding that gorgeous caramelized glaze in about 90 minutes. Fresh pineapple brings natural enzymes and vitamin C to the table, which is a nice bonus alongside all that brown sugar sweetness. The combination of pineapple juice and fresh fruit creates this sticky, tropical coating that makes everyone ask for seconds. Trust me, this is foolproof entertaining.
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Ingredients
- 11 (6 pound) fully-cooked, bone-in ham
- 11 fresh pineapple
- 22 (6 ounce) cans pineapple juice
- 11 cup brown sugar
Detail level
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place ham, cut-side down, into a roasting pan.
- 2
Cut skin off pineapple with a sharp knife and slice off any brown spots or skin left behind. Cut pineapple into 1/2-inch-thick rings and use a round cutter to remove cores. Pin rings onto ham with toothpicks.
- 3
Bake ham in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- 4
While ham bakes, mix pineapple juice and brown sugar in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on medium power until glaze is boiling and slightly thickened. Work carefully because glaze will be sticky and very hot.
- 5
Pour 1/2 of the glaze evenly over ham and pineapple rings. Bake ham for 30 minutes more, then pour remaining glaze over ham.
- 6
Continue baking ham until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of ham reads 140 degrees F (60 degrees C), 30 to 60 minutes more.
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