Easy Cranberry Maple Glazed Ham Food

CRANBERRY GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Line a roasting pan with foil. Place ham on a rack in prepared pan. Bake, covered, 1 hour., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, whisk remaining ingredients until blended. Remove 1 cup mixture for glaze; reserve remaining mixture for sauce. Brush ham with some of the glaze mixture. Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 140°, 35-45 minutes, brushing every 10 minutes with remaining glaze., Warm reserved sauce mixture over medium heat, stirring occasionally; serve with ham.

EASY CRANBERRY MAPLE GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a large baking dish by spraying it with non-stick cooking spray.
• Add the ham to the baking dish and score the top (skin side up) with a sharp knife in a diagonal cross pattern (instructions in blog post above).
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the maple syrup, the dijon mustard, the orange zest and juice, cloves (if using), and pepper until the glaze is smooth and everything is incorporated.
• Stir in the cranberries.
• Pour the glaze over the ham, pressing many of the cranberries into the cracks on the top if possible.
• Roast for 45-55 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the ham reaches 145 degrees Fahrenheit (or 63 degrees Celsius). Use a meat thermometer or an instant read meat thermometer to ensure the ham isn't over-cooked or under-cooked.
• Baste the ham once through cooking (after 30 minutes) by drizzling the glaze from the bottom of the pan over the ham while it roasts.
• Let the ham rest covered with aluminum foil for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving.

MAPLE-GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°. Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Cover and bake until a thermometer reads 130°, 1-1/2 to 2 hours., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine glaze ingredients. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until slightly thickened, 2-3 minutes. , Remove ham from oven. Pour glaze over ham. Bake ham, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 140°, 15-30 minutes longer.

EASY HAM WITH CRANBERRY GLAZE

Steps:

• Set oven to 325 degrees.
• In a small saucepan combine the cranberry sauce, brown sugar, fresh orange juice, cloves, cinnamon, allspice and black pepper, if using; heat slowly stirring until smooth.
• Place the ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan with 1/3 cup water.
• Insert a meat thermometer in the ham.
• Bake until the thermometer reaches 125 degrees (about 1-1/2 to 2 hours).
• Brush a third of the glaze on the ham 30 minutes before the end of baking time.
• Spoon on the remaining glaze every 10 minutes (within the 30 minutes).
• After removing the ham from the oven, let stand for 15 minutes before carving.
• Delicious!

CRANBERRY HAM GLAZE

Steps:

• Combine cranberry sauce, brown sugar, orange juice, cloves, cinnamon, and allspice in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, whisking continuously, until brown sugar has melted and sauce is smooth, about 5 minutes.

CRANBERRY GLAZE (FOR HAM)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan.
• Heat slowly, until smooth, beating with a wire whisk or rotary beater.
• Spoon over ham at last 1/2 hour of baking.
• Garnish with whole cranberries.