A delicious ham glaze made with pineapple juice, raisins, cherries and flavored with cloves, allspice, ginger, and nutmeg. Serve over baked ham for brunch.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Keyword: raisins
Servings: 6
Author: Laura Warnke
Ingredients
1-1/2cupsfruit juicePineapple usually works best
1/2cupbrown sugar
2Tablespoonscorn starch
1Tablespoonmolasses
1/4teaspoonof ground cloves
1/4teaspoonof ground allspice
1/4teaspoonof ground ginger
1/4teaspoonof ground nutmeg
2teaspoonscinnamon
1cupfresh raisins
1/2cupdried cherries
Instructions
In a 1-quart glass pitcher, combine all ingredients and microwave on high, one minute at a time, stirring with a whisk in between each minute of microwave cooking time, until the ham glaze is thickened.
To prepare your ham, take a sharp knife and lightly criss-cross cut the ham and place whole cloves in the intersections of the cuts. Begin baking the ham according to weight.
Baste ham with the glaze mixture about halfway through the recommended cooking time of your ham.
Occasionally spoon over ham during the remaining baking time of ham.
Save some of the glaze back for spooning on at the table.
An alternative method of preparation is to slice the ham first, place in a baking dish and pour 3/4 of the glaze over the sliced ham and then bake according to the weight of the ham. Serve the remaining glaze warm at your breakfast or brunch table.