Ham with Pineapple

Ham with Pineapple

from allrecipes.com
Dinner
260 min
20 servings
586 kcal / serving

Love pineapple ham? Learn how to cook a spiral ham with pineapple with this recipe for succulent baked ham with a sweet brown sugar-pineapple glaze.

Ingredients

  • 1bone-in ham
  • ½ cupwhole cloves
  • 1can pineapple rings in heavy syrup
  • 1can or bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
  • ½ cuppacked brown sugar
  • 1jar chopped maraschino cherries

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C).

  2. 2

    Place ham in a roasting pan. Use a sharp knife to score ham rind with a diamond pattern. Press a clove into the center of each diamond.

  3. 3

    Drain juice from pineapple rings into a medium bowl; stir in lemon-lime soda and brown sugar.

  4. 4

    Coat ham with juice mixture and arrange pineapple rings on ham. Place a maraschino cherry in the center of each pineapple ring and secure with a toothpick.

  5. 5

    Bake uncovered, basting frequently with pan juices, in the preheated oven until the internal temperature of the ham is 160 degrees F (72 degrees C), 4 to 5 hours. Be sure the meat thermometer does not touch the bone. Remove toothpicks before serving.