Searching for a Perfect Easter Ham Glaze, Part 2: Easter Ham Glaze Recipes

These recipes are extremely popular for traditional Easter hams, listed as part 2 to our article, Searching for the Perfect Easter Ham Glaze.

Orange Marmalade with Bourbon Glazed Ham

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Servings:

6 to 8 servings

Cooking Time:

5 minutes per lb of ham, 20 minutes for glaze

Ingredients:

• 1 medium ham, butt or spiral-cut
• Whole cloves
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup cream sherry
• 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
• ½ cup orange marmalade
• ½ cup bourbon
• 2 tbsp prepared mustard
• ¼ cup brown sugar, firmly packed

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 425° F. Line roasting pan with foil.
• Trim rind and fat from ham, leaving ¼ inch layer of fat.
• Score ham in a diamond pattern and stick cloves into center of each diamond. Place ham in pan.
• Combine water, sherry, and ginger in a small bowl. Pour sauce over ham.
• Bake 5 minutes per pound.
• Cook marmalade, bourbon, and mustard over medium heat in a small saucepan until warm, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes (¾ glaze will be thin).
• Increase oven to 450° F.
• Brush glaze over ham and sprinkle with brown sugar.
• Bake until deep brown about 20 minutes.

Coca Cola® Ham Glaze

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Servings:

Covers an 8-10 lb ham

Cooking Time:

80 minutes on ham

Ingredients:

• 12 oz. can of Coca-Cola®
• brown sugar, liberal amounts
• cloves (optional)
• ginger (optional)

Instructions:

• Score the top of a ham and place in a 325° oven until ham is hot.
• Remove from oven and cut skin off ham.
• Pack outside of ham with brown sugar about a ¼-inch thick.
• Pour 12-ounces of soda in bottom of pan. Do not pour over ham.
• Place ham in oven and let top of ham cook dry for about 20 minutes.
• Remove and baste.
• Continue cooking ham uncovered for one hour, basting every 10 minutes.

Pineapple Ham Glaze

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Servings:

1 5 lb. ham

Cooking Time:

60 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 small can of crushed pineapple
• 1 can of sliced pineapple
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 3 tbsp prepared mustard
• 1 small jar of maraschino cherries (optional)

Instructions:

• Whisk together everything but the sliced pineapples in a bowl, mix well.
• In the last hour of cooking, pull out the ham and glaze the ham with the mixture using a brush.
• Layer the pineapple slices across the top. Use wet toothpicks to stick them in. If using the cherries, do the same with these in the middle of the pineapple.
• Baste every 10 minutes. If needed, you can add a little water to the bottom of the pan if getting dry.

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