Angela’s Ham
Published Oct 23, 2022
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With just 5 ingredients, Angela’s Ham is a simple and delicious recipe that goes beyond the glaze packet that comes with a spiral ham. It’s a spruced-up ham fit for your holiday dinner table!

Angela’s Ham
Ingredients
- 1 (6-8 pound) fully cooked bone-in ham
- 6 cloves
- 1 (20-ounce) can pineapple slices in juice, , juice reserved
- 1 (10-14 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, , juice reserved
- ½ cup brown sugar
- Toothpicks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Score the surface of the ham with shallow diagonal cuts, dot with the cloves, and place in a roasting pan.
- Combine ½ cup pineapple juice, ½ cup maraschino cherry juice, and the brown sugar in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Let simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Baste the ham with the pineapple cherry sauce, cover with foil, and roast for 1½ hours, basting every 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and decorate with the pineapple slices and as many cherries as you’d like, securing with toothpicks. Baste again and cook uncovered for another 30-45 minutes. Remove the cloves before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.