How to Make Holiday Ham Glaze

I love the holidays and one of my favorite things about the holidays is the yummy food. I like turkey but my favorite main course during the holidays had got to be ham. The trick to making a tasty ham is the glaze. A good ham glaze helps seal in the juices and flavor the ham with a sweet compliment to the salty ham. Here is my favorite ham glaze. I hope it becomes a tradition in your home too!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 large can jellied cranberry sauce
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp. allspice
• 1 cup brown sugar

1. 
   Orange juice gives this glaze a sweet tang!

   Combine the orange juice, lemon juice and the cranberry sauce in a saucepan on low heat.

2. 
   Cinnamon, cloves and allspice give the glaze a nice zesty flavor.

   Add ground cloves, allspice, brown sugar and cinnamon to saucepan beating with wire wisk until glaze is smooth.

3. 
   This glaze will make your ham so juicy and sweet that it is sure to become a holiday favorite!

   Fifteen minutes before the ham is done, score the surface in diamonds and spoon glaze over ham. Continue basting with glaze frequently during the last 15 minutes of baking.

4. 
   This Holiday Ham Glaze is sure to put a smile on everyone's face!

   Serve remaining glaze with ham and enjoy!

[lighthouse1958]

on 11/17/2009 My family loves ham better than turkey. I always give them a choice and they pick ham everytime. sounds like a great recipe. 5*

[sbarry77]

on 10/10/2009 sounds very delicious! 5*

[mvalora]

on 10/9/2009 Good recipe for ham glaze. Thanks! 5*

[rockymtngrma]

on 10/6/2009 This sounds wonderful! Thank you for the marvelous idea.

[avi90]

on 9/28/2009 That sounds absolutely delicious, great for the holidays thanks!