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Great Tasting Hams for Holidays Meals and Special Occasions
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Here are 13 great-tasting baked hams, perfect for your Easter or Christmas dinner, or for any festive family feast.
Most of these recipes call for a fully cooked ham. A fully cooked ham can be enjoyed in sandwiches and recipes without further cooking, but heating improves the flavor and texture. If you aren't using a glaze and simply want to heat the ham, the packaging should haveinstructions for reheating the ham to a temperature of 140 F. Take a look at theseeasy instructions for heating a fully cooked ham.
A fresh ham must be cooked to 145 F. Whether it is fresh or fully cooked, if your ham was not packaged by a USDA inspected plant, the ham must be heated to at least 165 F.
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Ham with Beer Glaze
This ham is baked with a flavorful brown sugar and beer glaze. Feel free to substitute cola or ginger ale for the beer. Or use a non-alcohol beer.
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Ham With Cola and Maple Glaze
Cola and maple syrup jazz up this tasty ham glaze. This is a delicious glaze to use on your holiday dinner ham.
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Dr. Pepper Ham
Similar to a cola-glazed ham, this Dr. Pepper ham recipe is made with orange juice cooked down with the soda to form a thick syrup before being mixed with brown sugar and Dijon mustard.You don't have to be a Dr. Pepper fan to like this dish.
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Instant Pot Baked Ham
The Instant Pot—or electric pressure cooker—can be a lifesaver if your oven and stovetop are being used for other dishes. And it is an excellent option if you need a main dish in a hurry. This Instant Pot baked ham includes a delicious pineapple glaze and sauce.
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Maple and Brown Sugar Glazed Ham
This ham is glazed with a flavorful combination of maple syrup and apple juice, along with a little mustard and brown sugar.
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Crock Pot Pineapple Glazed Ham
This crock pot ham is another way to cook a ham when the oven is filled with other dishes. Whether for a holiday meal or Sunday dinner, this is an excellent choice.
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Baked Ham with Sweet Bourbon-Mustard Glaze
A combination of honey, molasses, orange juice, mustard, and bourbon flavor this succulent baked ham. The ham is basted several times as it bakes. Enjoy the leftover ham in a breakfast casserole or in this roasted potato dish.
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Orange Glazed Ham
Use a boneless canned ham or fully cooked smoked ham in this easy recipe. The ham is glazed with a simple, lightly spiced mixture of mustard, marmalade, and spices.Part of the glaze mixture is combined with raisins for a flavorful sauce.
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Glazed Spiral Sliced Ham
This spiral sliced ham is baked to perfection with a fabulous honey, brown sugar, and mustard glaze. Add this easy baked ham to your Easter or Christmas dinner menu.
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Baked Ham With Brown Sugar Mustard Glaze
This nicely seasoned, popular baked ham is flavored with a brown sugar glaze. It's a wonderful ham to serve for a holiday meal or Sunday dinner. The sweet-sour glaze is lightly spiced with cinnamon.
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Baked Ham Slices With Pineapple Sauce
This is the perfect ham recipe if you are cooking for a small family or for two. The ham slices are baked with a pineapple and raisin sauce.
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Baked Ham With Pineapple
This is a classic baked smoked picnic ham with pineapple, brown sugar, honey, and cloves. Dice leftover baked ham and add it to potato soup or a hearty pasta casserole.
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Jack Daniel's Glazed Ham
Jack Daniel's Whiskey, brown sugar, orange zest, and spices gussy up this delicious baked ham.