A fan of pineapple ham? With this recipe for traditional baked ham and a straightforward yet delectable sweet brown sugar and pineapple glaze, you can learn how to cook a spiral ham with pineapple. This main course will be praised for its stunning presentation and mouthwatering flavor. Definitely plan on having some leftovers!
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 4 hrs |
| Total Time: | 4 hrs 20 mins |
| Servings: | 20 |
Ingredients
- 1 (12 pound) bone-in ham
- ½ cup whole cloves
- 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple rings in heavy syrup
- 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 (4 ounce) jar chopped maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C).
- 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.
- Drain juice from pineapple rings into a medium bowl; stir in lemon-lime soda and brown sugar. 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.
- 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.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 586 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 16 g |
| Cholesterol | 133 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 47 g |
| Saturated Fat | 13 g |
| Sodium | 2564 mg |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 36 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
everyone loved it!!
My husband’s favorite ham recipe!
Definitely recommend. I did a smaller ham so I just followed the cooking instructions it came with on the spiral ham, so I did a 9lb for 2 hours. I kept basting in between every 30min-1hour. It came out absolutely delicious. I also couldn’t find these cherries so I used regular cherries at my super market. I also used lemon juice in a 4.5oz bottle instead of recommended on recipe. Also used minced instead of whole cloves. Would do this recipe again. Came out great.
My whole family loved this Ham so much, they requested it for Christmas Dinner. This recipe was delicious. Highly recommend.
Was Excellent and a Family New Favorite
i love it is asome
Used the changes in Mimi’s review, fabulous and easy peasy. mimi 02/25/2009 This is almost the exact recipe I use for my Easter and Christmas Ham. I decorate the ham the exact way as called for in this recipe. I use 2 cups brown sugar Preferably dark brown, Enough of the pineapple juice to make a wet sand consistancy, I add about a 1/4 cup of yellow mustard, 1 teaspoon ground cloves, and pour over ham then pour the rest of pineapple juice in pan and seal it with foil. I bake at 325 for 2 hours completely covered and then for about 15 minutes at 400 degrees, I baste with the juices from the bottom of pan every 5 minutes. If you completely seal the ham in the beginning, you will never have dried up juices. This is for an 8 lb or so ham. For a 12 lb ham, I would bake sealed for about 3 or 4 hours sealed and then the same for the last 15 minutes. I also thicken the juices at the end with a flour and water mix. My ham and sweet gravy has always been the talk of the dinner. My granddaughter always requests it during the holidays.
Wonderful recipe
Excellent Ham! Careful the brown sugar doesn’t burn on you. I’ve made this ham multiple times now. It’s a keeper!!
This recipe was wonderful and leftovers will not last long.
Wow this recipe blew my mind it was SO GOOD.
came out perfectly! Thank you.
I make this each year.
This was great! We loved eating the fruit after it all cooked too. Very delicious and juicy!
I’m keeping this recipe ! First time I cooked a ham on my own , it was juicy and tender and everyone loved it .
This has been one of our family holiday meals since forever!…..Along the way, I’ve tweaked it a little….I’ve substituted the lemon line soda for flavored sparkling water, which has less sugar and calories, use the flavor of your choice, I go with pineapple or mango…the added brown sugar has more than enough sugar along with the heavy syrup from the can of pineapples…..but all in all the flavor is great and the ham always comes out juicy….As Mikey says…. “Try it, you ‘ll
Delicious, melts in your mouth. My very first ham. I used a bit more pineapple juice to ladle over ham to keep it moist and covered ham loosely with foil.
Easy to make and it taste great.
I’m not a huge ham fan but love ham when I did this recipe! I didn’t add the Cherie’s but did the rest and it was sooooo good! We’ve had it twice and turned out amazing both times.
it was good .I will make it again ty
Made for Christmas. Added two cans of pineapple chunks (only one with juice). Very delicious