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Sliced Christmas Ham with cranberry sauce
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5 from 9 votes

Christmas Ham With Apple Cider Glaze

This Christmas Ham Recipe is the perfect Christmas dinner idea!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Cider Reduction Time3 hours
Total Time4 hours
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Christmas Ham
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 559kcal
Author: Erica Walker

Ingredients

  • 64 ounces apple cider
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 4-5 pounds fully cooked ham (we used a tavern ham for this recipe but a spiral ham works great too)
  • 1/3 cup dijon mustard
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • cranberry sauce (optional)

Instructions

  • Place cider and cinnamon sticks in a large sauce pan and simmer over medium-low heat for 2 hours or until reduced to about 2-3 cups of liquid. Stir occassionaly.
    Remove reduction from heat and set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Place ham in a greased roasting pan. Set aside 1 cup of the cider and pour the remaining cider reduction over the ham. Combine reserved 1 cup of cider reduction, dijon mustard, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a bowl and mix well. Brush over ham 3-4 times throughout the baking process.
    Cover and place ham in the oven for 15 minutes per pound of ham (if 5 pounds, cook 75 minutes). Uncover ham last 30 minutes of baking.
    Cider reduction being poured over Christmas Ham
  • Remove ham from the oven and allow to rest 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with cranberry sauce (optional).
    Large ham with cider glaze and cranberries

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Nutrition

Calories: 559kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 2256mg | Potassium: 718mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 2mg