Maple Glazed Ham

Instructions

Prepare the Maple Syrup Glaze

Heat small sauce pan on low heat. Add butter and melt. Add thyme to the heated butter and allow it to infuse the butter with flavor. Turn off heat after two minutes.
Add maple syrup, mix well, and allow to sit a few minutes. Add maple syrup glaze.

Prepare the Ham

pre-heat the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
Place ham in a roasting pan. Brush the spiral ham all over with the maple butter glaze. Be sure to brush in between each slice and their edges to glaze both the interior and exterior parts of the ham.
Place the ham bone side up. Cover loosely with aluminum foil. Roast 10 minutes for every pound, so for a 12 pound ham your cooking time will be 120 minutes (2 hours).
Remove the ham from the oven. Remove the foil and place the ham on it's side. Either pour the pan drippings from the baking dish into a sauce pan. Alternatively use a large spoon to transfer the jus to the sauce pan. Reserve the jus.
Mix together the dry spices and sugars (brown suger, pure cane sugar, allspice, paprika, cinnamon, salt, pepper) in a medium bowl. If there is any remaining glaze apply another coating to the ham. Sprinkle the exterior of the ham with about a tablespoon of the spice mix. Reserve the rest.
Cook the ham uncovered for another 15 minutes.
While the ham cooks, make the sauce.

Make The Sauce

Add the cherry juice, pineapple juice, adobo sauce, bourbon, and remaining spice mix to the ham jus. Bring to a boil over medium heat then reduce to a simmer.
Cook until the sauce reduces by about ⅔. Take off heat and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
Serve ham topped with the cherry-pineapple sauce. Garnish with fresh thyme and orange slices.

Notes

Definitely use a pre-cooked smoked ham that has also already been sliced. It's just that much more convenient. If you choose to slice yourself try to cut the ham slices as evenly as possible.

For the honey loyalists this recipe works just as well if you prefer honey over maple syrup

For a bit more complexity and tang in that ham glaze add some dijon mustard.

Allow ham to reach room temperature before cooking for more even cooking.

Adding the spiced-sugar mix to the ham helps with caramelization intensifying the flavor on the edges, but also adds a bit of texture to the ham slices.

If the sauce is too thick, feel free to add more pineapple or cherry juice and mix in well right in the sauce pan until desired consistency is achieved. Also if too thin just allow to cook a little longer.

The sauce is super delicious and versatile. Reserve some and use on other dishes like pies, pancakes, etc.

Nutrition

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Ingredients

For the Sugar Spice Mix