Sweet Pineapple Glazed Ham

Slices of ham with a pineapple glaze over top.

Sweet Pineapple Glazed Ham is not only great for Easter dinner, but it's a delicious and comforting dinner for any night of the week. A boneless and fully cooked ham roasts in the oven in pineapple juice and then a sweet & savory pineapple glazed is poured over it.

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword pineapple glazed ham, pineapple ham glaze recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 2

Total Time 2 10

Servings

Calories 568kcal

Author Jessica - Together as Family

Equipment

Ingredients

1 boneless, fully cooked ham 3 pounds
1/4 cup pineapple juice (from the can) OR water
1 can (8 oz) crushed pineapple drained
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard
¼ teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a roasting pan or cookie sheet (12"x18") with tin foil, and then spray the tin foil with cooking spray.
* If using a roasting pan, my preferred method, don't use the metal rack that comes with the roasting pan. You want the ham touching the tin foil & liquid.
Place ham, flat side down, on the tin foil. Add the 1/4 cup pineapple juice OR water into the bottom of the pan. Cover ham and pan with tin foil.
Cook for 1½ hours (90 minutes).
When ham cook time is almost up, prepare the pineapple glaze. In a small saucepan, over medium-high heat, combine the pineapple, brown sugar, honey, cornstarch, spicy mustard, and salt.
Cook, while constantly stirring, until mixture is boiling. Once boiling, continue simmering while stirring for 1 minute.
Remove foil from ham and pour the glaze over top the ham. Cover the ham again with the foil, and bake for an additional 30 minutes, making sure that the internal temperature of the ham reaches 145° F.
With a baster (or large spoon), you can baste the ham with the juice a few times during the 30 minute cook time, if wanted.
Remove ham from the pan and slice. Pour the glaze from the roasting pan into a gravy boat and serve alongside the ham.

Notes

Serving Size : This recipe can feed 8 people, with each serving size being 2 slices of ham with some of the pineapple glaze poured over top.

Tip : If you don't have a baster (I have linked the baster I own above in the recipe card) then just use a large spoon to spoon some of the glaze over top the ham. I prefer using a roasting pan when I make this ham (I have linked the one I own above the recipe) but if you don't have one, feel free to use a cookie sheet (12" x 18") that has taller sides on it instead.

Pineapple Juice : I don't always get quite the 1/4 cup of pineapple juice when I drain the can of crushed pineapple. When this happens, I just fill the remaining amount needed with water. So I usually end up doing half pineapple + half water for the bottom of the roasting pan.

Roasting Pan : These usually have a cooling type rack in the bottom, you will want to remove this when baking the ham. Just cover the pan with tin foil, pour the liquid in, and have the ham so it's touching the tin foil instead of up higher on the rack insert. But again, if you don't have a roasting pan just use a cookie sheet with higher sides on it.

Glaze Too Thick? : If the glaze is thicker then what you would like, simply add some additional liquid to the sauce like pineapple juice or water. If you want to add pineapple juice, you will have to buy a separate container of it, as the 8 ounce can won't yield enough juice when drained.

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