Cherry Rum Glazed Ham Recipe

Cherry Rum Glazed Ham

Make a delicious glazed ham for your next holiday gathering. We’ve take cherries and spiced rum, to make the perfect ham recipe. This recipe is easy to make and doesn’ require a lot of ingredients.

This recipe takes 2-3 hours to cook at 350F, so plan accordingly with your oven space with the turkey. You could also use the slow cooker to cook the ham.

What Ingredients Are Needed?

• spiral cooked ham
• pitted & washed cherries
• brown sugar
• all spice, nutmeg & cinnamon
• lemon juice
• rum (we used spiced rum)
• water

Does The Glaze Go On Before Baking?

The glaze goes onto after it has been baking for an hour. The glaze can burn if put on too soon.

Do I Use Frozen or Fresh Cherries For The Glaze?

You can use either type of cherry. The cherries should be thawed and pitted before using. This will reduce the time it will take for them to heat up.

Does I Need to Covered the Ham When Baking?

The ham should start out baking covered. This keeps it from drying out and potentially burning. Allow the ham to carmelize by removing the cover at the end of baking.

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Cherry Rum Glazed Holiday Ham

Here is a cherry glazed ham recipe your family will enjoy. Made with a little brown sugar and some spiced rum. Enjoy for your next holiday.

Course: Holiday, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Author: Regina Sober

Equipment

• Shallow roasting pan
• Large Measuring Cup
• Measuring Cups
• Measuring Spoons
• Silicone brush
• aluminum foil

Ingredients

• spiral cooked ham
• 1 cup pitted & washed cherries
• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon each all spice nutmeg & cinnamon
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup rum we used spiced rum
• 1 cup water

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350℉.
• Place the spiral ham in a pan with a cup of water.
• Cover the ham with foil and place ham into the oven.
• Cook the ham for 1 hour.
• In a blender, add the cherries, spices and lemon juice.
• Blend until smooth and then add the rum and mix.
• Pour the glaze into a pan and bring to a boil.
• Remove the ham from the oven.
• With a silicone brush, brush the glaze onto the ham, getting into the slices.
• You can turn the ham on it’s side if easier.
• Cover ham and place back into the oven for 1 hour, until internal temperature is 165℉.
• Remove from the oven and baste any remaining glaze on the ham.
• Cut the ham off the bone and serve.

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Ham Cooking Tips

• Fool proof cooking, with a spiral precooked ham, just needs the ham reheated to 165F
• Cook the ham large side down and then when it’s time to glaze, flip on it’s side
• Reserve some glaze (optional) to serve on the ham at the table
• You want the cherries to not be whole, so the blender helps puree the mix
• Use fresh cherries or frozen, we thawed cherries for this recipe
• Don’t have spiced rum, use the rum you have on hand or a brandy (or something you like)
• Use leftover ham for soup.
• Don’t forget to make the gravy!

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• Brown Sugar Ham with PIneapple
• Bourbon Brown sugar Ham
• Cherry Rum Glazed Ham
• Clove and Pineapple Slow Cooker Ham
• Honey Glazed Ham with Pineapple
• Honey Glazed Spiced Ham
• Mustard and Brown Sugar Glazed Ham
• Spiced Rum Oranged Glazed Ham
• Ham Gravy