Cherry Rum Glazed Ham (Easy Holiday Spiral Ham)
A simple cherry rum glazed ham that’s perfect for any holiday dinner. The sweet cherry glaze, warm spices, and rum caramelize beautifully on a spiral cooked ham. Easy ingredients, reliable results, and great leftovers for soup or sandwiches.
Equipment
Ingredients
- spiral cooked ham
- 1 cup pitted & washed cherries
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon each all spice nutmeg & cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ 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.