Christmas and Easter are the only holidays I bake a ham and this Easter I finally found an easy recipe that yields a moist and juicy ham. All you need are a couple of ingredients and some patience while it bakes slowly in the oven making for the perfect combination of sweet and savory.
Being an adult who has no family in State means holidays are no longer the same. As the years have gone on and my siblings have all moved in different directions with grandparents passing away the big family get-togethers don't happen anymore... or maybe they do and I'm just not invited, ha!
With having a little one it's my job to make the holiday as memorable as possible. The Easter bunny dropped off the basket and hid eggs in the apartment since we don't have a yard and I made a big traditional Easter dinner for us.
Little Man requested ham, roasted asparagus, and macaroni and cheese. Not what I grew up with but this is what he deems to be his "traditional" Easter dinner and I'm happy to accommodate.
Sadly, this year he decided that he knows I'm the Easter bunny but he still wants to believe. Thankfully this did not bring up Santa or the Tooth Fairy... yet.
Back to the ham... this is a "cheater" recipe. A precooked smoked ham is topped with the brown sugar glaze it comes with that is enhanced with a couple additions. I'm shameless. It makes for better quality time with Little Man.
Brown Sugar Glazed Ham
Adapted From: Yummy Healthy Easy
Stars of the Show:
- 9 lb smoked precooked ham with brown sugar glaze packet
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves
- 3/4 tsp dried mustard powder
- 1 tsp water
Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Line pan with foil and place the ham on top in the middle.
In a small bowl, combine the glaze packet, preserves, mustard, and water mixing until incorporated.
Rub mixture all over the top of the ham and cover ham completely with foil. Place in oven for 1 1/2 hours.
Pull foil off of ham and bake another half hour.
Slice ham and serve. Enjoy!
