Best 12 Baked Ham With Zesty Cranberry Sauce Recipes

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Baked ham with zesty cranberry sauce serves a hearty meal for family and friends, especially during special occasions. With its tender, juicy meat and tangy-sweet sauce, it's a dish that bursts with flavor and aroma. Whether you prefer a classic recipe or a modern twist, there are numerous ways to prepare this delightful dish. This guide will take you on a culinary journey, exploring various baked ham recipes infused with the vibrant flavors of zesty cranberry sauce. From traditional to contemporary techniques, you'll discover the secrets to creating a mouthwatering baked ham that will impress your taste buds and leave you craving for more.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CRANBERRY GLAZED HAM



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That show-stopping entree you've been hoping for is right here, and it only takes five ingredients to make. The sweet and tangy cranberry glaze pairs beautifully with succulent ham. -Joni Peterson, Wichita, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h40m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 boneless fully cooked ham (5 pounds)
1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons ground mustard

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°. Line a roasting pan with foil. Place ham on a rack in prepared pan. Bake, covered, 1 hour., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, whisk remaining ingredients until blended. Remove 1 cup mixture for glaze; reserve remaining mixture for sauce. Brush ham with some of the glaze mixture. Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 140°, 35-45 minutes, brushing every 10 minutes with remaining glaze., Warm reserved sauce mixture over medium heat, stirring occasionally; serve with ham.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 213 calories, Fat 5g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 72mg cholesterol, Sodium 1485mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 26g protein.

BAKED HAM WITH ZESTY CRANBERRY SAUCE



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Delicious festive meal idea - Baked ham with zesty cranberry sauce.

Provided by Pillsbury Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 2h5m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 fully cooked rump half, bone-in ham (6 lb)
1 can (16 oz) jellied cranberry sauce
1/3 cup apple juice
1/4 cup port wine or apple juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325°F. Place ham on rack in shallow roasting pan. Add 1/4 to 1/2 inch water to pan. Cover pan.
  • Bake 45 minutes. Uncover pan; bake 45 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes longer or until meat thermometer inserted in center, but not touching bone, registers 140°F.
  • To make sauce, in small saucepan, mix all remaining ingredients with wire whisk until well blended. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes or until cranberry sauce is melted and mixture is thoroughly heated, stirring frequently. Cut ham into slices. Serve with sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220, Carbohydrate 19 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 23 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1350 mg, Sugar 17 g, TransFat 0 g

EASY HAM WITH CRANBERRY GLAZE



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The glaze on this ham is so good! The oven time and glaze amounts are for a 5-pound ham, for a larger ham adjust the cooking time. The ham must be cooked at 325 degrees, not higher.

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories     Ham

Time 1h40m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (16 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon black pepper (optional)
1 (5 lb) ham
1/3 cup water

Steps:

  • Set oven to 325 degrees.
  • In a small saucepan combine the cranberry sauce, brown sugar, fresh orange juice, cloves, cinnamon, allspice and black pepper, if using; heat slowly stirring until smooth.
  • Place the ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan with 1/3 cup water.
  • Insert a meat thermometer in the ham.
  • Bake until the thermometer reaches 125 degrees (about 1-1/2 to 2 hours).
  • Brush a third of the glaze on the ham 30 minutes before the end of baking time.
  • Spoon on the remaining glaze every 10 minutes (within the 30 minutes).
  • After removing the ham from the oven, let stand for 15 minutes before carving.
  • Delicious!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 610.3, Fat 16.3, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 147.4, Sodium 4325.7, Carbohydrate 50, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 48.6, Protein 63.5

BAKED HAM WITH ZESTY CRANBERRY SAUCE



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Makeover a family favorite by serving ham with zesty cranberry sauce.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 2h35m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 11

6- to 8-pound fully cooked smoked bone-in ham
1 can (16 ounces) jellied cranberry sauce
1/3 cup apple juice
1/4 cup port wine
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325°. Place ham, cut side down, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Pour water into pan until 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in center of thickest part of ham and does not touch bone.
  • Cover with aluminum foil. Bake 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours, uncovering ham after 45 minutes, until meat thermometer reads 135° to 140°. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes for easiest carving.
  • While ham is baking, beat remaining ingredients in 1-quart saucepan with wire whisk until well mixed. Cook over medium heat about 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until cranberry sauce is melted and mixture is hot. Serve sauce with sliced ham.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 165, Carbohydrate 13 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 17 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1010 mg

HONEY-GLAZED HAM WITH CRANBERRY RELISH



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A tangy cranberry-pecan relish adds a festive touch to a honey-glazed spiral sliced ham.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 40m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 Cook's® Bone-in Spiral Sliced Half Ham (about 9 pounds)
1/2 cup honey (cranberry honey preferred, if available)
1-1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled, finely chopped (about 1-1/2 cups)
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
1 package (6 ounces) sweetened dried cranberries (about 1-1/3 cups)
2 tablespoons Orange Marmalade
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • 1. Remove and discard glaze packet from ham or reserve for another use. Begin by preparing ham according to package directions.
  • 2. Make Honey Glaze: While baking, mix honey, mustard and lemon juice in small bowl until blended. Set aside until the last 30 minutes of baking time.
  • 3. Make Cranberry Relish: Combine apples and juice in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cranberries; simmer an additional 5 minutes, or until fruit is tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in marmalade and pecans. Set aside until ready to eat. Or, if made in advance, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
  • 4. Uncover ham and brush with the Honey Glaze for the last 30 minutes of the baking time.
  • 5. Let stand 10 minutes. Carve and serve with Cranberry Relish.

BAKED FRESH HAM WITH APPLE-CRANBERRY SAUCE



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Provided by Tyler Florence

Time 2h15m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

5 to 6-pound fresh ham
Extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 apples, split in 1/2
2 cups cranberries, (if not fresh, frozen is fine)
1 cinnamon stick
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon pickling spice
1 tablespoon black mustard seeds
2 tablespoons sugar
1 (1-inch) piece ginger
1 1/2 cups apple juice
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
  • Score fat and put ham, fat side up, in a roasting pan. Rub with extra-virgin olive oil and season with plenty of salt and pepper all over. Cover loosely with foil and roast for 2 hours. Remove foil and roast for final hour uncovered.
  • In a large saucepan add all the sauce ingredients and simmer for 25 minutes until apples are almost falling apart and the sauce is fragrant. Remove cinnamon stick, bay leaf, and ginger then puree in a blender until completely smooth. Serve with baked fresh ham.

CANDIED ROAST HAM WITH CRANBERRY & STAR ANISE SAUCE



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Add a festive, sticky and zesty glaze to ham, then serve with a sharp cranberry sauce which cuts through the smoky meat

Provided by Tom Kerridge

Categories     Buffet, Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper

Time 4h10m

Number Of Ingredients 15

4kg smoked bone-in ham trimmed and skin left on
3 bay leaves
3 star anise
small pack thyme
1 tbsp white peppercorns
100ml white wine vinegar
pared zest 1 orange
200g demerara sugar
1 tbsp ground mace
175g clear honey
500ml ham stock (from the soaking liquid in step 1)
2 star anise
100g unsalted butter
50g fresh or frozen cranberries , chopped
zest and juice 0.5 orange

Steps:

  • Put the ham in a large, deep pan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil and skim off any impurities. Add the bay leaves, star anise, thyme, peppercorns, white wine vinegar and orange zest. Simmer for 3 hrs, then turn off the heat and leave the ham to cool in the water.
  • Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Remove the ham from the pan, reserving the stock. Using a sharp knife, carefully cut away the skin, leaving a good layer of fat. Score the fat all over with as many long, fine cut marks as you can fit in. Mix the sugar and mace together. Put the ham in a large roasting tin and cover with half the mace-sugar mix, pressing it into the score marks. Drizzle over the honey, then press the rest of the mace and sugar on top. Roast in the oven for 30 mins, basting every 10 mins to form a dark caramel crust. Remove from the oven and rest for 30 mins.
  • To make the sauce, pour the ham stock through a fine sieve until you have 500ml. Pour into a medium saucepan, add the star anise and reduce until thick and glossy. Add the butter and reduce until it emulsifies and becomes a thick sauce. Remove from the heat, stir in the cranberries, orange zest and juice, and check the seasoning. Slice the ham into thick slices and spoon over the sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 610 calories, Fat 32 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 31 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 30 grams sugar, Protein 48 grams protein, Sodium 6.2 milligram of sodium

SPIRAL HAM WITH CRANBERRY GLAZE



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The sweet, tangy glaze that complements this ham looks so pretty, and the cranberry flavor pairs well with the meat. It's been a tradition in my home for as long as I can remember. -Pattie Prescott, Manchester, New Hampshire

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 3h15m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 bone-in fully cooked spiral-sliced ham (8 pounds)
1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
1 package (12 ounces) fresh or frozen cranberries
1 jar (12 ounces) red currant jelly
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Steps:

  • Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Cover and bake at 325° for 2-1/2 hours. , Meanwhile, for glaze, combine the remaining ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until cranberries pop, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; set aside. , Uncover ham; bake until a thermometer reads 140°, about 30 minutes longer, basting twice with 1-1/2 cups glaze. Serve remaining glaze with ham.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 439 calories, Fat 5g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 50mg cholesterol, Sodium 2072mg sodium, Carbohydrate 59g carbohydrate (32g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 41g protein.

CRANBERRY GLAZE (FOR HAM)



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This is not your typical glaze for baked ham, the cranberries give it a slightly sweet/sour flavor, and a festive color.

Provided by Dee514

Categories     Fruit

Time 20m

Yield 2 1/2 Cups (approx)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 (16 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan.
  • Heat slowly, until smooth, beating with a wire whisk or rotary beater.
  • Spoon over ham at last 1/2 hour of baking.
  • Garnish with whole cranberries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 621.9, Fat 0.4, Sodium 77.9, Carbohydrate 160.2, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 156.2, Protein 0.7

BAKED HAM WITH GLAZE



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This is a favorite on Easter. Everyone kept going back until the ham was gone. They loved this glaze which, by the way, I got from a church member.

Provided by Beverly McDonald

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Pork     Ham     Whole

Time 1h40m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 (6 pound) bone-in whole ham
1 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons ginger ale
2 tablespoons dry mustard
⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon, or more to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place ham in a large baking dish.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Whisk brown sugar, ginger ale, mustard, and cinnamon together in a bowl; brush over ham. Continue baking ham until the meat pulls away easily from the bone, about 45 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 343.2 calories, Carbohydrate 12.4 g, Cholesterol 74.1 mg, Fat 20.4 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 26.1 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 1422.2 mg, Sugar 12.1 g

BAKED HAM WITH BALSAMIC BROWN SUGAR GLAZE



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A gorgeous, juicy ham is the centerpiece of many holiday tables, and we think that this simple (and simply stunning, when you taste it) recipe should be the next one you try. It starts with a pre-cooked ham (which you can learn more about in our handy article that covers all the details of how to cook a ham) and from there, an easy glaze does the work of adding flavor and a glossy appearance. Sweet-on-sweet glazes were more popular in the past, but this updated-yet-accessible version strikes an ideal balance between sweet and acidic, the perfect complements to naturally salty ham. The hardest part about this six-ingredient recipe? Waiting to carve yourself a succulent slice-after all, a good host lets their guests go first.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 2h40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 6

6- to 8-pound fully cooked smoked bone-in gluten-free ham
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons balsamic or cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
Orange slices, if desired
Maraschino cherries, if desired

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325°F. Place ham, fat side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of ham and does not touch bone or rest in fat. Cover loosely and bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 2 hours 15 minutes or until thermometer reads 135°F (13 to 17 minutes per pound).
  • About 20 minutes before ham is done, remove from oven. Pour drippings from pan. Remove any skin from ham. Mix brown sugar, vinegar and mustard; pat or brush on ham. Bake uncovered 20 minutes longer.
  • Cover ham loosely and let stand about 10 minutes or until thermometer reads 140°F. Garnish with orange slices and cherries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 225, Carbohydrate 20 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 23 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1320 mg

CRANBERRY HAM GLAZE



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This cranberry sauce can be used to pour over ham as a delicious glaze. This is a Thanksgiving traditional dish for my family.

Provided by T Swaim

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes     Ham Glaze Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 (16 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
1 cup brown sugar
¼ cup orange juice
½ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground allspice

Steps:

  • Combine cranberry sauce, brown sugar, orange juice, cloves, cinnamon, and allspice in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, whisking continuously, until brown sugar has melted and sauce is smooth, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 193.3 calories, Carbohydrate 49.7 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 24.4 mg, Sugar 48.6 g

Tips:

  • To ensure the ham is cooked evenly, use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature. The ham is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 140°F (60°C) for a medium-rare ham, 145°F (63°C) for a medium ham, or 150°F (66°C) for a well-done ham.
  • For a crispy, caramelized crust on the ham, brush it with honey or maple syrup during the last 15 minutes of cooking.
  • If you don't have a cranberry sauce recipe, you can use a store-bought cranberry sauce instead.
  • To make the cranberry sauce ahead of time, simply refrigerate it for up to 3 days.
  • This recipe can be easily doubled or tripled to serve a larger crowd.

Conclusion:

This baked ham with zesty cranberry sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make meal that's perfect for any occasion. The ham is juicy and flavorful, and the cranberry sauce is the perfect complement. Whether you're serving it for a holiday dinner or a casual weeknight meal, this dish is sure to be a hit.

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