I made this for Easter and it is EXCELLENT!! I made the sauce for and it is good but not necessary because the ham is so moist and flavorful.
Gingersnap-Crusted Ham with Apricot-Mustard Sauce
Whole hams usually weigh at least 15 pounds; ham halves, which are labeled either "shank" or "butt end," are more manageable. A bone-in shank is easier to carve than the butt end, which contains part of the hipbone.
Yield: 24 servings (serving size: about 3 1/2 ounces ham and 2 teaspoons sauce)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 233
- Calories from fat: 24%
- Fat: 6.3g
- Saturated fat: 1.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.7g
- Protein: 21.2g
- Carbohydrate: 22.4g
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Cholesterol: 53mg
- Iron: 1.9mg
- Sodium: 1076mg
- Calcium: 23mg
Ingredients
- Ham:
- 1 (8-pound) 33%-less-sodium smoked, fully cooked ham half
- 2 tablespoons apricot preserves
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup gingersnap crumbs (about 9 cookies, finely crushed)
- Sauce:
- 1 1/2 cups apricot preserves
- 1/2 cup dry Marsala wine
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 325°.
- To prepare ham, line a broiler pan with foil. Trim fat and rind from ham. Score outside of ham in a diamond pattern. Place ham on prepared pan. Bake at 325° for 1 hour. Remove the ham from oven, and cool slightly. Increase oven temperature to 375°.
- Combine 2 tablespoons preserves and 2 tablespoons mustard, stirring with a whisk. Combine the sugar and crumbs. Brush preserves mixture over ham. Carefully press crumb mixture onto preserves mixture (some crumb mixture will fall onto pan). Bake at 375° for 45 minutes or until a thermometer registers 145°. Place ham on a platter; let stand 15 minutes before slicing.
- To prepare sauce, combine 1 1/2 cups preserves and remaining ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook 5 minutes. Serve sauce with ham.
Gingersnap-Crusted Ham with Apricot-Mustard Sauce Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Kid-Friendly
- CUISINE: American, New American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Pork
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- OCCASION: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter, Easter, Thanksgiving
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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