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Brown Sugar and Pineapple Glazed Ham

This pineapple glazed ham has been a holiday tradition in our house for years! Any leftover ham is delicious, served with some more fresh pineapple.
Print Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Course lunch/dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 20 people
Calories 11192.3 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Roasting pan Essential for baking a large ham and collecting drippings.
  • 1 Sharp Knife For safely preparing the fresh pineapple.
  • 1 Meat Thermometer Crucial for ensuring the ham reaches the safe internal temperature.
  • 1 Microwave-Safe Bowl For preparing the hot glaze mixture.
  • 1 Round Cutter For removing the core from pineapple rings neatly.

Ingredients
  

Main

  • 1 6 pound fully-cooked, bone-in ham
  • 1 fresh pineapple
  • 2 6 ounce cans pineapple juice
  • 1 cup brown sugar

Instructions
 

  • Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place ham, cut-side down, into a roasting pan. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  • Cut skin off pineapple with a sharp knife and slice off any brown spots or skin left behind. Cut pineapple into 1/2-inch-thick rings and use a round cutter to remove cores. Pin rings onto ham with toothpicks. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  • Bake ham in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
  • While ham bakes, mix pineapple juice and brown sugar in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on medium power until glaze is boiling and slightly thickened. Work carefully because glaze will be sticky and very hot. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  • Pour 1/2 of the glaze evenly over ham and pineapple rings. Bake ham for 30 minutes more, then pour remaining glaze over ham. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  • Continue baking ham until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of ham reads 140 degrees F (60 degrees C), 30 to 60 minutes more.
  • Enjoy! DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS 

Notes

To elevate the ham's flavor, score the fat cap in a diamond pattern before applying pineapple and glaze; this allows for better flavor penetration and a crispier exterior. For optimal juiciness, consider tenting the ham loosely with foil during the initial baking period and only remove it when you start basting. A final brief blast under the broiler (watch carefully!) can caramelize the pineapple and glaze for enhanced presentation and a deeper flavor. For a more complex glaze, add a pinch of ground cloves or ginger to the brown sugar and pineapple juice mixture.