Best Applesauce Honey Ham Recipes

SLOW COOKER HAM WITH APPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a bowl combine ¼ cup brown sugar and ½ tsp ground cinnamon. Mix well and set to the side.
• Peel and dice 3 of the Granny Smith apples. Place the diced apples in the slow cooker, add 1-1/2 tablespoons raisins, and 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar/ cinnamon mixture. Mix well then pour the apple juice over the apples.
• Peel the remaining Granny Smith apple, using a hand-held mandolin slicer cut 10 slices on the thickest setting (about ¼ inch thick). Put the thinly sliced apples to the side. With the remaining apple, dice it and place it in the slow cooker with the other diced apples.
• Place the ham flat side down in the slow cooker (making sure to remove the plastic insert usually found on the flat part of the ham). If your ham is too tall and sticks out of the height of the slow cooker, carefully trim off that piece until the lid can shut close.
• Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon and sugar mixture on top of the ham. Rub the mixture all over.
• Carefully add thinly sliced apples (evenly spaced) to the top and sides of the ham. Secure each apple slice with 1 whole clove each.
• Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook for 5 hours on low.
• Once warm and internal temperatures reaches at least 140 degrees Fahreheit, remove ham from slow cooker and slice. Mix apples together, (strain juice if desired) and place in a bowl. Serve together immediately.

APPLE CIDER-GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Score the surface of the ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep. Cover and bake at 325° for 2 hours., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine the cider, honey, vinegar and mustard; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the butter, chili powder and apple pie spice. Set aside 1 cup for serving. , Cook the remaining sauce until thickened; spoon over ham. Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 140°, 30-35 minutes longer. Warm reserved sauce; serve with ham

OLD FASHIONED GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Put oven rack in the middle of the oven.
• In a small bowl, mix together the Dijon mustard, brown sugar, and thyme.
• Put the ham in a large roasting pan, fat side up. Rub the ham with mustard glaze. Pour the pineapple juice into the bottom of the pan. Put the ham in the oven and bake for 2 hours, brushing every 20 minutes with the pineapple juice. Remove the ham from the oven.
• Turn oven to 400 degrees F.
• Using toothpicks, decoratively adhere the pineapple rings around the ham and put a cherry in the center of the pineapple ring. Sprinkle the pineapple rings lightly with brown sugar. Return to the oven, uncovered, and bake until the pineapples turn a light golden brown. Remove from the oven to a serving platter and let rest for 15 minutes before slicing.

OLD-FASHIONED HAM WITH BROWN SUGAR AND MUSTARD GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Place ham in large roasting pan. Pour apple juice over ham. Cover ham completely with parchment paper, then cover ham and roasting pan completely with heavy-duty foil, sealing tightly at edges of pan. Bake ham until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of ham registers 145°F, about 3 hours 45 minutes. Remove ham from oven. Increase oven temperature to 375°F.
• Remove foil and parchment from ham. Drain and discard liquids from roasting pan. Cut off rind and all but 1/4-inch-thick layer of fat from ham and discard. Using long sharp knife, score fat in 1-inch-wide, 1/4-inch-deep diamond pattern. Spread mustard evenly over fat layer on ham. Pat brown sugar over mustard coating, pressing firmly to adhere. Drizzle honey evenly over. Bake until ham is well glazed, spooning any mustard and sugar glaze that slides into roasting pan back over ham, about 30 minutes. Transfer ham to serving platter; let cool at least 45 minutes. Slice ham and serve slightly warm or at room temperature.