Sandra Lee's Spicy Molasses Glazed Ham

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Prep 20 minutes

Roast 2 1/2 hours

Makes 20 servings

One family-size ham makes a succulent entrée, then encores as fun-to-eat skewers and a down-home casserole. A molasses glaze pairs with pineapple to make luau-like kabobs, then takes on a pepper Jack kick in a cheesy meat and potato hot dish.

Ingredients

7 to 8 pounds cooked ham

20 whole cloves, McCormick®

1/2 cup molasses, Grandma's®

1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar, C&H®

1/4 cup ginger preserves, Robertson's®

1/4 cup dark rum, Myers's®

1 fresh habañero chile, stem and seeds removed, finely chopped

1 tablespoon minced ginger, Gourmet Garden®

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard, Coleman's®

Pineapple tops (optional)

Whole habañero chiles (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil; set aside.

2. Cut the thick layer of fat and skin from ham and discard. Score the ham in a diamond pattern by making shallow diagonal cuts at 1-inch intervals; insert whole cloves in centers of diamonds. Place ham in roasting pan. Roast in preheated oven for 1 hour.

3. Meanwhile, for glaze, in a medium saucepan, combine molasses, brown sugar, ginger preserves, rum, chile, ginger and dry mustard. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, stirring constantly until sugar and preserves are dissolved. Remove from heat.

4. After ham has roasted for 1 hour, baste with glaze and continue roasting about 1-1/2 hours more or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in ham (away from bone) registers 130 to 140 degrees F, basting ham with glaze every 15 minutes. Garnish with pineapple tops and habañero chiles (optional).

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