Apricot- Gingersnap Ham

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Woman's Day

Serves 15 people

Categories: Pork- Main Dish

Ingredients

  • 1 spiral- sliced fully cooked bone-in ham ( 7 to 9 lbs.)
  • 1 1/2 cups apricot preserves
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup Dijon mustard
  • 1 1/2 cups crushed gingersnap cookies (about 30 cookies)
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup cold water

Directions

  1. Line a shallow roasting pan with heavy-duty foil. Place ham on a rack in prepared pan. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

  2. Combine preserves, brown sugar an mustard, reserving 1/4 cup of mixture for sauce. Spread over ham. Press cookie crumbs onto ham.

  3. Bake, uncovered, for 30 to 45 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 140 degrees. Remove meat to a serving platter and keep warm, reserving 1/3 cup drippings.

  4. Combine broth, salt, pepper, reserved ham drippings and reserved apricot mixture in a small saucepan. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Stir into saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with ham.

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