Easter Ham Maple Blackberry Orange Glazed Ham

Maple Blackberry Orange Glazed Ham - Try something different, pump up the flavor of your holiday ham with a delicious glaze offering great maple, blackberry and orange flavor.  Perfect to serve at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter or any special dinner!  Make ham your centerpiece this year! Start with a fully cooked spiral cut ham; bake for an hour and brush on glaze twice 15 minutes apart.  The glaze can be made days in advance!  Just reheat when ready to use.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup pure maple syrup

·         2 tablespoons seedless blackberry preserves

·         1-1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

·         1 tablespoon fresh orange juice

·         1 tablespoon orange zest

·         1 (8 to 9-1/2 pound) fully cooked bone-in spiral ham

For the Glaze:

1.      Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

2.      In a sauce pan, whisk together maple syrup, preserves, mustard, orange juice, and orange zest; cook over medium low heat for 4 to 5 minutes or until preserves melt, whisking occasionally. Remove from heat, and set aside.

For the Ham:

1.      Place ham, cut side down, on an aluminum foil-lined broiler pan, and cover loosely with foil.

2.      Bake for 1 hour.

3.      Uncover and brush glaze over ham.

4.      Bake an additional 30 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers 140 degrees.

5.      Baste twice 15 minutes apart

6.      Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing,

7.      Garnish with blackberries and orange slices.