Easter was a HUGE holiday growing up in my Italian family. As years went on, we got away from the big gathering and spent it more casually, like taking a ride to the beach and having a picnic. We do enjoy Easter dishes though, so at some point in April I'll make a ham and sides.
I got a great deal on a bone-in spiral ham, and ran across this recipe on the Taste of Home site. Using the slow cooker was great, freed up the oven. We like a sweet glaze on our ham, and this was sweet without being overly so. The crystallized ginger is what really puts it over the top, gives it a little 'warmth" without being spicy. Thanks so much to Sheila C for sharing her recipe!
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Easy Citrus Ham
Ingredients
- 1 boneless fully cooked ham (3 to 4 pounds)- used bone in spiral
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 can lemon-lime soda -- (12 ounces) divided- used Sprite
- 1 medium navel orange -- thinly sliced
- 1 medium lemon -- thinly sliced
- 1 medium lime -- thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon chopped crystallized ginger
Instructions
- Cut ham in half; place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and 1/4 cup soda; rub over ham. Top with orange, lemon and lime slices. Add candied ginger and remaining soda to the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 140°, basting occasionally with cooking juices. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.
Notes
Yield: 10-12 servings.
Originally published as Easy Citrus Ham in Taste of Home Everyday Slow Cooker & One Dish Recipes Annual 2011, p48
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This sounds amazing and I love that it leaves the oven space for everything else!
ReplyDeleteNot to mention, it could be snowing or 80 degrees in April here in New England- nice to not have to run the stove in case of power outage or heatwave :)
DeleteI love the citrus flavors. I normally use Vernors (a ginger ale made in Michigan) for the liquid in my ham but I can see how the citrus drink would work as well.
ReplyDeleteMy college roommate was from Michigan and she always talked about Vernors!
DeleteWe love ham and the citrus flavors in this recipe sound amazing. I've never made a ham in the slow cooker. Always love freeing up the oven.
ReplyDeleteI've made a ham with orange before, but really loved the addition of the lemon and lime to this!
DeleteI love that this is made in the slow cooker! The oven is a busy spot on Easter so this works out nicely!
ReplyDeleteMore room in the oven for desserts, we always seem to have 3 times as many of those as we do anything else :)
DeleteI could easily use the splenda brown sugar and sugar free sprite to reduce the sugar for my diabetic hubby and still enjoy this light and fruity glaze! Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! I've baked with the Splenda brown sugar for my dad and have had great success with it.
DeleteYum! That looks amazing! I love ham!
ReplyDeleteMy son can take it or leave it, but he went back for 3rds of this one, so definitely a winner here!
DeleteI am no good at ham glazes. I always wind up burning them or completely forgetting about them. I definitely have to try yours. Maybe I'll have luck this time!
ReplyDeleteMy first ham ever I used the glaze packet that came with the ham, forgot to set the timer and got distracted. We ended up having grilled cheese for dinner, oops!
DeleteLove using the slow cooker to make life easier. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI really don't use mine enough, I need to change that!
DeleteHam is already a great Easter recipe, but I think using the citrus makes it that much more Spring-y!
ReplyDeleteEspecially here in New England where we can still be looking at snow while we have Easter dinner- nothing like some colorful citrus to brighten my mood!
DeleteI'm intrigued with the Sprite with the ham! I'm going to have to try this with ours! Thanks for linking the recipe up on the #Celebrate365 Easter Recipes Blog Party!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for hosting!
DeleteThanks again for linking up your recipe on the Celebrate 365 Easter Recipes Blog Party - I included your post in my round-up recap: http://www.cornbeanspigskids.com/2018/03/make-ahead-easter-dinner-recipes.html.
DeleteThank you so much! I'll be sure to share it :)
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