Those easy meals extended to our Easter dinner. We had a spiral ham and I didn’t want to use the packaged glaze so I needed a super simple glaze that also tasted good.
I added baked sweet potatoes, steamed asparagus, rolls and salad to the ham and that was dinner. Nothing super fussy. Simple.
Verdict:
Everyone thought this ham was delicious. The addition of the cinnamon really brought a whole new dimension to the flavor of the ham. It sounds strange but it was surprisingly good!
Ingredients:
- Spiral-cut ham or a ham cut with deep diamond cuts
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 1\2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
- Place ham in pan. Place ham in oven for 20 minutes.
- Remove ham from oven. In bowl mix maple syrup, balsamic vinegar and cinnamon until well blended. Pour over ham fanning open ham slices to get the glaze inside too.
- Return ham to oven. Bake about 15 minutes for every pound of ham until cooked through (minus 20 minutes already cooked). Baste ham regularly while baking.
- Remove ham from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
What's for Dinner Moms? 
Yum, I know the taste of this….. balsamic vinegar is a common staple here at home…… and cinnamon is great on meats ! ! I have a recipe of chicken roast with cinnamon and it’s so yummy. I mean, that’s my preferred recipe for roast chicken.
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Sounds yummy!
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Nice flavor!
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Thank you!
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I’ve never like those glazed ham packets either, this one sounds great with the balsamic!
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I always wonder exactly what is in them.
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Actually, I would say that the balsamic vinegar sounded strange but I’ll have to try that the next time I try to make a glaze.
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I thought it would be strange too but the acidity of the vinegar cuts the sweetness of the surup.
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