Turn a baked ham into a festive meal with
this colorful and easy to make cherry sauce.
Ham with Cherry Sauce
- Ham:
3 pound fully cooked boneless ham
Whole cloves
Fresh parsley sprigs
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- Cherry Sauce:
2 (14.5-ounce each) cans red tart pitted cherries in juice, undrained
2/3 to 3/4 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
4 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 cup Equal® Spoonful*
Red food coloring (optional)
- For Ham: Place meat in roasting pan; stud
with cloves. Roast ham in preheated 325°F (160°C) oven
about 1 1/2 hours or until thermometer inserted in center of
ham registers 160°F.
- For Cherry Sauce: Drain cherries, reserving
juice in 2 cup glass measure. Add enough pineapple juice to make
2 cups. Combine juice mixture and lemon juice in medium saucepan.
Whisk in cornstarch until smooth.
- Heat to boiling, whisking constantly.
Stir in cherries. Cook over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes or until
heated through. Stir in Equal® and food coloring. (Makes
about 4 1/2 cups.)
- Slice ham and arrange on platter. Place
bowl of Cherry Sauce in the center. Garnish with parsley.
Makes 6 servings.
* May substitute 24 packets sweetener.
Note: 2 (16-ounce each) packages frozen
unsweetened pitted cherries, thawed, can be substituted for canned
cherries. Drain cherries thoroughly. Add enough pineapple juice
to make 2 cups. Proceed as recipe directs.
Nutrition Information Per Serving:
calories 156, protein 18 g, carbohydrate 9 g, fat 5 g, cholesterol
45 mg, sodium 1027 mg.
Food Exchanges: 2 1/2 lean meat, 1/2 fruit.
Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the
NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®.
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