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Ham in Cider
My dad had a side job as a butcher. He would pick out the meat for a holiday and often prepared it himself. And ham was always his choice meat for Easter. He would present it to the family like a masterpiece before he took it back to the kitchen to carve it.
In our busy lives, I am constantly looking for recipes to make our special meals easier. We found this great recipe for ham that takes no oven space and very little prep time. And because the ham cooks as a whole ham in the slow cooker, it still can be a masterpiece, as my dad would have insisted!
If you haven’t already planned your Easter menu, consider this recipe. Or take a look at your favorite Fix-It and Forget-It cookbook for more ideas to help save you time on Easter Sunday.
Ham in Cider
Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic, page 60
Makes 6 to 8 servings
Ideal slow cooker size: 4- to 5-quart
3-lb. boneless, precooked, extra-lean, lower-sodium ham, trimmed of fat
4 cups sweet cider, or apple juice
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup brown sugar substitute
2 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp ground cloves
1 cup white seedless raisins
1. Place ham and cider in slow cooker.
2. Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours.
3. Remove ham from cider and place in a baking pan. (Reserve juice in cooker.)
4. Make a paste of brown sugar, sugar substitute, mustard, cloves, and a little hot cider. Brush over ham. Pour ½ cup of juice from slow cooker into baking pan. Stir in raisins.
5. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes, until the paste has turned into a glaze.
Basic Nutritional Values: Calories 255 (Calories from Fat 26), Total Fat 3 gm (Saturated Fat 1.0 gm, Polyunsat Fat 0.6 gm, Monounsat Fat 1.0 gm, Cholesterol 67 mg), Sodium 1194 mg, Total Carbohydrate 31 gm, Dietary Fiber 1 gm, Sugars 28 gm, Protein 27 gm
thank you for publishing this WITH PICTURES! I am so visual, and the pictures really help!
I don’t understand why I need brown sugar and brown sugar substitute. How much brown sugar do I use if I don’t use brown sugar substitute?
Joan, If i am reading this correctly, I believe they left out the word “or” in their. it is either 1/4 of brown sugar “or” enough brown sugar substitute to equal 1/4 of regular brown sugar, not both
I make an elaborate ham every year for Easter, which takes hours. This marvelous recipe will save me so much time. I look forward to trying this slow cooker version of my old classic.
I was with ya until I saw the seedless raisins. Yucky!! I may have to try it without. I am from the camp that fruit (juice is OK) and meat don’t mix.
You are missing some great recipes!!! I do peaches in stuffed peppers and many other combos!!
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Is this supposed to be 1/4 cup brown sugar PLUS 1/4 cup brown sugar substitute, or is this an either/or choice?
TIA for your response.
My husband is diabetic, and lots of recipes use both sugar & sugar substitutes. Some regular sugar needed to get the taste you want, the substitute to achieve degree of sweetness. Is that the case here?
The Ham in Cider recipe calls for ¼ cup brown sugar and ¼ cup brown sugar substitute. We are sorry for the confusion and inconvenience.
where do i find a brown sugar substitute
what do i use for a brown sugar substitute
Hi Amy! You can find brown sugar substitute in the baking aisle of your local grocery store. Thanks for asking!
I definitely will try this for Easter. I’m not wild about raisins, but love other fruit. So, I’m going to cut up dried apricots instead and use them. Prunes would be good too. Thanks for the great recipe!
Can you use a bone IN ham? If so…what’s the adjustment on the cook time?
I want to make split pea soup after
Sounds great but can I use a canned ham. My daughter loves the canned ones, so i try to cook her at least one a year. Thanks
Dont care about the raisins but
I want to add the traditional Pineapple.
Crushed? Rings?
Lots of options here
Couldnt be easier, Sound Yummy
Why the brown sugar substitute? By brown sugar substitute, you mean fake brown sugar? I don’t like and don’t use fake sugar for anything. Can I use all regular brown sugar? I think I will use pineapple instead of raisins.
Thanks for sharing it! It sounds yummy and I’m going to try it!
I have just put my ham in the slow cooker. I am so excited! However, I am not a morning person and dumped everything into the slow cooker as I was half asleep and didn’t read my entire written out copy of the recipe. Hopefully this won’t turn out too badly because I am out of apple juice and my closest store is further than I care to walk and doesn’t open until 11 o’clock anyway which would be too late for a 6 o’clock dinner time. I hope that because we’re college students and continuously hungry no one will notice if this tastes off. This is my first Easter meal at college. Happy Easter Everyone! May the Lord bless you all.
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I suspect a Sprial Cut ham would also work with this treatment? Really one is just reheating the ham, it’s already cooked.