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Ham: Holiday Ham and Cherry Sauce

Source of Recipe

The NutraSweet Company


List of Ingredients

5 pounds fully cooked boneless ham
Whole cloves
Cherry sauce (recipe follows)
Parsley sprigs



Recipe

Place ham in roasting pan; stud with cloves. Roast ham at 325*F (160*C) until thermometer inserted in center of ham register 160*F (70*C), about 1 1/2 hours.

Slice ham and arrange on platter with bowl of Cherry Sauce in the center. Garnish with parsley.

YIELD: Makes 16 servings.


Cherry Sauce---

2 cans (16-ounces each) red tart pitted cherries in juice, undrained*
2/3 to 3/4 can unsweetened pineapple juice
4 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 cup cornstarch
7 1/4 to 10 3/4 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes or 24 to 36 packets Equal® sweetener or 1 to 1 1/2 cups Equal® Spoonful™
Red food coloring (optional)

Drain cherries, reserving juice in 2-cup glass measure; add enough pineapple juice to make 2 cups. Pour juice mixture and lemon juice into medium saucepan; whisk in cornstarch until smooth. Heat to boiling, whisking constantly; boil until thickened, whisking constantly, about 1 minute.

Add cherries to saucepan; cook over medium heat until hot throughout, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in Equal® and food coloring.

Makes about 4 2/3 cups.

Tip: 2 packages (16-ounces each) frozen no-sugar-added pitted cherries, thawed, can be substituted for the canned cherries; drain cherries thoroughly and add enough pineapple juice to make 2 cups. Proceed with recipe as above.



Nutrition information per serving: 246 cal., 30g pro., 12g carbo., 8 g fat, 75 mg chol., 1710 mg sodium.

Food exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 fruit