Ham and Pineapple Bake

This Ham and Pineapple Bake is the perfect holiday dish. It’s easy to throw together and looks beautiful, making it a great recipe for Sunday dinner or any time you need to impress your guests. The saltiness of the ham with the sweet pineapple is the perfect combination!

What You’ll Love About This Recipe:

If you need a crazy simple recipe for a ham dinner, this Ham and Pineapple Bake is perfect! This recipe is so easy and only takes a few ingredients to make. The sticky glaze that goes over the ham and pineapple adds a sweetness to the savory meat. 

This is a great holiday ham recipe that you can serve with a few side dishes and have a delicious Christmas dinner, and the best part is that you really only need a few simple ingredients to create this delicious recipe. All of which you will probably have in your pantry. Plus the leftover ham.

Key Ingredients

Ham: When making this classic recipe, you will want to use a spiral-cut ham. Do not use an uncooked ham for this recipe as it is written for a pre-cooked ham. But any store-bought ham can work if necessary, but try and avoid a bone-in ham if possible.

Pineapple: For the pineapple bake recipe, keep it simple by using canned pineapple slices or rings. But if you want to use a fresh pineapple, be sure to use a fully ripe pineapple to get the perfect balance of sweet and tender pineapple.

Sweet glaze: To create a sweet ham glaze, use a combination of honey, water, and brown sugar (dark brown sugar for a more savory flavor) and a few added spices.

Equipment Needed

For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:

• Baking Dish (9 x 13)
• Non-stick Cooking Spray
• Mixing Bowl
• Aluminum Foil

How to Make Ham and Pineapple Bake

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 9×13-inch pan with nonstick spray.
2. Carve cooked spiral cut ham into diamond shapes for slices and cut pineapple rings in half.
3. Place ham and pineapple in rows with the cut side down in the roasting pan (2–3 slices ham per pineapple).
4. Mix brown sugar, honey, water, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pineapple juice in a bowl.
5. Pour over the top of the ham and pineapple, cover with aluminum foil, and bake for 40 minutes until heated through.

Recipe Variations

• To add a pop of color, you can add maraschino cherries before baking the ham, plus the flavor of a maraschino cherry is a great addition to this sweet and savory dish.
• Add fresh orange peel to the top for a more citrus taste, but remove it before consuming the holiday dinner. 
• Swap the honey for maple syrup when making the sweet glaze.
• Add a little ground cloves to the glaze for even more fall flavors in this pineapple ham recipe.

Expert Tips

• How to layer easy baked ham and pineapple: Stacking the ham and the pineapple is what will make this presentation beautiful. I did one half pineapple slice for every two ham slices. Start with a ham layer all along the pan, from one end to the other. Then on the seams of the ham, I would place a pineapple. Make sure that the pineapple isn’t laying on each separate piece of ham, but in the middle of two ham slices, to show both the pineapple and ham.
• Garnish the ham: The cracked pepper against the pineapple and ham is the perfect way to make this dish pop, and have the flavor explode. For a sweeter taste, you could also garnish the outside of the ham with a drizzle of honey. I have garnished this dish with brown sugar as well to create a crunchy brown sugar glaze.
• If you want a pop of color, you could also use a few scattered leaves or sprigs of chopped parsley. I would also pair the parsley with fresh cracked pepper.
• Use a boneless ham for the best results.

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