Baked Ham with Cherry Glaze

We often have ham on Christmas Eve.  I have made many different types of glazes and this one was a keeper for sure.

Ingredients-

Spiral ham (mine was 10 pounds)

1 can Black cherries pitted in cherry juice

2 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground cardamom

¼ teaspoon salt

1 lemon zested

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.  Pour ½ inch water in the bottom of a large roasting pan.
2. Place ham on a rack over the water and score with a knife making criss-cross lines.
3. Tent the ham with aluminum foil.
4. Bake 15 minutes for each pound.
5. In the last 30 minutes of baking prepare the glaze.
6. Pour cherries, honey, brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, salt, and lemon zest to a food processor to chop the cherries.
7. Transfer the mixture to a small saucepan.  Bring to a boil and let simmer until it is thickened. 
8. Add cornstarch in two batches and stir in completely.
9. Remove from heat.
10. Remove ham from the oven and coat with half of the cherry glaze. Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees. 
11. Bake for 15 more minutes.
12. Let the ham rest for 15 minutes.  Then slice and serve with the remaining glaze.
13. Enjoy!