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Cherry Holiday Ham

Ingredients

  • 1 baking bag
  • 1 ham, cut on top diagonally both ways about 1/2” deep
  • 1-1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 (24-ounce) can whole pitted sour cherries, drained
  • whole cloves
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/8 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 bottle St. James Winery Cherry Wine
  • 1 (14-ounce) can cranberry sauce

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  2. Rub ham with 1 cup of brown sugar.
  3. In the cut marks insert cherries and cloves.
  4. Place ham in the baking bag.
  5. In a saucepan mix the remaining 1/2 cup of brown sugar, maple syrup, powdered sugar, wine, cranberries, and salt and pepper to taste, then heat just enough to melt everything down.
  6. Pour mixture over the ham. Close the baking bag and cook at 325°F for 2 hours.
  7. Turn down the heat to 150°F and let set for 3 hours.
  8. Serve with juices from the baking bag.