Diabetic Recipes
Ham with Cherry Sauce
Turn a baked ham into a festive meal with this colorful and easy to make Cherry Sauce. Canned or frozen tart cherries, pineapple juice and Equal provide the necessary flavor.
Yield: 16 servings
33% calorie reduction from traditional recipe
Ingredients
Ham
- 1 (3 pound) fully cooked boneless ham
- Whole cloves
- Fresh parsley sprigs
Cherry Sauce
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans red tart pitted cherries in juice, undrained*
- 2/3 to 3/4 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup Equal Spoonful**
- Red food coloring (optional)
Instructions
Ham
- Place ham in roasting pan; stud with cloves. Roast ham in preheated 325 degrees F oven for about 1 1/2 hours or until thermometer inserted in center of ham registers 160 degrees F.
Cherry Sauce
- Drain cherries, reserving juice in a 2 cup glass measure. Add enough pineapple juice to make 2 cups. Combine juice mixture and lemon juice in medium saucepan. Whisk in cornstarch until smooth.
- Heat to boiling, whisking constantly. Stir in cherries. Cook over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes or until heated through. Stir in Equal and food coloring.
- Slice ham and arrange on platter. Place bowl for the Cherry Sauce in center. Garnish with parsley.
Notes
* 2 (16 ounces) packages frozen unsweetened pitted cherries, thawed, can be substituted for canned cherries. Drain cherries thoroughly. Add enough pineapple juice to make 2 cups. Proceed as recipe directs.
** May substitute 24 packets Equal sweetener
Nutrition
Per serving: 156 cal., 18 g pro., 9 g carb., 5 g fat, 45 mg chol., 1027 mg sodium
Exchanges: 2 1/2 lean meat, 1/2 fruit