Guest Author - Jennifer Murray

I just realized today that Easter is just next weekend. I thought we had longer to get our menus prepared and our recipes together for Easter dinner. Here is a healthy ham recipe that is only 175 calories per serving and very easy to make. Enjoy!

Ingredients
1 cup apple jelly
4 lb. fully cooked smoked whole ham
1 tsp. ground giner
Fresh herbs for garnish

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Farhenheit.

2. Remove skin and trim some fat from ham, leaving only about 1/4 inch fat covering the ham.

3. Place ham in large roasting pan (17 by 11 1/2 in.) and insert meat thermometer into center of ham. Be careful not to touch the bone with the thermometer.

4. Bake 2 1/2 hours. Prepare glaze by heating jelly and giner to boiling in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Boil for 2 minutes. Brush the ham with some of the glaze.

5. Bake ham for an additional 30 minutes to 1 hour, until temperature reaches 140 degrees. Brush occasionally with remaining glaze while baking. Let the ham stand for 20 minutes before serving. Garnish with fresh herbs.