Family Favorite Ham Loaf
November 11, 2026 • 0 comments
A sweet and savory dinner! This recipe is something my Mom makes for us on special occasions. I had our pork processor make ground ham for us, just for this recipe!
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- Servings: 10+
Ingredients
- (2 lbs) Smoked Ground Ham
- (1 lb) Unseasoned Ground Pork
- (2 eggs) 1 Dozen Eggs - Mixed Sizes
- (1 1/4 cup) Panko Breadcrumbs or Crushed Crackers
- (1 1/4 cup) Milk
- (1/2 tsp) Black Pepper
- (1 cup) Cane Sugar
- (1 Tbsp) Molasses
- (8-10 ounces) Crushed Pineapple
- (1/3 cup) White Vinegar
- (1/4 cup) Water
- (1/4 tsp) Ground Mustard
- (1/4 tsp) Ground Cloves
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Fully thaw ground ham and ground pork. Combine ham, ground pork, eggs, milk, black pepper, and breadcrumbs or crushed crackers. It's going to feel really soupy, but trust the process!
- Form the meat into either 1 large loaf or split into 2 loaf pans.
- Combine sugar, molasses, crushed pineapple, white vinegar, water, ground mustard and ground cloves in a saucepan. Bring to a low boil, then turn off heat.
- Pour evenly over the ham loaf or loaves.
- Continue baking the ham loaf covered for around 1 hour. Baste with the glaze 1-2 times during cooking.
- Remove the lid and bake for an additional 15 minutes uncovered.
