This recipe for Hawaiian Ham Loaf is a variation on my very first entree recipe. Believe it or not, it's really pretty tasty! You can use a small canned ham instead of the SPAM, of course.

See Also

Start With Ham

Ham Entree Recipes

Ham Dinner for Two

Ingredients

• 1 can SPAM or a 10-ounce small uncut ham
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 12 whole cloves
• 2 rings canned pineapple, drained
• 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard powder
• 1 tablespoon honey

• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 20 minutes

• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: Serves 4

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cutting a little more than halfway through, cut the SPAM loaf into 8 sections. Make sure you don't cut all the way through the loaf. You just want sections that you can spread apart with your fingers. Spread some of the mustard in every cut.
Cut the pineapple rings in half to form four half-circles. Stick three whole cloves in the rounded edge of each pineapple ring half.

Tuck the pineapple ring halves into every other cut, rounded sides up. In small bowl, combine brown sugar, allspice, dry mustard powder, and honey; spoon over loaf.

Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes until sugar is melted and SPAM is heated through.

To serve, slice through the loaf at every other cut so the pineapple is in the middle of each serving. Make sure you don't eat the cloves!