Ham Balls
These Ham Balls are a vintage recipe passed down through my family! With a handful of easy ingredients, they are prepped in 15 minutes and ready to bake. It's a delicious way to use up leftover ham after a holiday meal.
Servings: 20 servings
Calories: 146kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups cubed ham
- 1 pound ground beef or pork
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt or salt and black pepper
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 10.5 ounce can tomato soup
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13x9 baking dish with butter or nonstick spray.
- Grind ham in a food processor until it's the texture of ground beef.
- In a bowl, combine ground ham, ground beef, graham cracker crumbs, egg, milk, and seasoning salt or salt and black pepper.
- Shape into balls (about golf ball size) and place in the baking dish.
- In another bowl, whisk together tomato soup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and mustard. Pour the sauce evenly over the ham balls. Ensure they're fully glazed.
- Bake uncovered for 1 hour, spooning sauce over the top every 20 minutes.
- Serve hot with the glaze spooned over the top.
Notes
Tips
- Baste the ham balls every 20 minutes. This helps them get that delicious and shiny glaze.
- Bake them uncovered as well. Another key technique to help the sauce to reduce and thicken, plus also to caramelize on the ham balls.
- Swap the ground beef or pork for ground chicken or turkey. If you want a lighter ham ball, no worries, you can easily swap the meat.
- Don't skip pulsing the ham in the food processor. It needs to be the consistency of ground meat so that it can bind easily into the shape of a ball.
- If your ham mixture seems wet, add a tablespoon of flour or graham crackers to help bind.
Storage
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave for a few seconds until warmed through. You can easily freeze ham balls for up to 2 months in an airtight container. Thaw overnight in the fridge, then reheat again according to the instructions above. It's also a wonderful recipe to make in advance. You can prepare the ham balls and keep them warm in the oven or on the stove until guests arrive or dinner is served.Nutrition
Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 264mg | Potassium: 184mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 79IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg
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