Cranberry Ham Slice - $4.23 a serving

Makes 6 servings · american · easy · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$25.40
basket total, in-store
$4.23
per serving (6 servings)
-$0.39
cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner

Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-19 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). 2 matches are flagged for you to check rather than silently swapped. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packedKroger® Light Brown Sugar · 32 oz$2.29200 g$0.50$1.79
1/2 tablespoon cornstarchCHECK THISKroger® Pure Corn Starch · 16 oz$2.294 g$0.02$2.27
1/2 teaspoon allspiceSimple Truth Organic® Ground Allspice Shaker · 1.76 oz$3.991 g$0.08$3.91
2 cups cranberry juiceKroger® Cranberry Juice Cocktail · 64 fl oz$2.99480 ml$0.76$2.23
2 tablespoons lemon juiceFresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each$0.851$0.85-
1/4 cup raisins, seedlessKroger® 100% Fruit Seedless Raisins · 20 oz$4.9940 g$0.35$4.64
2 ham slices, 1-inch thickCHECK THISSmithfield Anytime Favorites Pre-Sliced Hickory Smoked Boneless Ham · 1.5 lbsSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMEDSUBSTITUTE$8.002$8.00-

ham slices drives this basket at $8.00, 31% of the total. The next biggest lines are seedless raisins ($4.99) and allspice ($3.99). $14.83 of the basket - 58% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.

Cranberry juice, raisins, allspice, and brown sugar give this dish a sweet and tangy sauce. Serve with your favorite veggies for an easy dinner.

This recipe is credited to a partner program (University of the Virgin Islands Cooperative Extension Service 4-H/Family & Consumer Sciences Program), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

University of the Virgin Islands Cooperative Extension Service 4-H/Family & Consumer Sciences Program. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What each protein actually costs per serving.
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