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Brown Sugar and Coke Glazed Baked Ham

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This Brown Sugar and Coke Glazed Baked Ham is perfect for Easter Brunch, Thanksgiving Dinner, Christmas Dinner, or any special occasion. It’s also great for potluck meals or dropping off when our PTO feeds the Teachers before Parent/Teacher Conference night, because it’s simple and easy to make, and goes a long way!
Brown Sugar and Coke Glazed Baked Ham

Brown Sugar and Coke Glazed Baked Ham

When it comes to a Thanksgiving Meal, we go big. When we lived in Oklahoma, we would invite several friends and their families to our home to enjoy the big meal with us. Some of them didn’t have family in the area, and we never wanted anyone to feel like they needed to spend the holiday alone.

In 2013, I showed you a plate highlighting the Turkey & Dressing, Hashbrown Casserole, Green Beans, and Sprite Biscuits.

Hashbrown Casserole

This year (2014), I thought I’d share with you my recipe for Brown Sugar and Coke Glazed Baked Ham that I serve with Roasted Potatoes, Roasted Green Beans, and Angel Biscuits.

Roasted Green Beans

 

This is a super easy recipe, with only 3 ingredients (4 if you include pineapple!). My kids LOVE it. I like that it’s a stress free item to make, you can just put it in the oven and leave it alone until it’s time to serve.

Disposable aluminum pans make this a breeze, but you can also use a 9×13 cake pan for this ham and cover it with foil. After serving and putting away the leftovers, there is still pan juices, etc that I don’t want to pour down the drain. I can take the pan outside and discard the juices in a wooded area, then toss the foil and pan in our recycle bin. Clean up complete!

Sprite Rolls

 

Sprite Biscuits

UPDATE: Going through the comments over the years, several readers have given some great suggestions to enhance my Brown Sugar Ham Glaze recipe, which I love and appreciate!

  • Try using cherry coke, instead of coke. I did, it was delicious.
  • Try using Dr Pepper, instead of coke.
  • Save the pan drippings in a mason jar or ice cube tray, freeze, and use when making fried or scrambled eggs, for added flavor.
  • Add Cherries with the pineapple slices or crushed pineapple.
  • I also make Brown Sugar and Coke Glazed Baked Ham for Easter Dinner, for Christmas Dinner, and other special occasions throughout the year.

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Yield: 15

Brown Sugar and Coke Glazed Baked Ham

Brown Sugar and Coke Glazed Baked Ham
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • Spiral Sliced Pre-Cooked Ham
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup Coke

Instructions

Mix the brown sugar and coke in a small bowl

Spread over ham placed in a baking dish or roaster pan.

Cover with aluminum foil

Bake according to package directions (mine said 10-12 mins per pound)

Remove from oven, and let sit on counter for 30 minutes (perfect time to bake side dishes!)

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

15

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 69Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 91mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 0gSugar: 14gProtein: 2g

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© Karen Puleski
Cuisine: American / Category: Pork
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Comments

  4. Mia says

    Use toothpicks and secure maraschino cherries and pineapple slices to ham when baking..that’s what I plan on doing

  5. Jessica Davis says

    This sounds delish! We’ve always used Pepsi on ours but there’s so many ways you can go with this!! Thank you for sharing & it’s the most delish ham I’ve had yet!

  8. Judy Cox says

    This really sounds quite delicious and different. I will try this for my Easter supper~~

  11. Casey Garvey says

    I love the cherry coke ham. This looks easy, yummy and a great tomorrow night meal!

  16. janetfaye says

    The Brown Sugar and Coke Glazed Ham looks so good. I will have to make this, maybe for Easter dinner.

  17. Linda Szymoniak says

    I’m not actually the biggest fan of Coke (we’re Pepsi drinkers at our house), but have found that using a couple of cans of Dr Pepper when I slow cooked pork had the best result! The meat was tender – falling apart without having to even use a fork. It tasted so good just as is I was hesitant to even put bbq sauce on it. I did put on a little, but wanted the Dr. Pepper taste to come through!

  18. Sue E says

    I HAD to pin your Brown Sugar and Coke Glazed Ham, the Hashbrown Casserole, and the Sprite Rolls! Here’s the menu for our next Thanksgiving!
    Thank you for sharing!

  20. Queenie says

    Sounds delicious! Can i use crockpot instead of the oven? If so, how long should I cook it for?

  22. Jerry Marquardt says

    The Brown Sugar and Coke Glazed Baked Ham recipe looks astounding. I cannot wait to taste your special recipe. I thank you so much for the directions on this delicious treat.

  29. sheila ressel says

    Very interesting….would never have imagined using coke on ham but I’ll bet it tastes great!

  30. Julie Hansen says

    I love this recipe! My son isnt a big fan of ham but when its made like this its his favorite!

  32. Ronit Khanna says

    I really cannot wait to savour the taste of this delicious mouth watering recipe. The ingredients depict clearly how savouring the dish will be. Cant wait to try it out.

  33. Elizabeth Tarlow says

    This recipe sounds perfect!! I will definitely use it next time I fix Ham! Thanks for sharing…I pinned the recipe, just yesterday 🙂

  35. floridagld says

    We are southern..I have relatives that have made their hams this way for decades! A bit sweet but good for a switch up.
    Vickie

  36. Nicole Carter (Weasley) says

    The does taste very good. My Dad used to make something like this when I was younger.

  38. sandy brandon (@FROGrevramb) says

    I am saving this recipe. My husband always cooks our ham and it is amazing….but I have heard about cooking with a Coke and this sounds like I might be able to ‘outdo” him in the “ham” department with this recipe! LOL

  40. Linda Szymoniak says

    I really don’t like the packets of glaze that usually come with a ham. I much prefer making my own glaze. I haven’t seen this one – I’ll have to try it the next time I make a ham.

  41. Deborah Caudill says

    I don’t much care for ham, but my family does. I usually get it already made, but this recipe makes it look really good. I am going to have to give it a try as soon as I either get a new range or figure out why the oven stopped working. I am a terrible cook, so it certainly hasn’t been from being used too much. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

  42. brandidawn says

    Very interesting to use coke in a recipe! I wonder what kind of difference the reader suggestion to try using Dr. Pepper makes. This looks very delish!

  44. Sharon Rooney says

    This sounds really good. I have used coke and mountain dew in the crockpot on meats and they come out delicious.

  45. Jan Lee says

    Now this is something I can do without any hassle 🙂 I’m all for simple and easy recipes. When you make this for any type buffet or main meal, it’s great because everyone else can bring the side dishes! I also like the foil pans for making dishes that are easy clean up 🙂 Thank you for sharing and posting!

  51. Cynthia R says

    We are looking forward to Christmas ham this year. Looks like an excellent way to prepare ham.

  53. jalapenomamamn says

    I will be making a ham soon and using this recipe.
    Sounds great – thanks for sharing!
    Barbara Montag

  54. ov099 says

    Oh boy does that look good…. but I’m so partial to the turkey though. So many great choices! 🙂

  57. marilynnawara says

    Dinner looks delicious. I’ve been debating over a turkey or ham for Christmas Day… thanks to your article, the ham just won.

  58. Lynne B says

    Honestly, I’ve never baked a ham. I’ve always been intimidated by it. I’m not sure why! Your recipe seems so straightforward that I may try it for Christmas!

  61. L. Bain says

    Good Evening,
    Came across your recipe and decided to give it try tomorrow. I will let you know how it turns out. Thanks

  62. Karen Puleski says

    It’s sooooooo good! I make this for Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, but also try to work it in for other special meals throughout the year 🙂

  64. Karen Puleski says

    I can’t use diet products, because the artificial sweetener causes me problems with my autoimmune disease, that’s why I use coke. I did try it with cherry coke, and it was delicious as well. I made a note on my recipe card to try adding cherries too 🙂 Thanks for the suggestion!

  65. Karen Puleski says

    I never thought to try that, but I will the next time I make it. My crew prefers scrambled eggs, but adds all sorts of things to them, so I’ll try this and see how it goes. Thanks for the suggestion!

  66. Karen Puleski says

    I tried it with Cherry Coke and it did give a nice hint of cherry flavor. It would work on uncut as well, maybe poke some holes in it, so the flavor can seep in 🙂

  67. Leigh Ann says

    Can you use cheerwine (sort of like cherry coke) instead of regular coke? Also, would it work on uncut ham? I did not get a spiral cut.

  68. Jane says

    Trying this today. I always use pineapple juice and brown sugar and I used coke with ketchup for my meatloaf but trying this today. My heart dropped when you said you dumped the drippings though. I always put the drippings in a jar and freeze them or use the in a day or two with fried eggs. Whenever we have fried eggs I put a Tablespoon or two of the drippings in with each egg and my family fights over them. Those who normally don’t like eggs will eat eggs fried in ham juice. YUM!

  69. just saying says

    This is how I cook mine, but I add cherries in syrup and use diet coke because it taste sweeter. I also started cooking mine in an oven bag 2 years ago, and it made it super moist and flavorful.

  70. Miz Helen says

    Looks like a great tasting ham and a great meal! Hope you are staying warm and cozy in this cold weather and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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