Slow Cooker Ham With Coke

Why You'll ❤️ Crockpot Ham with Coke

Easy Crockpot Ham!

I love that this recipe is so simple and easy. To actually cook your ham in the crockpot requires only 3 ingredients. The glaze is an additional step (using stovetop) you can take care of that right before the ham is done, or while it is resting. The glaze has only 4 ingredients. Perfectly easy!

Make With Coke and Brown Sugar

For those of you not following a sugar free or ketogenic diet simply replace Zevia cola with Coke or Pepsi, and the Swerve brown sugar with real brown sugar!

Fully Cooked Ham in Slow Cooker

Making a fully cooked ham in crockpot is a breeze! It's a fix and forget until it is done so you can go about your business making other yummy recipes!

Make it Keto and Low Carb Ham

This low carb ham is keto-friendly, sugar-free, and gluten-free. Make sure to buy a sugar-free ham and use Zevia soda in place of regular soda. Use Swerve brown sugar replacement for the regular brown sugar.

If your ham comes with a glaze packet, just toss it. This recipe makes its own health glaze (that is MUCH) better.

What You'll Need

Here's what you'll need to make slow cooker ham with Coke

• Spiral Sliced Ham - make sure to pick a ham that fits in your crockpot! If not, don't worry here's another easy ham recipe, Brown Sugar Bourbon Glazed Ham) 😉
• Cola - use coca cola, Pepsi, or a sugar free cola you can also use Sprite and even root beer if you want!
• Bourbon
• Brown Sugar or Substitute - you can use real brown sugar or, for a sugar free and keto alternative use a granulated brown sugar substitute.
• Butter
• Reserved Juices - set aside some of the juices from the crockpot.

How To Cook Ham in Crockpot

Here are the steps for making ham in your slow cooker - it's super easy!

• Spray the slow cooker with nonstick spray or rub with butter. Remove ham from packaging and place sliced side down in the pot.
• If your ham comes with a glaze packet, you can toss it. Pour cola and 1 tablespoon bourbon over the top of the ham. Cover and turn the crockpot to low.
• Cook until the ham's temperature reaches 140 degrees. Test the temperature after 1½ hours. It took approximately 20 to 25 minutes in my slow cooker, but each slow cooker may be different.

• Remove ham from slow cooker, tent with foil and let rest. Reserve 1 cup of juices from the crockpot for the glaze.

How To Make Brown Sugar Glaze

• In a saucepan or skillet, melt butter. Add 1 cup the juices from the slow cooker, 1 (or 2) 🙂 tablespoon bourbon, and brown sugar.
• Heat to a gentle rolling boil and stir continuously with a whisk until liquid is reduced by half and is slightly thickened.

Tip: be careful not to burn the glaze, or boil at too high a temperature. It can easily burn with butter and brown sugar. 

• Let the thickened and reduced glaze cool.

• Brush or spoon the glaze evenly all over the ham. Pull apart the slices to help make sure the glaze works its way down into all its nook and crannies. So good!