{"id":2315,"date":"2026-03-10T21:05:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2315"},"modified":"2026-03-10T21:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:05:48","slug":"slow-cooker-cola-ham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/slow-cooker-cola-ham\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Slow Cooker Cola Ham"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u00a0Slow Cooker Cola Ham<\/h3>\n<p>A sweet, sticky, and incredibly tender ham made easily in the slow cooker using cola and brown sugar. Perfect for holidays or a simple family dinner!<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 fully cooked <strong>bone-in ham<\/strong> (about 2\u20133 kg \/ 4\u20136 lbs)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup <strong>brown sugar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1 can (330 ml \/ 12 oz) <strong>cola<\/strong> (regular, not diet)<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon <strong>Dijon mustard<\/strong> (optional, for extra flavor)<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon <strong>ground cloves<\/strong> (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Instructions<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prepare the ham<\/strong><br \/>\nPlace the ham in the slow cooker. If it\u2019s too big, trim slightly so the lid closes properly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add the sugar<\/strong><br \/>\nRub the brown sugar all over the ham, making sure to coat the top well.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pour the cola<\/strong><br \/>\nSlowly pour the cola around the ham (not directly washing off the sugar on top).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add extra flavor (optional)<\/strong><br \/>\nSpread Dijon mustard over the ham and sprinkle the cloves if you like a deeper flavor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook<\/strong><br \/>\nCover and cook on <strong>LOW for 6\u20137 hours<\/strong> or <strong>HIGH for 3\u20134 hours<\/strong>, until the ham is hot and tender.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Glaze (optional but delicious)<\/strong><br \/>\nRemove the ham and transfer the cooking liquid to a small saucepan.<br \/>\nSimmer for <strong>10\u201315 minutes<\/strong> until it thickens into a glaze, then pour over the ham.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>\u00a0Serving Ideas<\/h4>\n<p>Serve with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mashed potatoes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Roasted vegetables<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dinner rolls<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mac and cheese<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The cola caramelizes with the brown sugar to create a sweet, rich glaze that makes this ham unbelievably flavorful!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Slow Cooker Cola Ham A sweet, sticky, and incredibly tender ham made easily in the slow cooker using cola and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2317,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315\/revisions\/2317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}