This Rum and Coke Spiral Ham has the most amazing flavor! Add a little fun to your holiday dinner with this unique ham recipe. The glaze is sticky and sweet from the cola, with just enough of a rum flavor to balance it out.
Why You’re Going To Love This Rum And Coke Spiral Ham
Why not make the holidays a bit more fun with this Rum and Coke Spiral Ham for dinner? I’m telling you, just make this ham for the glaze, it’s unbelievably delicious. Make sure to also check out our Bourbon Gazed Ham and our suer easy Crock Pot Peach Glazed Ham too!
- Easy To Make: All you need to do is get your ham in a slow cooker, make a super quick cola glaze and you’re done. The slow cooker does the rest!
- Fun For Parties & Holidays: Who doesn’t love a classic rum and coke? We have found that everyone loves this ham, from young to old! (Don’t worry, the alcohol will cook out while the glaze reduces)
- Easy, Hands Off Recipe: When you’re getting a dinner together for a party or a holiday, an easy recipe like this spiral ham is the way to go.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to get started, with some swap outs if needed.
- Spiral Sliced Ham: We like a spiral ham for this coke glazed ham because the glaze seeps into all the slices. You can, however, use this same glaze for a regular ham. You’ll just need to adjust the cooking time.
- Coke: Coke for the classic rum and coke flavor works best! A lot of cola based recipes like this sometimes use Dr. Pepper and that’s fine too.
- Rum: Opt for a dark rum if you can, but light rum works too. You don’t need to use an expensive rum here, just one that you like that flavor of because you will taste it in the glaze.
- Brown Sugar: Dark or light brown sugar.
- Dijon Mustard: Any mustard you like the flavor of, but we like the bit of spice in dijon to go with the sweet glaze.
How To Make Spiral Ham In A Slow Cooker
This spiral ham is literally so easy to make, you’re not going to believe it. There’s a couple of process photos here to look at, but for complete instructions head to the recipe card.
- Step 1: Place the ham flat side down in your slow cooker. Pour a can of Coke all over the ham, cover and cook on high for 2 1/2 hours. The cooking time will depend on the size of you ham – see the recipe card for instructions on cooking a larger ham.
- Step 2: While the ham is cooking, make the glaze on the stove top, reducing it for 10 minutes. After the 2 1/2 hours, pour the glaze all over the ham and cook for another 30 minutes.
Can I Make This Recipe Without Rum?
You can, yes. You can substitute the 1/2 cup of rum for orange juice or apple juice. Really, most of the alcohol will cook off, but if you don’t want to use the rum it’s fine. You’ll have more of a citrusy flavor to the glaze, but it will be delicious.
You can also leave out the 1/2 cup of extra liquid altogether and just use all Coke. If you choose this option, add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to balance out the sweet flavor of the cola.
What Goes Well With Ham?
There’s so many options as far as side dishes go. Most things go with ham, especially a boozy fun spiral ham recipe like this one!
Can I Use A Regular Ham Instead?
Yes. You can use this recipe with a regular (not spiral sliced) ham, too. The cooking time will need to be adjusted as spiral hams cook faster than a regular ham that’s not cut.
Most ham that we buy from the store is already cooked, so keep in mind that you’re really just warming the ham through. The internal temperature should reach 140 degrees with a thermometer.
Recipes To Make With Leftover Ham
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Rum and Coke Spiral Ham
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 8 Servings 1x
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Pin RecipeThis Rum and Coke Spiral Ham brings the fun to your holiday dinner! A sweet coke glaze spiked with a touch of rum coats every slices of this delicious spiral ham!
Ingredients
- 6–8 lb. spiral sliced ham (can be larger, see note)
- 2 (8 oz.) cans of Coca-Cola® (we like regular, full sugar Coke for this recipe)
- 1/2 cup dark rum
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
Instructions
- Add the ham to a 6-8 quart slow cooker (depending on the size of your ham) We like to add it flat side down so that the slices stay in tact. Pour 1 can of Coke over the ham.
- Cover the slow cooker and set on high for 3 hours or on low for 6 hours. We made this recipe with a 6 pound ham and it was done in 2 1/2 hours. The cooking time will depend on the size of your ham, see note.
- In the last hour of cooking time, make the glaze by adding 1 cup of Coke to a medium size pot. Pour in the rum and then whisk in the brown sugar and mustard. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes. The glaze should reduce by half and be thick and syrupy.
- During the last 30 minutes of cooking time (at the 2 1/2 hour mark), pour the glaze over the top of the ham, making sure to cover all of the ham. Cook for the remaining 30 minutes, remove the ham from the slow cooker and serve.
Recipe Notes
What you’re really doing here is warming up a ham, since most hams are already pre-cooked. A smaller, 4-5 pound ham should only take about 2 hours on high to warm through. A larger 6-8 pounds ham will take 3-4 hours to warm through. Halfway through cooking, check the internal temperature of the ham should be 140 degrees. OR just make sure it’s hot in the center.
If you have a very large spiral ham, you can double the ingredients (or triple) for the glaze and cook for 8 hours on low or 5 hours on high.
The servings size listed is for a 6 pound ham.
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Made this for Easter brunch and everyone loved it. It was a nice change. Lovely combination of flavours.
We called it Cuba Libre ham. :)
So fun! We’re so glad you liked it!
I shall be making this recipe for the third time tonight..amazing.
We’re so glad you like it! Cheers~
Sadly my ham is to big for my crock pot, and I bought everything already. Can I cook this in the oven?
Yes, you can. Just make the glaze and follow the instructions on the package for cooking your ham in the oven.
Subtle^
Trying this this weekend for a delayed Easter dinner!
Awesome! I think you’re going to love it!
It was a-Ma-zing!! The lime added a suble tangyness, and the glaze, OMG!! SO glad I stumbled upon your recipe, Dan! ????❤️☺️????????
We love it too! Very different from the normal sweet glaze on ham but it works. So glad you liked it!
Very creative use of ingredients. Looks so flavorful.
Thanks Megan!
I love the sound of this glaze! I’ll bet it’s delicious!
Thank you Cynthia!