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Ginger Ale Baked Ham
"Ginger Ale is a simple addition to traditional Baked Ham, but it really makes a difference and adds a lot of flavor while keeping the ham moist."
photo by DianaEatingRichly
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 6 -8 lbs half boneless ham or 6 -8 lbs semi boneless ham
- 1 (12 ounce) can ginger ale (not sugar free)
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
directions
- Place ham in baking dish or roasting pan.
- Score ham diagonally both ways about 1/8" in.
- Pour ginger ale over top.
- Pat brown sugar all over top and sides of ham.
- Bake according to ham package directions.
- (Usually 20 minutes per pound at 325 degrees).
- Serve with Potato Salad or Scalloped Potatoes (see my other recipes).
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Reviews
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Every once in a blue moon I cook a small ham, and I'm never satisifed with the results. Now I have a fallback recipe! My ham (one of those ready-to-serve hams wrapped in plastic) was just over 2-1/2 lbs, so I used half a can of ginger ale and just 1/4 cup brown sugar (with some honey mustard mixed in, to make it pasty). I lined a casserole dish with foil, put in the ham (after scoring the top), then poured the ginger ale over. Baked it for 30 mins, then took the pan out of the oven, basted the ham with the hot ginger ale in the pan, then covered it with the sugar/mustard paste, then baked it for another 30 minutes. The ham didn't have a taste of ginger ale at all, but was incredibly moist and juicy. This easy recipe is definitely the way to do a small ham! -
I made this recipe for an Easter brunch that I hosted...sorry for the delay in rating! I mixed the brown sugar with an equal part of Dijon mustard and covered the ham with this mixture before pouring the ginger ale over it. Fabulous! It got rave reviews. -
I used a small ham and we had it with garlic pasta. The ham was nice and moist and tasted good. Thanks! -
if you add "stud with whole cloves" this was the "secret recipe" that a deli i once to work at used. i still bake hams at home using this technique/recipe. -
I've been talking to friends about my mother making ham like this, back in the day. So glad I found this recipe, now I can make it for them. I believe my mother used to put whole cloves in her score marks too, think I will add that.
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Tweaks
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I used a 10-pound boneless ham. Used honey instead of brown sugar and didn't score ham. Delicious! -
This was a big hit! I used Sprite instead of Ginger Ale because I happened to have it on hand and I mixed some orange juice concentrate with the Sprite. Then followed the rest of the recipe to a tee. Delicious!
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