Classic Coke Baked Ham With Brown Sugar Crumb Crust Recipe

How to make it

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• Preheat oven to 350F.
• If you eat the ham skin, leave it on, if you don't eat it, remove it now.
• Place the ham in a roasting pan.
• Add about 1 inch of Coke to the pan.
• Bake, covered, allowing for 15 minutes per pound.
• Baste the ham frequently with the Coke.
• Add more Coke to the roasting pan during the cooking as it evaporates to prevent burning.
• Turn the ham over 1/2 hour before your baking time ends.
• Meanwhile make topping:
• In a medium bowl combine the brown sugar, bread crumbs, butter, mustard, and pepper.
• After the ham has baked for 15 minutes per pound, remove it from the oven.
• Carefully press the crumb mixture onto the ham, don't worry if some falls into the liquid in the roaster.
• Return the ham to the oven, UNCOVERED, for 30 to 40 minutes more, until the coating is golden.
• Again, don't let the bottom of the roaster dry out -- add more Coke if required.
• Let sit 10 minutes before carving.
• Sauce:
• There will be crumb mixture that has fallen into the roaster. Stir that into the liquid in the roaster, pour into a gravy boat and serve as a sauce.