- Serves: 8 to 10
- Ingredient Notes: Corn-free, Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Peanut-free, Soy-free, Tree nut-free
Ingredients
- 1 (7- to 8-pound) fully cooked ham
- 12 ounces ginger ale or root beer (not sugar-free or stevia sweetened)
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 tablespoon spicy mustard
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Directions
Preheat oven to 325° F. Score ham lightly with a paring knife and place in a large roasting pan. Slowly pour the soda over it.
Stir together molasses, mustard, brown sugar and cloves. Carefully spread the mixture on ham. It’s OK if some of it falls into the pan, but most of it should stick in place.
Bake the ham until an internal temperature taken with an instant-read thermometer reads 140° F, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Baste with pan juices every 20 minutes.
Let ham stand 15 minutes before carving.
Special notes:
Some ginger ales are very heavily spiced with fresh ginger, like Reed’s Extra Ginger Brew. The ginger essence, along with its warm, spicy kick, will concentrate during cooking. Unless you are a serious ginger aficionado, aim for one (like Reed’s Original or Santa Cruz Spritzer) with less ginger.
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