By Dawn Hall, author of the Busy People’s Cookbook Series

I see so many recipes that call for needless, painstaking efforts. Once you see how easy this recipe is, you’ll agree, the extra time is not needed. This is every bit as tasty!

Note: When I tested this recipe using pre-sliced ham, the ham was too dry.

1 (8-pound) fully cooked, hickory smoked, boneless honey ham (Do not use pre-sliced ham.)
1 cup cherry cola
½ cup dark brown sugar
½ teaspoon ground allspice
1 (20-ounce) can pineapple slices in pineapple juice
10 maraschino cherries

Preheat the oven to 275 degrees. Place the ham in a 9 x 13-inch casserole. Pour the soda over the entire ham in the casserole dish.

In a medium bowl, stir together the dark brown sugar and allspice. Pat the sugar mixture on the ham.

With toothpicks, secure the pineapple rings to the outside of the ham. (I use approximately three toothpicks per pineapple slice.) Using one toothpick per cherry, secure one cherry inside each ring of pineapple. Put two pieces of aluminum foil together lengthwise and seal to make a tent. Cover the casserole dish with the aluminum foil tent, securing it tightly around the casserole dish, but do not puncture the foil with the toothpicks.

Bake for 4 to 5 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees.
Let the ham rest for about 10 minutes before cutting.
Pour the ham juice into a small bowl so that guests can serve themselves juice for their ham if they wish.

Yield: 30 (4-ounce) servings

Preparation time: 10 minutes or less
Baking time: 4 to 5 hours
Total time: 5 hours 10 minutes

These ham recipes were created for Precious Moments Moms by Dawn Hall, the author of the award winning Busy People’s Cookbook Series including the just released title: Busy People’s Super Simple Menus Cookbook, (137 healthy, homestyle-meals made in 30-minutes or less); Slow Cooker Cookbook, Low-Carb Cookbook, Diabetic Cookbook, Christmas Cookbook, Low-Fat Cookbook, Busy People’s Down Home Cooking Without the Down Home Fat Cookbook and 7 Simple Steps to a Healthier You.  Her books are currently available at all fine bookstores and on the internet.  Her website is: www.Dawnhallcookbooks.com