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Crock Pot Pulled Ham

Tender Crock Pot Pulled Ham made with cola, barbecue sauce, and apricot preserves for a sweet, smoky, and flavorful dish perfect for sandwiches or serving as a main.
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 20 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 624kcal
Author Brandie Skibinski

Ingredients

  • 6-8 pound smoked whole bone-in ham (not spiral sliced)
  • 2 Tablespoons coarse-ground mustard
  • 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
  • 1 Tablespoon brown sugar rub (I used Kinders)
  • 6 fluid ounces (½ a can) Coca Cola
  • 1 cup BBQ sauce
  • ½ cup apricot preserves

Instructions

  • Add the 6-8 pound smoked whole bone-in ham to a 6-8 quart crock pot.
    A ham in a Slow Cooker.
  • To a bowl, mix the 2 Tablespoons coarse-ground mustard and 2 teaspoons liquid smoke until combined. Pour the mixture over the ham. With clean hands or a pastry brush, rub it all over the ham.
    A ham covered in a sauce in a Slow Cooker.
  • Sprinkle the 1 Tablespoon brown sugar rub on the top and sides of the ham. Press the rub into the ham.
    Ham coated in sauce and rub in a Crock pot.
  • Pour 6 fluid ounces (½ a can) Coca Cola into the bottom of the crockpot (around the edges of the ham)
    Coke being poured over ham in a Slow Cooker.
  • Cover and cook on low for 8 hours for the best results. You can also cook it on high for 5–8 hours but low is recommended for best results.
    NOTE: Do not remove the lid while cooking or the meat will take much longer to get tender. Just set it and forget it.
    A cooked ham in a Slow Cooker.
  • During the last hour of cooking, in a bowl, you will combine 1 cup BBQ sauce and 1/2 cup apricot preserves. Stir well to mix.
    Coat the ham with HALF of this BBQ mixture. Set aside the other half for later. Cover the crock pot and cook for that final hour.
    bbq sauce and apricot preserves in ab owl.
  • After cooking, transfer the ham to a large serving or baking dish (something that has higher sides)
    A cooked ham in a baking dish.
  • Reserve the ham broth from the slow cooker off to the side.
  • Use two forks to shred the ham.
    Forks shredding ham in a baking dish.
  • Add the remaining barbecue sauce mixture to the pulled ham along with 1 cup of the ham broth from the slow cooker. Mix until combined.
    You can add more broth, 1 cup at a time (depending on how moist you prefer it). You can also reserve some of the ham broth for later when reheating the ham.
    ham broth added to pulled ham mixture.
  • Then serve how you prefer!
    A bun with Pulled Ham on it.

Notes

  • Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.

Nutrition

Calories: 624kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 38g | Sodium: 2972mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 14g
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