Slow Cooker Spiral Ham

glazed slow cooker ham on a white platter.

5 from 27 votes

Slow Cooker Spiral Ham

Made with simple ingredients, my slow cooker spiral ham is so easy to make it almost cooks itself. The flavor combination of salty, sweet, and savory will tantalize your tastebuds with every bite.

Prep Time15

Cook Time4

Total Time4 15

Course: Entree

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 752kcal

Author: Chef Ryan Littley

Equipment

slow cooker

Ingredients

6-8 lbs spiral sliced ham or unsliced ham
14 oz sliced pineapples and juice canned - (fresh can be used you just need some pineapple juice or apple juice for the cooking process)
1 ½ cups dark brown sugar light brown sugar
½ cup honey or maple syrup

Instructions

Pour the juice from the canned pineapples into a medium mixing bowl (set the slices to the side).
Add the honey into the bowl with the pineapple juice and whisk to combine.
Turn on the slow cooker, and set it to the low setting. Set the timer for 4 hours.
Spread half of the brown sugar on the bottom of the slow cooker.
Place the ham inside the slow cooker on top of the brown sugar.
Cover the top part of the ham with the remaining brown sugar.
Pour the juice mixture over top of the ham.
*Optional- Place a few of the pineapple slices on the top of the ham to add moisture.
Place the lid on the slow cooker and let it cook.
*Baste the ham with the juices from the slow cooker a few times during the cooking process.
When the cooking process is completed, remove the ham from the slow cooker and let it rest for 15-20 minutes before serving, or slicing if you used an unsliced ham.
While letting the ham rest, transfer the liquid from the slow cooker to a saucepan over medium-high heat and let it reduce by half until it's thickened.
*Whisk the mixture as needed.
Brush the ham with the glaze and serve with your favorite sides and additional glaze.

Notes

If you'd rather not use pineapple slices, you can use 6 ounces of pineapple juice instead.

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