Slow Cooker Spiral Ham
Slow Cooker Spiral Ham is tender and juicy, made with a pre-cooked and sliced spiral ham slow cooked in a pineapple, honey, and brown sugar glaze, perfect for the holidays!
Servings: 14 servings
Calories: 587kcal
Equipment
- 1 6-7 quart slow cooker or larger
Ingredients
- 8 pound bone-in spiral ham fully cooked
- 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup honey
Instructions
- Add 1 cup of brown sugar to the slow cooker, spreading out to cover the bottom of the pot.
- Place the spiral ham on top of the brown sugar, so the ham is on its side and you can easily separate the slices. Place another 1/2 cup of brown sugar on top of the ham, trying to get some of it between the slices. Drizzle the honey over the ham, then pour the pineapple juice over everything.
- Close the slow cooker lid and set on low for 4-5 hours, or until the center of the ham is 140°F on a meat thermometer. Use a ladle to baste the top of the ham with the cooking liquid before serving.
- If you want more caramelization (optional), remove the ham and place it in a baking dish. Sprinkle another 3-4 tablespoons of brown sugar on top of the ham and broil in the oven for 3-4 minutes, or until the sugar has melted and caramelized.
Notes
**The nutritional panel for this recipe is a really, really rough estimate. It's going to depend on how big your ham bone is (and how much is meat), plus we're losing some of the sugar in the cooking juices.**
Click on the time in the instructions to start a timer!
Storage
Refrigerate in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
Freeze in a freezer-safe container for 1-2 months.
Cooking Tips
- Be careful not to overcook, or your ham will turn out dry! Spiral ham is already pre-cooked, so all we're doing is infusing flavor from the glaze, and warming it through to the bone. That's why we're only cooking this on low for 4-5 hours.
- You can cut along the natural spiral, but you also want to cut a few the opposite way so you can easily lift pieces of ham away from the bone.
- You can also roast this in the oven, about 15 minutes per pound at 325°F covered in an aluminum foil tent. Baste the ham a few times throughout the cooking time to keep it moist. Broil for the last few minutes (without the foil) to caramelize the glaze on the top.
- If the ham has a bone in it, get about 1/2-1 pound per person, because some of that ham's weight is bone and not meat. If it's boneless, you'll need about 1/4-1/2 pound of meat per person depending on what sides you serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 587kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 131mg | Sodium: 2504mg | Potassium: 636mg | Fiber: 0.02g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 0.4IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 2mg
