Slow Cooker Ham Recipe

Make your ham in the slow cooker for a delicious and easy way to cook your ham. The ham comes out full of flavor and the slow cooker does all the work. Add the 3 ingredient brown sugar glaze for added sweet and salty flavor.

Slow Cooker ham is a great way to cook your holiday ham for Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving. It cooks in about 5 hours in the crockpot which frees up your oven space. You may also love these ham recipes, Slow Cooker Christmas Ham Recipe, Christmas Ham and Peach Glazed Ham.

Why This Recipe Works

The ham takes minutes to prepare, which make for the perfect meat to make this holiday season.

If you are looking for a delicious, tender ham recipe make this Slow Cooker Ham. Add your favorite sides and serve for a holiday meal or a weeknight meal. This ham is also great to use in many leftover ham recipes such as this Ham Salad Recipe.

Ingredients

• Bone-in Ham – Use ham of choice
• Brown Sugar – See How to Make Brown Sugar
• Honey – You can substitute with maple syrup
• Pineapple Juice – Use fresh pineapple juice with the best flavor

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How to Cook Ham in Slow Cooker

• Step 1 – Add ham and glaze ingredients to slow cooker. Place the ham in a crock pot cut side down.  Brush the ½ cups of brown sugar on the outside of the ham.  Pour the honey and pineapple juice over the top of the ham. 

• Step 2 – Cook Ham – Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours until the ham reaches an internal temperature of 140 degrees F and the ham is tender. Cooking time will vary.

• Step 3 – Remove the Ham – Move the ham to a serving platter and cut the ham off of the bone.  Remove and dispose of any excess fat.  Then drizzle the excess sauce from the crock pot over the ham when serving.  We like to let the ham rest for about 15 minutes before serving.

How Long do I Cook a Fully-Cooked Ham in the Slow Cooker

Fully Cooked Ham doesn’t take long it will depend on how big of ham that you purchase. A smaller ham will take about 2 to 3 hours but a larger ham can take up to 4 hours.

If the ham does not fit into your crock pot.  Cover the crock pot with heavy duty foil and tightly seal it around the edges.  You can also cut portions of the ham off to make it fit into the crock pot. 

We love using a bone-in ham for this recipe but you can also use this recipe with a spiral cut ham or a boneless ham as well.  

What to Serve with Ham

If you are looking for quick and easy side dishes, we have lots of delicious ideas to serve with ham. All of these ideas are guaranteed to be a hit and take very little time to make.

• Homemade Mashed Potatoes – It is so easy to make creamy and fluffy mashed potatoes from scratch. They are so delicious with ham.
• Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes – No need to buy the store bought mixes when you have this easy recipe. Scalloped potatoes are much better homemade.
• Green Bean Casserole with Bacon and Cheese – Delicious side dish that taste with the combination of green beans and bacon.
• More Sides to try – If you are looking for the best Ham sides, check out all of these options.

How to Use Leftovers

These easy recipes are so tasty that you will hope to have leftover ham. We love to turn leftovers into something new and yummy. These recipes make your leftover ham taste delicious.

• Ham and Cheese Sliders – This is recipe is always a family favorite. This is the perfect recipe to feed a crowd if you have family in for the holidays.
• Ham and Bean Soup – Utilize the ham bone to make this soup flavorful and amazing. Cubes of leftover ham make this soup so hearty and filling. It is a one pot meal full of the best flavors.
• Ham and Cheese Casserole – Add diced ham to our cheesy potato casserole for a a delicious dinner idea. It is the best ham and potato casserole. This would make a complete meal idea by adding ham to this casserole recipe.

How to Store Leftovers Ham

Refrigerate the leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days. 

Can you Freeze Ham?

You can freeze ham if you have have a lot of ham leftover. Freezing ham is a great way to save money and use the ham to make another meal. Check out Can You Freeze Ham to learn how to freeze ham.

Can you Reheat your Cooked Ham?

Leftover holiday ham is the best as it is easy to reheat or to use for leftovers. We eat on the ham for lunch or dinner the next few days after our holiday celebration. This is ham is easy to reheat by placing the oven.

You want to place your oven on low heat of 275 degrees and cover with foil. I usually use this method if I have a lot of ham leftovers.

You can use the Microwave to reheat the leftover ham, just make sure to not heat it to long as it could dry it out.