This Crock Pot Ham is super easy to make, with only 5 ingredients, and it’s delicious!
If you are a fan of super simple crock pot recipes, you may also love our Crock Pot Chicken and Gravy. It’s super easy to make and great for a group too!
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
We love how simple this recipe is: buy a precooked spiral ham, cover it with a few things, and then let it cook! It’s a time saver during the holidays, and the flavor is great. We love the sweetness and it’s delicious on our popular cathead biscuits. During the busy holiday dinner prep it’s nice to have this ham cooking while you make all the other goodies.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- Precooked Spiral Ham
- Maple Syrup
- Brown Sugar
- Pineapple Juice
- Yellow Mustard (optional)
QUESTIONS?
You can use a bone in ham if you like, we don’t buy that kind, but it will work just fine. You can use light or dark brown sugar, whichever you prefer. I haven’t tried orange juice in the place of the pineapple juice but I am sure it would be delicious.
WHAT KIND OF HAM DO YOU BUY?
We are big fans of Kentucky Legend Ham, and we love the brand. They sell it here at both Walmart and Kroger but have had Smithfield, too. We buy the spiral-cut ham.
Someone asked, “Why do you say to slice the ham when you have a spiral-cut ham?“ Well, the ham isn’t cut all the way through; you still have to complete the slicing process. That is what we are referring to.
What does the mustard do? It’s totally optional but it will add a little tang to the sweetness if that is a flavor you like.
⭐TIP
Keep the juice that the ham cooks in to spoon over the ham before serving if you want to add a little extra moisture!
LEFTOVER HAM RECIPES
Crock Pot Ham
This Crock Pot Ham is one of our favorite recipes. It is only 5 simple ingredients and delicious! Great for the holidays.
- 1 4-5 lb precooked spiral cut ham
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 1/2 cup of maple syrup
- 1 20 ounce can of pineapple tidbits with juice
- Yellow mustard optional
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In a 6 quart slow cooker, place the cup of brown sugar all over the bottom. Then drizzle the maple syrup over the brown sugar.
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Next, spread open the slices of the ham a bit so the juices can get in to the ham, and then place the ham in the crock pot.
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Then pour the pineapple with juice over the ham. Next, I take the mustard and drizzle it over the top of the ham.
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Cook the ham on low for 3-4 hours. Before I take the ham out of the crock pot, I will spoon the juices over the entire ham several times.
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After you slice the ham, you can also put some of the juices and pineapple over the ham slices.
I didn’t measure the mustard, use as little or as much as you like. You don’t have to use mustard at all, the flavor will still be great. You could also use a spicy mustard if you would like a spicy flavor. This ham is my go to for the holidays. It’s so good with my buttermilk biscuits for breakfast and the leftovers make the PERFECT ham sandwiches.
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