Crock Pot Ham with Brown Sugar

A crock pot ham on a serving plate with herbs and apples for garnish.

Crock Pot Ham with Brown Sugar

This crock pot ham is a spiral cut ham topped with a 3 ingredient glaze, then slow cooked to perfection. This is the BEST way to make your holiday ham, the slow cooker does all of the work!

Course Main

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 3

Total Time 3 5

Servings

Calories 404kcal

Author Sara Welch

Ingredients

8 lb spiral cut ham
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup pure maple syrup do not use artificially flavored pancake syrup
1 cup pineapple juice
cooking spray
fresh herbs for garnish

Instructions

Coat a large 7-8 quart crock pot with cooking spray.
Place the ham cut side down in the crock pot.
Rub the brown sugar all over the ham, then pour the maple syrup and pineapple juice over the top.
Cook for 3-4 hours on low heat, or until a thermometer registers 140 degrees F when inserted into the thickest part of the ham.
Transfer the ham to a serving platter.
Pour the liquid from the bottom of the crock pot into a medium sized pan.
Place the pan over medium-high heat and bring the liquid to a simmer.
Cook for 6-8 minutes or until just thickened,
Pour the sauce over the ham. Decorate the serving platter with fresh herbs if desired, then serve.

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Notes

If you prefer a thicker glaze, you can whisk together 1 tablespoon of corn starch with 2 tablespoons of cold water and add it to the sauce pan when you simmer your liquid from the bottom of the crock pot.

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