Slow Cooker Ham

Slow Cooker Ham is the ultimate fuss-free holiday main dish! It's sweet, savory, and melt-in-your-mouth tender. With just 10 minutes of prep, you’ll have a juicy, flavor-packed centerpiece that cooks itself! Simply add honey, pineapple juice, and brown sugar to your slow cooker and let it work its magic. Perfect for family dinners and holiday gatherings!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 6

Total Time 6 10

Servings servings

Calories 400

Author Kim

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups brown sugar
7-10 pound bone-in ham*
1 cup honey
1 1/2 cups pineapple juice
optional: fresh herbs for garnish

Instructions

Sprinkle brown sugar evenly in the bottom of a large 7-8 quart crock pot. Place ham in the crock pot, cut side down.
Pour honey and then pineapple juice over the top of the ham. Cover and cook on low heat for about 6 hours or until the meat is tender and falling off the bone, and the internal temperature reaches 140°F.
Once fully cooked, remove ham onto a large, rimmed, serving platter. If using a bone-in ham, it is recommended to shred meat and remove any clumps of fat. Ham will easily fall apart. Before serving, ladle a desired amount of juices from the crock pot.

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Notes

*I recommend using bone-in ham for the best result. However, boneless, whole or spiral cut, cured or uncured, smoked or not, shank, butt, or shoulder will all work fine.
**To ensure you have the right amount of meat, estimate about 1/2 pound of boneless ham per person and 3/4 pound of bone-in ham per person.
***If you are having difficulty fitting your ham into the crock pot because of the bone or overall size, you can trim off a chunk of the ham to make it fit. You can also cover the slow cooker with heavy duty foil that is tightly-sealed. There will be some liquid from the steam that will drip down the slow cooker, so you may want to be aware of that.

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