Slow Cooker Crockpot Spiral Sliced Glazed Ham with Brown Sugar

slow cooker crockpot ham on a plate with pineapples and glaze

Slow Cooker Crockpot Spiral Sliced Glazed Ham with Brown Sugar

This Slow Cooker Crockpot Spiral Sliced Glazed Ham recipe is simple, easy, and perfect for the holiday season. Serve this tender and juicy ham drizzled in a homemade sauce of pineapple, honey, and brown sugar glaze for your favorite gatherings or events!

Course dinner, lunch, main dish

Cuisine American

Keyword Crockpot ham, Crockpot spiral ham, slow cooker glazed ham, slow cooker ham, slow cooker spiral ham

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 20

Servings servings

Calories 405kcal

Author Brandi Crawford

Equipment

Ingredients

7-8 pounds fully cooked ham I prefer bone-in and spiral cut.
3/4 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup brown sweetener or sugar Dark or light.
1/4 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2-4 tablespoons cornstarch
2-4 tablespoons water

Instructions

Add the ham, pineapple juice, and brown sugar or sweetener to the slow cooker. (My slow cooker is 7 quart).
Cook for 3-4 hours on low heat. Ensure the ham is finished by using a meat thermometer. Insert it into the thickest part of the ham and ensure the ham reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees.
Once the ham has cooked, pour the liquid from the bottom of the slow cooker into a saucepan or skillet on medium heat to make the ham glaze.
Add the honey, cinnamon, and ground cloves. Stir.
Add the cornstarch and water to a small bowl and stir to combine. I start with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of water.
(If the glaze still needs thickening you will repeat this step with an additional tablespoon of each and so on.)
Add the cornstarch slurry mixture to the glaze. Stir as you pour and add it in slowly. Stir until the glaze thickens.
Pour the glaze over the ham. Allow the ham to rest for at least 20 minutes before slicing.

Notes

I discard the glaze packet that comes with the ham.
I don’t find it necessary to score a spiral-sliced ham.
Typically, flour can be substituted for cornstarch as a thickener. In this instance, I noticed it would form large clumps in the glaze. I don’t recommend using it.
The cornstarch and water slurry is crucial in thickening the ham glaze. The amount you will need will vary because the amount of liquid you have in the slow cooker after cooking the ham will vary. This liquid includes the juices and flavor from the ham as it cooked. It's going to vary for each ham. Continue to mix cornstarch and water and add it to the glaze until it reaches your desired texture.
You can use full cloves if you wish. They can be inserted into the ham using toothpicks.
My 7 quart Crockpot can fit an 8 1/2 pound spiral sliced ham with the lid on. If your ham is too large for your slow cooker, you can cover the top with foil as it cooks.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5pound | Calories: 405kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 19g