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Close up image of a brush glazing the slow cooker ham with pineapple.
Course dinner

Slow Cooker Ham with Pineapple

By: Elysia
Servings 8 servings
This slow cooker ham with pineapple is the easiest and most delicious way to prepare tender, mouthwatering ham! It's perfect for a holiday meal and will free up oven space for all your side dishes. You'll need just a handful of simple ingredients and your favourite slow cooker for this delicious crock pot pineapple ham!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 4-6 pound small spiral ham
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • Juice of 2 oranges
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
  • Pineapple rings for garnish

Instructions

  • Place the ham in the slow cooker, cut side down if it will fit that way.
  • In a small bowl mix together the zest, juice, honey, maple syrup, dijon, and allspice.
  • Pour half of this mixture over the ham, and top with thyme sprigs and pineapple slices.
  • Cover, cooking on high for 3-4 hours, or on low for 6-8 hours, or until heated through with an internal temperature of at least 145℉.
  • Place the remaining glaze into a small saucepan and heat on the stove over medium heat until mixture becomes thicker and more concentrated, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Remove the ham to a wire baking rack lined sheet pan and baste the ham with the glaze just before serving. For extra crispy and sticky glaze, turn ham onto it’s side, place ham under the broiler of your oven on low, watching closely until the glaze starts to bubble and brown on the edges of the ham.
  • Serve ham warm, or at room temperature, with any remaining glaze.

Notes

  • This spiral ham glaze recipe would also work on a regular or country ham.
  • Crushed pineapple could also work for this recipe, just add up to ½ cup lightly drained crushed pineapple to the cooking/glaze mixture in step 2.
  • It's important to cook down the second half of the glaze to get it thick enough to stick to the ham. If you skip this step, the sauce will be too runny.
  • For extra sticky glaze, add in 2 tablespoons brown sugar.
  • Leftovers are great in sandwiches, soups, pasta or egg dishes.

Nutrition

Calories: 420kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 43gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 166mgSodium: 863mgPotassium: 682mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 3IUVitamin C: 53mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 2mg
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