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Your guests will love this unique Slow Cooker Apple and Clove Ham recipe, which adds canned apples and cloves to a store-bought ham. It’s great for any holiday get-together.
If you have any leftover ham, turn it into Slow Cooker Barbecue Ham Sandwiches.
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I have been so excited to share this Slow Cooker Apple and Clove Ham recipe with you! It’s the type of recipe that makes me fall in love with the slow cooker even more. My apple pie baked beans recipe goes GREAT with this ham.
I don’t think there is a better flavor combination than this. The apples, apple juice, brown sugar, and clove make a sauce that cooks into the ham, and with the ham being spiral it makes for even more flavor added to the ham with the juices going in between the slices.
After the holidays are over don’t forget to save this recipe for New Year’s Day Black Eyed Peas! It is rumored to bring good luck if you eat them.
Recipe Ingredients
- Spiral ham: You can find a spiral ham at any grocery store and deli section.
- Apple juice or cider: The acidic touch to this recipe helps enhance the flavors.
- Brown Sugar: Adds a touch of sweetness.
- Ground Cloves: This warm flavor adds the perfect amount of bitterness to level out the juice and brown sugar. It also adds a holiday flavor and makes the house smell AMAZING!
- {The full recipe is in the recipe card below the photos}
Step-by-Step Directions
Step One – Place the ham in the slow cooker. If it doesn’t fit you can trim it to fit, use the excess for another recipe.
Step Two – Pour over the apple juice.
Step Three – Sprinkle over the brown sugar and cloves.
Step Four – Spread over the apples over the ham.
Step Five – Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 6-7 hours or until hot in the center. Keep the lid on the entire cook time. Remove the ham slices onto each plate and pour over the sauce and apples onto each serving.
What to serve with your holiday ham:
- Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole
- Slow Cooker Holiday Green Beans
- Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce
- Slow Cooker Dinner Rolls
- Slow Cooker Butternut Squash
Recipe FAQs
Yes, use any ham that you can fit into your slow cooker. You can use an unsliced ham in this recipe.
Yes. This recipe holds well if you’ll be eating it within a couple of days of cooking it.
Store any leftover ham and apples in an airtight container and keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the oven until warmed throughout.
More ham recipes to try in your slow cooker.
- Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ham
- Slow Cooker Jalapeno Pineapple Ham
- Slow Cooker Ham and Sweet Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Ham and Pineapple Rings
Slow Cooker Apple and Clove Ham
Ingredients
- 8-9 lb. spiral ham, I used a 10 lb. ham and cut a piece of the bottom so the lid would fit
- 1 cup apple juice or cider
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 42 oz. apple pie filling, (two 21 oz. cans)
- ½ tsp. ground cloves
Instructions
- Add the ham to the slow cooker. Pour over the apple juice. Sprinkle over the brown sugar
- Spread over the apples, and sprinkle over the cloves.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6-7 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- Serve the ham slices topped with the apples and sauce.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Can this recipe be made in the oven? We were gifted with a 12 lb ham that is way to big for my slow cooker! I love your site and it is my go to for slow cooker recipes!!!
I’m sure you could. I don’t have timing though. I apologize.
I made this on Easter in the oven due to my ham being way too big for the slow cooker. I baked it at 275 degrees F for 20 minutes per pound. I increased the apple juice by a half cup since the ham was so large, but otherwise followed the recipe. It was soooooo delicious!!!!! All of the family from grandparents to my picky 3 year old loved it!! This will be my go to ham recipe from here on!! Thank you!!
I’m excited about making this recipe this Sunday. I bought all the ingredients including the Cure81 ham you used. I couldn’t locate a small one so will have to cut some ham off as you did. I did find out that if I turned the ham on its flat side down, it would fit in my slow cooker! But is it wise to cook it that way? If not, I will cut some off the bottom as you did .
Yes! It’s fine to cook any way. I often do that.
Thank you!
Can I use cherry filling and juice instead of apple?
Yes! That sounds like a fun exchange.
Making this today with fresh homemade apple pie filling. It’s going to be a traditional recipe I can already tell.
That sounds great with homemade pie filling!
How can I make my ham in the crockpot without all the sweet ingredients…my family only likes a savory ham?
I would do chicken broth and garlic. And if your family likes mustard, I would whisk a little of that into the broth.
Was wondering how I will cook our ham this year….this is it! Can’t wait
You won’t regret this! We love it so much.
Was looking for the little smilies with Apple butter….but the ham recipe came up….sounds good…but want the Skokie recipe in crock pot for appetizer….