Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ham couldn’t be an easier way to make ham for your holiday dinner! I add brown sugar, pineapple, brown sugar and mustard to this holiday ham.
Does your family cook Turkey or Ham for the holiday dinner? My family does both. Cooking both in a small oven can be tricky. That’s why I’m sharing this Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ham with you today. Not only is it easy, it turns out moist, sweet and tender.
I’ll make this recipe just for my family, not just for the holidays . I’ll use the leftover meat for grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, and ham and eggs for breakfast, and I’ll make ham sandwiches for my husband and daughter’s lunches. None of this meat gets wasted!
I start this recipe with a 7 pound pork shoulder picnic ham. I stuck it down in the slow cooker slicing side down. I added a couple squeezes of mustard, a 1/2 cup of brown sugar and a whole can of crushed pineapple. Cooked it on LOW for 6 hours. How easy is that?!
Sides to serve with Ham:
Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole- Slow Cooker Baked Sweet Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Candied Yams
- Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce
- Slow Cooker Stuffing
- Slow Cooker Butternut Squash
Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ham
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger
Ingredients:
- 6 – 7 lb. picnic pork shoulder ham, this ham will say ready to eat
- ⅛ cup mustard, just eye-ball it
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 20 oz. can pineapple tidbits or crushed pineapple, DO NOT DRAIN
Instructions:
- Add the ham in to the slow cooker how ever you can get it to fit, make sure the lid will go on. Squirt over the mustard. Pat over the brown sugar. Now pour over the pineapple.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours. Don’t open the lid while it cooks, so heat doesn’t escape.
- Slice and serve with pineapple and juices.
So, the only ham I was able to get (since Easter is this Sunday and I did this last minute!) is bone-in. Does this change any time at all?
I have a bone in ham also. I’m wanting to cook it tonight. Hopefully, we get a response soon.
Any ham will work fine. I can never find the exact ham I’m looking for usually, so this recipe is flexible
If you don’t want to use a glaze, will the ham be drier?