Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ham couldn’t be an easier way to make ham for your holiday dinner!
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?!
Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Ham
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.
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Joe L Fields says
December 10, 2015 at 2:19 pmGreat recipe and I am really enjoying your Magical cook book
Sarah Olson says
December 10, 2015 at 3:40 pmThanks Joe. That is so great to hear!
Grandma Kc says
December 12, 2015 at 10:19 amThat does look easy and yummy!
Christie says
December 14, 2015 at 6:26 amI love having leftover ham for lunch. It really is much more economical and healthy that way. Got to try it in the slow cooker next time.
Sandra Shaffer says
December 15, 2015 at 9:09 amPerfect timing! I just bough a ham to cook! Love how easy this is to make!
reneeskitchenadventures says
December 15, 2015 at 7:26 pmLove how easy and delicious this looks!!
Joan Davis says
December 16, 2015 at 5:17 amGonna try this with spiral cut ham I just bought. It won’t take up oven space that’s gonna be needed for more dishes.
Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama says
December 16, 2015 at 7:45 amI had never made a ham in my slow cooker before until last month, and I was impressed with how amazing it turned out! 🙂 I love this brown sugar version.
Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says
December 16, 2015 at 4:28 pmI love the ingredients you used in this recipe! So delicious and easy!
Lisa says
December 20, 2015 at 8:35 amI have a spiral ham in the fridge right now. Would this recipe also work with a spiral ham?
Sarah Olson says
December 20, 2015 at 8:51 amHi Lisa, I think it would work fine. I plan to try that next myself.
Lisa says
December 20, 2015 at 8:58 amThank you!
Queen says
December 20, 2015 at 11:43 amDo I have to use “yellow mustard “??
Sarah Olson says
December 20, 2015 at 1:45 pmYou could use Dijon mustard or skip it all together! It will be good either way.
Joe says
December 4, 2016 at 11:59 amI don’t have any pineapple, and I have my grandaughter, so I can’t leave the house! Any suggestions? Can I just leave out pineapple?
Sarah Olson says
December 4, 2016 at 4:49 pmYou can leave out the pineapple, add some apple juice if you have it. Do you have any apple pie filling, that would work good too. You can’t go wrong.
Eleanor Ferguson says
December 21, 2015 at 11:59 amThe large smoked ham I is uncooked. She I boil it in water in a pan before putting in slow cooker?
Sarah Olson says
December 21, 2015 at 12:17 pmIs there any slow cooker instructions on it? I bet it would be fine cooking in the slow cooker only, but a bit longer.
Eleanor Ferguson says
December 21, 2015 at 2:00 pmNo instructions on it. I usually buy an uncooked smoked ham and simmer in water and peppercorns depending on weight for an hour or two. Then smother in honey mustard or whatever we want to flavour it with. Then wrap in foil and bake in oven. I am tempted after simmering to put in slow cooker then follow your recipe. It will free up oven for turkey etc. Thanks for your reply. Would love your advice though. I imagine it will be more moist cooking in slow cooker. Oven can dry meat for leftover use.
Sarah Olson says
December 22, 2015 at 5:48 amI see. Yes I think the ham would do great adding it to the slow cooker after boiling. The crushed pineapple will add more moisture as it cooks in the slow cooker.
Cathy George says
December 22, 2015 at 12:04 pmI have a 7 ld ready-to-cook ham. How long should I cook it in the crockpot?
Sarah Olson says
December 22, 2015 at 2:33 pm6 hours on low will work great. Keep the lid on so the ham gets hot through.
Eleanor Ferguson says
December 22, 2015 at 1:07 pmThank you. Happy Christmas x
Misty says
February 20, 2016 at 9:31 amI was thinking of using a pork roast with this recipe, do you think it will be just as good.
Julie Payne says
March 26, 2016 at 9:08 pmHow long for an 8.3 pound UN cooked ham?
whitney says
May 18, 2016 at 1:51 pmCan I do 3 hours on high instead of 6 on low like most recipes?
Sarah Olson says
May 18, 2016 at 2:18 pmI don’t think 3 hours on high would get the center of the Ham hot.
Vic says
November 24, 2016 at 9:24 pmI have a smoked pork shoulder picnic uncooked, would the recipe stay the same or should I keep in the slow cooker a little longer?
Sarah Olson says
November 25, 2016 at 7:18 amI would say 7 on LOW if it say’s it’s uncooked.
Jess says
November 25, 2016 at 3:53 pmThink this would work without the brown sugar? Brown sugar ham is a bit sweet for me, but the pineapple/mustard combo sounds intriguing.
Sarah Olson says
November 25, 2016 at 7:03 pmI think it would work fine without the sugar!
Makayla says
December 5, 2016 at 4:31 pmHi! I’m just cooking for two and have a 3lb sliced ham. Would you say I should just cut back on the time I cook the ham? Maybe 4 hours instead, or would it matter?
Sarah Olson says
December 5, 2016 at 10:16 pm5 hours on low would be fine I think!
Sarah Hinkle says
December 24, 2016 at 9:37 pmI have a ten pound fully cooked ham. How long do you think would take to get heated through?
Dakotah says
March 15, 2017 at 2:50 pmMy crockpot only has the option for 6 hours high or 8 hours low. Which one should I do?
Sarah Olson says
March 15, 2017 at 3:23 pmSet it for 8 hours on low but turn off your slow cooker after 6 hours. 🙂
jackie gray says
April 15, 2017 at 10:04 amDo I need to add any juice other than the pineapple juice to the crock pot?
Sarah Olson says
April 15, 2017 at 2:28 pmNo, the pineapple juice will be plenty
Pamela Stewart says
March 21, 2018 at 3:14 pmIf you don’t want to use a glaze, will the ham be drier?
meredith says
March 28, 2018 at 8:07 amSo, 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?
Athena says
March 29, 2018 at 10:14 amI have a bone in ham also. I’m wanting to cook it tonight. Hopefully, we get a response soon.
Sarah Olson says
March 29, 2018 at 11:42 amAny ham will work fine. I can never find the exact ham I’m looking for usually, so this recipe is flexible