One word of caution to anyone wishing to use a spiral sliced ham.
Spiral cut ham in crock pot.
8 hours is really too long try 4 or 5 hours.
This crock pot ham is a spiral cut ham topped with a 3 ingredient glaze then slow cooked to perfection.
Seal up your crock pot and set it to cook on low for 4 hours.
Toward the end of your cooking time when the ham is mostly heated baste it frequently with the glaze.
You are going to love this easy crock pot spiral ham.
When your ham is ready baste it with the juices left at the bottom of your crock pot and then cut and serve.
Sometimes if i can get a ham on a good sale i will make a ham for sunday dinner and then we can make lots of different meals throughout the week with the leftovers more on that below we have lots of great leftover ideas.
We like using the crock pot for a spiral cut in our 3 ingredient crock pot spiral ham.
Anything longer than three hours will dry out the ham.
This is the best way to make your holiday ham the slow cooker does all of the work.
Cooking ham in the crock pot is a great way to free up your oven in the crock pot.
I used a shank end spiral sliced ham and was able to squeeze it into my 7 qt slow cooker by laying it sideways and kind of squishing it in the spiral slicing made it kind of flexible.
Keep in mind you will not want to eat the pineapple if you use this method it will soak up some of the salt from the ham and will not taste good.
Make sure to baste twice during the last hour of cooking.
If you want that effect transfer the ham to a roasting pan or baking sheet and finish it for a few minutes in a very hot oven 475f or 500f.
The cooking time in this recipe is not the same as for a spiral cut.
Gently pull apart the ham s slices and separate them.
Then i cook the ham in my crock pot on low for no longer than 3 hours.
Place 1 spiral cut ham in a 6 quart or larger slow cooker making sure you can put the lid on.
I recommend using a bone in spiral ham that s about 7 10 pounds.
Dripping with maple and brown sugar glaze this ham is slow cooked in the crock pot and always turns out perfect.
However tossing a spiral ham in your crockpot in the morning and letting it sit all day is even easier.
The glaze is then pour over the ham along with pineapples and cherries.
There are so many delicious side dishes to serve with this crockpot spiral ham.
This make easter dinner christmas dinner and even thanksgiving dinner a breeze.
You may have to turn the ham on its side or trim a bit off the top if your ham is too large.
Easy spiral ham recipe.
Favorite sides for serving.
One thing a crock pot won t do is caramelize the glaze onto the ham s outer surface.
This bone in ham recipe for instant pot uses a ham that has not been pre sliced.
I m always looking for ways to make holiday entertaining easier and this crock pot ham is about as simple as it gets.
