Slow Cooker Ham with Pineapple

Spiral ham cooked in the slow cooker with pineapple.

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Slow Cooker Ham with Pineapple

You only need 4 ingredients to make this slow cooker ham with pineapple recipe.

Prep Time10

Cook Time2

Total Time2 10

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 314kcal

Author: Jessica Burgess

Equipment

1 slow cooker
medium heavy skillet for making the pineapple brown sugar syrup

Ingredients

1½ cups dark brown sugar
⅓ cup pure maple syrup
1 3-4 pound precooked spiral-cut ham, bone-in or out
20 ounces can pineapple chunks in 100% juice (not syrup) undrained

Instructions

Make the sauce. In a medium, heavy-bottom, skillet over medium heat, combine the brown sugar with the maple syrup and stir until the sugar has melted into the syrup (about 2 minutes).
1½ cups dark brown sugar, ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
Sweeten with pineapple juice. Add 3 Tablespoons of the pineapple juice from the can and stir to incorporate.
Add the ham. Place your ham in your crockpot and pour the pineapple syrup over the ham making sure to get into the slices well. Use a basting brush if needed.
1 3-4 pound precooked spiral-cut ham, bone-in or out
Combine with the pineapple. Drain the can of pineapple chunks and add the pineapple to the crockpot. Wedge some of the pineapple chuncks between the ham slices for extra flavor penetration.
20 ounces can pineapple chunks in 100% juice (not syrup)
Cook. Cook on high for 2 hours or low for 5 hours.
Baste and serve. Once cooked, baste the ham with leftover juices, and serve warm with the juices on the side.

Notes

Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.

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