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This Crockpot Ham is honey glazed for the perfect mix of sweet, salty, and savory! Slow cooker ham is easy to prepare and great for holidays, leaving the oven free for your side dishes or desserts and ensuring that the ham turns out moist and flavorful.
When it comes to holiday dinners we usually turn to slow cooker ham! Cooking ham in a crockpot is just about the easiest way to make it and it always turns out so flavorful and moist…no overcooked dry ham here!
Plus, I live for leftover ham so I can make my ham salad, white bean and ham soup, or this Instant Pot ham and bean soup.
And while we love ham just the way it is, let’s all just admit right now that it’s even better with a sweet glaze!
Of course I’ve added a honey and brown sugar glaze to this crockpot ham recipe. It’s a simple way to add some sweet flavor that pairs perfectly with salty ham!
If you love savory sweet recipes with honey you’ll also want to try out my honey butter skillet corn, or this crockpot honey garlic chicken!
♥ What We Love About Slow Cooker Ham:
- Easy: Ham is so easy to prepare, with pretty much no work required except for the glaze and that’s just a quick mix of ingredients. You can set the crockpot to slow cook and have it ready in time for dinner!
- Holidays: Ham is our go to holiday food! It’ll feed a crowd and everybody loves it. We serve it for Easter, Christmas, and even sometimes Thanksgiving. This crockpot ham is perfect for the holidays!
- Leftovers: Having a pile of leftover ham might seem intimidating at first, but there are endless ways to use it up. We’ve included some options down below.
Ingredient Notes:
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Boneless Ham – We’re starting with a whole boneless ham. You can use any sized ham you like for this recipe, but keep in mind that it needs to fit your crockpot.
Honey Glaze – This sticky sweet glaze for our slow cooker ham recipe is a quick and easy mix of honey, butter, and brown sugar that you’ll melt together and then brush on.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Variations:
- Ham – Use a spiral sliced ham or a half ham here. You really can’t mess this up and the cook times will be similar. As ham is already fully cooked, your goal is to reheat the ham in the crockpot without drying it out.
- Glaze – You can easily swap the honey for maple syrup.
- Spice – Spice it up a bit by adding a little cayenne pepper to your honey glaze.
- Pineapple – Cover your ham in sliced pineapple for a crockpot pineapple ham situation.
Step By Step Instructions:
Add the butter, honey, and brown sugar to a small sauce pan. Heat over low heat until melted together. When the sweet glaze is all combined, brush it over the top of the ham liberally! Don’t use it all though, save some for brushing on later during the cook.
Let your ham slow cook on low for about 5 hours depending on the size of your ham (ours is 8 pounds here). The internal temperature should reach 140 degrees when it’s done. Base with the glaze every 30-60 minutes for the best flavor.
Helpful Tip!
Mess free!
I use crockpot liners to keep clean up easy. There will be honey/sugar in your slow cooker for a few hours and that can cause a bit of a sticky mess, so using the liner is really recommended in this case.
My Favorite Thermometer!
I love using this meat thermometer for making sure the meat is fully cooked! Easy for beginners & absolutely worth the low cost.
What to Serve with our Crockpot Ham Recipe:
Ham is easy enough for dinner any night of the year, but we tend to save it for holiday dinners for some reason. A few of our favorite holiday side dishes include:
- Baked Mashed Potatoes
- Broccoli Casserole with Ritz Crackers
- Creamy Cucumber Salad with Mayo
- Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts
- Classic Macaroni Salad
- Quick Dinner Rolls
And don’t forget dessert!
Leftover Hack!
If you’re making a big ham that means leftovers! You can use leftover ham in so many great recipes. Everything from cold ham sandwiches to ham salad. Try some of my other ham recipes:
Stovetop Cheesy Broccoli Rice with Ham
Ham and Corn Chowder
Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup
Broccoli Rice Casserole (just stir in ham chunks!)
Help! My Ham Won’t Fit!
Did you accidentally buy a ham that’s a bit too large for your slow cooker? No problem!
Nestle the ham inside as best you can, glaze it liberally, and then cover the slow cooker tightly with 1-2 layers of foil. Place the lid over the top of the foil to help hold the foil in place and keep in as much heat as possible.
Be prepared for your ham to take longer using this method as the foil likely won’t trap the heat in quite as well as the lid does.
Recipe FAQs:
Once you’ve made the glaze, use a pastry brush to brush it liberally over the ham every 30-60 minutes during slow cooking.
A slow cooker, with its humid environment, is ideal for warming up a fully-cooked ham. As the ham heats, it releases flavorful juices that meld with the glaze, resulting in a flavorful sauce to drizzle over the sliced meat.
Yes, you can use a bone in ham instead of a boneless ham. We like the ease of the boneless hams but feel free to use any kind of ham that fits inside your crockpot.
There is no need to submerge your ham in liquid while slow cooking it. The ham will release natural juices as the slow cooker heats it and the moist, humid environment will keep the ham moist and flavorful.
Honey Glazed Crockpot Ham
Ingredients
- 5-8 pound boneless whole ham see note
- 3/4 cup honey
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions
- Line a 6-8 quart slow cooker with a crockpot liner.
- Place the ham in the lined crockpot and set the heat to low.
- Add the honey, butter, and brown sugar to a small sauce pan over low heat and cook, stirring often, until melted and combined.
- Liberally brush the glaze over the ham.
- Cover and cook on low for 5 hours, brushing with the glaze every 30 – 60 minutes. You likely won't need all of the glaze.
- Ham should reach an internal temperature of 140 degrees before serving. Cook time will vary based on the size of your ham and your slow cooker, but should be close to the 5 hour mark. If the ham is finished before you're ready to serve, turn to "keep warm" setting on your slow cooker.
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