Crock Pot Pineapple Ham
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Posted: 04/04/20
Updated: 10/25/21
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Need an easy ham to serve at the holidays? It doesn’t get easier than this delicious Crock Pot Pineapple Ham! Savory spiral ham that has a brown sugar glaze and pineapple. It’s prepared in your slow cooker for a hands-off easy main dish.
If you are looking for an easy 3 ingredient recipe this is it! It’s perfect for when you host holidays like Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and more, but it’s great to make for an easy dinner recipe too. Crock Pot Pineapple Ham is great because it doesn’t use oven space, only requires three ingredients and the result is a tender juicy, sweet and savory ham everyone loves.
If you are hosting Easter make sure you check out our Easter Meal Plan for ideas on what to serve with this easy ham recipe, plus tips and tricks on making it stress-free!
Personally, I love finishing off my menu with green bean bacon bundles, crescent rolls, mashed potatoes, and crock pot creamed corn! Oh, and you can’t forget the sweet ending with a Carrot Cake!
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3 Ingredients!
If you are a beginner cook you can make this too, or if you just want to keep things easy this is the recipe for you!
- Spiral Ham – Any ham will work!
- Pineapple – We use tidbits, but you can use crushed also.
- Brown Sugar – You could also substitute honey if you’d like.
Steps to Prepare Crock Pot Pineapple Ham!
You basically dump the ingredients in your slow cooker and let it do its magic. Cooking it in the slow cooker makes the meat moister and more flavorful because it cooked longer.
- Prep – Layer 1 c. brown sugar on bottom of crock pot. Place ham on top of brown sugar and pour pineapple over the top. Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar and place cover on top.
- Cook – Turn crock pot on low for 2-3 hours or high 1-2 hours.
Expert Tips!
- Any ham will work for this recipe, but we like the spiral ham so the juices can get right into the ham to give it so much flavor. If you use a bone-in ham you could score it for the same effect.
- When you pour the pineapple on top, pull the slices apart so it can get into the ham giving it so much flavor.
- Make sure to use a 6-8 quart crock pot because this is a large cut of ham.
- If you use a 6 quart crock pot we recommend trying to find a ham on the smaller side like 6-8 lbs because it will be a tight fight.
- You can substitute the canned pineapple with fresh pineapple if you’d like.
- If you’d like to brown the ham more after cooking it in the slow cooker, place it in in a baking pan and broil for 5-10 minutes in oven.
- You will need about 3/4 lb of bone-in ham per person that you are serving. I always round up to 1 lb of ham per person to be on the safe side, remember to adjust if you have a lot of kids, they typically eat less. Plus, I love leftover ham to make ham salad and our favorite Ham & Penne Pasta!
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for up to 3-4 days.
- To reheat slices of ham, place on pan, cover with foil and warm it in the oven at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
Ideas for Leftover Ham!
Don’t dread having leftovers! Here are some delicious and easy recipes to use it up with. In fact, plan for leftovers so you can make this!
- Mix it up by serving this Cheesy Ham Crock Pot Breakfast Casserole for breakfast or dinner!
- This One Pot Ham & Penne Skillet goes “viral” after each holiday!
- Want a hands off, hearty meal? Crock Pot Scalloped Potatoes and Ham is the answer!
- Mix it up with tortellini for dinner! If you have 30 minutes you can make this easy Ham and Cheese Tortellini with peas!
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Crock Pot Pineapple Ham
Savory Ham with a Brown Sugar Glaze and Pineapple Slow Cooked and Waiting for You When You Get Home!
servings
Ingredients
- 2 c. Brown Sugar divided
- 7-8 lb Bone In Spiral Ham
- 20 oz can pineapple tidbits
Instructions
- Sprinkle 1 c. of the brown sugar in the bottom of your crock pot.
- Place ham on top of brown sugar. Pour pineapple tidbits over the top of ham. Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar.
- Cook on low 2-3 hours or high 1-2 hours.
Tips
- Any ham will work for this recipe, but we like the spiral ham so the juices can get right into the ham to give it so much flavor. If you use a bone-in ham you could score it for the same effect.
- When you pour the pineapple on top, pull the slices apart so it can get into the ham giving it so much flavor.
- Make sure to use a 6-8 quart crock pot because this is a large cut of ham.
- If you use a 6 quart crock pot we recommend trying to find a ham on the smaller side like 6-8 lbs because it will be a tight fight.
- You can substitute the canned pineapple with fresh pineapple if you'd like.
- If you'd like to brown the ham more after cooking it in the slow cooker, place it in in a baking pan and broil for 5-10 minutes in oven.
- You will need about 3/4 lb of bone-in ham per person that you are serving. I always round up to 1 lb of ham per person to be on the safe side, remember to adjust if you have a lot of kids, they typically eat less. Plus, I love leftover ham to make ham salad and our favorite Ham & Penne Pasta!
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for up to 3-4 days.
- To reheat slices of ham, place on pan, cover with foil and warm it in the oven at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
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Nutrition Information
Calories: 615kcal (31%), Carbohydrates: 34g (11%), Protein: 43g (86%), Fat: 33g (51%), Saturated Fat: 11g (69%), Cholesterol: 123mg (41%), Sodium: 2364mg (103%), Potassium: 650mg (19%), Sugar: 33g (37%), Vitamin A: 20IU, Vitamin C: 3.3mg (4%), Calcium: 44mg (4%), Iron: 2mg (11%)
Jennifer says
I bought a larger ham before finding this recipe. Can you cook the ham in the oven per the directions on the ham and also use this recipe? It would be 325 for 2.5-3 hours.
Julie Evink says
I think that would work fine. I would tent the ham with aluminum foil to make sure it stays nice and juicy!
Ellen Holmes says
ya got to removed old comments….. I’m guessing your old recipe on this was to cook 8 hrs, and people said too long. You said sorry, mistake and corrected the recipe. But the comments are on the old one and some bad comments. Suggest you removed them, so people can comment on the correct recipe you have. Just a suggestion.
Brenda Warner says
I have tried the crock pot method before and the ham came out too dry!!
Julie says
I’m sorry to hear that, I didn’t have an issue with it drying out with this recipe.
Connie says
Does it have to be a spiral ham? I would like to use less sugar…
Julie says
No it doesn’t have to be a spiral ham, as long as it fits in the crock pot it should work fine.
Kathy Swan says
I Love this recipe, however, I sprinkle a bit of ground clove on top 🙂
Julie Evink says
Great addition to this recipe!
Dick Sears says
Do you drain the pineapple? Can I cook this on the 4 or 6 hour setting? I am going to do it for Easter. Thank you
Julie Evink says
Do not drain the pineapple. I would really recommend 8 hours but it might be warm after 6. I wouldn’t cook it on high as I fear it might dry out.
temple manuel says
hi can you explain why the recipe says cook for 2-3 or 1-2 hours and then you say here to cook it for 8hrs
Julie says
Sorry about that! Definitely a mistake, go with what the recipe says: Low for 2-3 hours or on high for 1-2 hours.
Samina - The Cupcake Confession says
This looks so amazing!!!! Absolutely love it! ❤️
Julie Evink says
Thanks so much!
Valerian says
Love the idea of just a few ingredients, but I was just wondering after you add everything to the crockpot, do you cover it with the lid? I have a 6qt cooker and I’m not sure if my lid will fit over the ham.
Julie Evink says
I cover it with a lid. I think some people have used tin foil too.
Cathy Trochelman says
Oh my gosh – this could not be more simple! It looks amazing!
Kristen says
This looks great! Going to make tomorrow – I have a 4lb boneless spiral ham, should I alter the cooking time? Thanks!
Julie Evink says
I would guess you’d end up with a cooking time of 4-6 hours 🙂
Amanda says
I am attempting this tonight – I got a 4.5 lb boneless spiral ham in the crockpot. Instead of two cups of brown sugar, I used 1 cup of brown sugar but I still used 20 oz pineapple tidbits. I am hoping 20 oz is still ok. I plan to put the crockpot on low at around 1:30pm and turn it off around 6pm. Hoping it will turn out really good tonight!!
Julie Evink says
Hope you enjoyed it Amanda!
Fareeha says
Wow, this is lovely and looks so incredibly delicious. I cant wait to try this out.
Meaghan says
I made this for dinner tonight. It had a fabulous flavor, but 8 hours on low was WAAAYYY too long. My crock pot generally isn’t too hot, either, so I don’t know what happened. The ham had the texture of beef jerky but was surrounded in plenty of liquid. I’m super bummed… maybe I will try cooking for half the time to prevent this from happening again.
Julie Evink says
Enjoy!
Brenda says
Not sure I have 8 hours to give. Have you ever made it on High for 4 hours instead of Low for 8 hours?
Julie Evink says
No I haven’t tried it, it would probably work, but it might not be quite as moist as slow cooking it.