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!
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!
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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.
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%)
Granny Ohio says
Very delicious and easy
Brooke Kill says
I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe!