Crockpot Melt in Your Mouth Ham

Ingredients

  • 8 to 10 pound spiral ham
  • ¼ cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 (20 oz) can pineapple slices, drained, reserve the juice
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions

  • Coat inside of crockpot with non-stick cooking spray. Place ham, cut side down into crockpot.
  • Combine melted butter, brown sugar, honey and cloves until a paste forms. Cover ham with brown sugar mixture gently pushing mixture into ham. Add pineapple slices on top of ham, secure with toothpicks if necessary.
  • Pour reserved pineapple juice over ham.
  • Add lid to crockpot if possible, if the lid doesn’t fit, cover tightly with foil. Cook on low for 3-4 hours or until an internal temperature of 145°F is reaches.
  • Baste with juice and let ham rest for 10 minutes before serving. Store any leftovers in refrigerator in airtight container

Notes

Add Crispy Edges to Ham

  1. Heat the broiler on your oven.
  2. Remove ham from crockpot and place on an oven safe dish or on a large cookie sheet. 
  3. Press additional brown sugar onto the edges of the ham. 
  4. Broil for about a minute or two, watching very closely. You just want the edges to start bubbling and crystallizing the brown sugar! 
  5. Remove from oven and serve immediately! 

How to Store Ham

Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They should last for up to a week in there.

How to Reheat Ham

You can just reheat slices of ham in the microwave! If you want, you can also reheat your ham in a baking dish in the oven for 10-15 minutes (or until warmed through), but the microwave should work just fine.

How to Freeze Ham

You can also freeze any leftover ham in an airtight container for a month or so. Be sure to let it thaw in the fridge before reheating!

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