Crock Pot Spiral Ham is the perfect ham for every holiday. It’s easy to make and has a delicious sticky glaze. Since it’s made in the slow cooker, it’s easy to set and forget.
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Why this Crockpot Spiral Ham Recipe is a Keeper
We love this spiral ham in crock pot recipe because it’s easy to clean up, it saves oven space and it’s super easy.
- 5 Minute Prep: Before letting the crockpot take over, you only need 5 minutes to prep the best ham.
- Family Friendly: The entire family is going to love this glazed spiral ham.
- Makes Great Leftovers: Leftover ham can be used in so many other meals.
- Easy clean up: Use crockpot liners for easy clean up for this ham in a crockpot.
- Oven space: Cooking ham in the crock pot saves oven space.
If you’re looking for more leftover ham recipes, try these Mac and Cheese with Ham, Ham Tetrazzini and Ham & Leek Mini Quiche
How Much Ham Should I Plan For Each Person?
I always like to plan for 3/4 pound of easy crockpot spiral ham per person! Especially when there are lots of other side dishes.
Ingredient Notes for Slow Cooker Spiral Ham
You only need 5 simple ingredients for this slow cooker ham recipe that are all easy to find at your local grocery store.
- Spiral Ham: Spiral cut ham is bone-in ham that’s cut in a spiral for perfectly thin slices.
- Lemon Lime Soda: Spiral ham in the crockpot uses a lemon lime soda like sprite or 7-up.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
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Variations and Substitutions for Spiral Ham with Brown Sugar
- Fruit Juice: Use pineapple juice, orange juice or apple juice instead of the lemon lime soda for your slow cooker spiral ham.
Special Equipment Needed for Crock Pot Glazed Ham
- Slow Cooker: You will need a slow cooker or crockpot to successfully slow cook this holiday ham recipe.
Pro Tip
Cook the juices on the stove top to thicken and serve the glaze as a side.
How to Cook a Spiral Ham in the Crock Pot
This spiral ham with brown sugar recipe comes together in an easy 3 steps!
These are the basic steps for making Crock Pot Spiral Ham. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Make Ham Glaze
In a saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the lemon lime soda, brown sugar, honey, and lemon and lime slices. Bring to a simmer and let reduce until it’s thick and glazy (10-15 minutes).
2. Cook the Ham
Get your ham and place in the bottom of the slow cooker and cover with roughly half of the glaze mixture. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours.
3. Final Touches
Remove the ham from the slow cooker onto a tray. Reheat the glaze on low and pour the rest of the glaze over the top of the ham.
4. Broil (optional)
If you like you can place the fully cooked ham onto a lined baking sheet and pop under the broiler for a few minutes to caramelize the glaze, but that step is optional.
Recipe FAQs for Ham with Brown Sugar Glaze
Expert Tips to Cook a Spiral Ham in the Crockpot
If you have never made ham in your crockpot, you do not know what you are missing. Plus there is no need to use that glaze packet they give you. Create your own easy glaze.
- Add More Spices for tender and juicy Ham: Add more of your favorite spices to this spiral sliced crockpot ham recipe.
- Ginger Ale: Try using ginger ale place of the lemon lime soda for spiral sliced ham.
- Pineapple: Crock Pot Ham with pineapple rings are always a classic!
- Use Leftover Ham: Make a larger ham so there is leftover ham for casseroles, salads or sandwiches.
What to Serve with Slow Cooker Ham
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Crock Pot Spiral Ham
Ingredients
- 8-12 pound Spiral sliced bone-in ham
- 2 cups Lemon lime soda
- ½ cup Honey
- 1 Lemon, sliced
- 1 Lime, sliced
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium heat whisk together the lemon lime soda, brown sugar, honey and lemon and lime slices.
- Bring to a simmer and let reduce until it is thick and glazy, about 10-15minutes.
- Place the ham into the slow cooker and cover with roughly half of the glaze mixture.
- Cover and cook in the slow cooker on low for 4 hours.
- Remove the ham from the slow cooker onto a tray.
- Reheat the glaze on low and pour over the rest of the glaze.
- If you like you can place the ham onto a lined baking sheet and pop under the broiler for a few minutes to caramelize the glaze, but that step is optional.
Expert Tips
- Add More Spices: Add more of your favorite spices to this spiral sliced crockpot ham recipe.
- Ginger Ale: Try using ginger ale place of the lemon lime soda.
- Pineapple: Ham with pineapple rings are always a classic!
The recipe mentions brown sugar but there is no brown sugar in the ingredients list. I ended up using 1 cup brown sugar, fingers crossed.!