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Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Glazed Ham

by Katerina

5 from 3 votes

Dec 01, 2019, Updated Mar 26, 2024

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Perfect for entertaining, this ultimate Holiday Slow Cooked Ham is deliciously sweet, tender, and SO juicy!

Coated in a sweet honey, brown sugar, and mustard glaze, then cooked until golden brown and caramelized, this beautiful spiral cut Ham will be the perfect centerpiece for your Holiday entertaining. I’ve had every intention to bake a ham for two years now, but other things always distracted me from doing it, like this Pork Roast.

However, recently I was given this cookbook called, Six Sisters’ Stuff, and that resulted in this Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Glazed Ham situation. I guess I was just waiting for the perfect ham recipe, and I got it. When I turned the page to the sister’s Slow Cooker Ham recipe, I immediately called my other half and asked him to pick up some ham. The guy was puzzled – it was only October after all, but he knows how we do. Some of us food bloggers cook Christmas Dinner in August. It’s part of our job description. 

Now, I do love a good ham, but had not tried one that was cooked in the crock pot. I always had my Mom’s and hers is really good, but so is this one! Most importantly, you have a free oven! Use it for, oh, I don’t know… a turkey, perhaps?

What Is Honey Mustard Glaze

This simple honey glaze is prepared with butter, brown sugar, honey, mustard, apple juice, and a pinch of salt. You want to heat that up for about 5 minutes, and whisk it until everything is completely incorporated. Remove from heat and let stand 3 minutes.

How To Cook Glazed Ham In The Slow Cooker

This is a most lovely Holiday meal. The result is a succulent and flavorful ham infused with the sweet and tangy flavors of honey mustard and brown sugar.

• While the glaze cools for a bit, unwrap the pre-cooked spiral cut ham and pat dry with paper towels.
• Spray the insert of the slow cooker with cooking spray and place in the ham. 
• Pour 3/4 of the prepared glaze all over the ham. Grab a pastry brush and continue to brush the glaze in between the ham slices and all around the ham. 
• Cover and cook for 4 to 5 hours on LOW. Baste with the juices every hour.
• For the final step, remove insert from the slow cooker, brush the rest of the glaze over the ham and bake in the oven for 15 more minutes, or until edges are crispy and caramelized. 

Cooking Ham In The Oven

• Cover the ham with aluminum foil and bake for 2-1/2 hours in a 325˚F degree oven. Adjust cooking time for a larger ham; the rule of thumb is to cook ham for 20 minutes per 1 pound.
• Remove foil and turn up the heat to 400˚F and continue to bake for 15 more minutes or until browned on top. 

What to Serve with Ham

Ham is great with mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, smashed brussel sprouts, and a side of my Instant Pot Turkey. ? 

Leftover Ham Recipes

The best part of Holiday ham is all the leftovers! Amiright?! 

• Ham and Sweet Potato Soup
• Ham and Apple Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
• Pesto Ham and Cheese Rollups
• Chef Salad

12 Days of Christmas With Six Sisters’ Stuff is the perfect companion for your Holiday planning and for all those delicious Holiday recipe ideas. I was mostly impressed with how the Sisters were able to incorporate the real meaning of the Holidays. Sharing traditions and thoughtful handmade gifts, the book is inspiring and would be a wonderful Christmas gift for anyone on your list.

ENJOY!

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5 from 3 votes

Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Glazed Ham

by Katerina | Diethood

Coated in sweet honey, brown sugar, and mustard glaze, then cooked until golden brown and caramelized, this beautiful spiral-cut Ham will be the perfect centerpiece for your Holiday entertaining.

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 hours hours

Total Time: 5 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 14

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 7 pounds (and up to 10 pounds) fully cooked, bone-in spiral sliced Ham
• ▢ 1 cup brown sugar
• ▢ 1/2 cup honey
• ▢ 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• ▢ 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
• ▢ 1/4 cup apple juice
• ▢ pinch of salt

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Instructions 

• In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, honey, mustard, apple juice, and pinch of salt; whisk and cook over medium high heat until well incorporated. Continue to cook for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside for a couple minutes.
• Lightly grease slow cooker with cooking spray.
• Pat dry ham with paper towels and transfer ham to slow cooker; set aside.
• Pour 3/4 of the glaze over the ham. Using a pastry brush, just brush it all around and in between the slices.
• Cover slow cooker with lid and cook on LOW for 4 to 5 HOURS.
• If the ham is too large and can't close it with the lid, use aluminum foil to make a tent over the ham. Then, cover with a kitchen towel and cook.
• Baste ham with juices every hour.
• Preheat oven to 400˚F.
• When time is up, remove insert of slow cooker, keeping the ham inside the insert; brush remaining glaze all around – if the glaze has thickened or hardened , heat it up before adding it to the ham.
• Bake ham in the oven, uncovered, for 15 to 18 minutes, or until top has caramelized and browned.
• Remove ham from oven and transfer to a serving plate.
• Spoon juices over the ham.
• Serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 4ounces | Calories: 498kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 183mg | Sodium: 2733mg | Potassium: 675mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 203IU | Vitamin C: 53mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2mg

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