Brown Sugar Glaze For Ham Made In The Slow Cooker

This brown sugar glaze for ham makes the perfect tender ham every time. Serve your slow cooker ham with the best scalloped potatoes, bacon wrapped asparagus, and roasted honey glazed carrots and have an easy and delicious holiday meal!

A few weeks ago when I was planning what I wanted to post before Christmas, I asked on facebook what people typically eat for the holiday meal. First of all, I need to ask these types of questions more often. It was awesome to have so many people take the time out of their lives to engage with me and answer it! Second, I loved everything that I read! The responses truly made me hungry and made me want to sit down to a big feast. Some people mentioned side dishes like corn casserole. Others talked about desserts like red velvet bundt cake. Some mentioned traditional family dishes I had never heard of. But one thing I got a lot of was, a big Christmas ham! So I knew that I needed to make a ham for you all before Christmas. And I figured what better way to do it than with a nice brown sugar glaze for ham and in the slow cooker. This leaves your oven free for fast easy biscuits and baked brussel sprouts casserole.

THE BEST BROWN SUGAR GLAZE FOR HAM

I love this super simple glaze because it is easy, and it is also the back bone of this recipe. I mean, beyond this, all you need is your slow cooker and your ham. It doesn’t get much more simple than that!

WHAT IS IN A BROWN SUGAR GLAZE FOR HAM?

honey packed brown sugar ground mustard apple cider vinegar – these gives the glaze such a delicious unique flavor and just a hint of something extra

HOW DO YOU MAKE GLAZE FOR HAM?

This recipe is as simple as combining the above ingredients in a small sauce pan, bringing them to a low boil, and allowing it to cook until it becomes fragrant. It should take about five minutes of cook time. It’s helpful if you have your ham all ready to go in the slow cooker before you start the glaze. That way when the glaze is finished you can pour it over your ham and turn on the slow cooker.

HOW TO COOK A HAM IN A SLOW COOKER

THIS BROWN SUGAR GLAZE MAKES A MOIST HAM

This recipe is great because it really does create a very moist and flavorful ham. You can taste the delicious flavors in the ham, and it makes it irresistible. The perfect recipe for a holiday meal. If you are serving a smaller crowd, you can feel free to get a smaller ham, and still use the same glaze recipe, though you will need to adjust the cooking time. If you wish, you can take the brown sugar glaze for ham that is in the crock pot after taking out the ham and brush it over the top of the ham, though at that point, it should be flavorful and delicious without doing this step. Though I doubt you will have any left overs, I have a delicious brunch recipe that will help you use up any you might have coming this week. Keep an eye out for it! In the mean time, left over ham would be perfect in this ham and cheese quiche.