{"id":2740,"date":"2026-03-28T22:11:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T22:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2740"},"modified":"2026-03-28T22:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T22:11:17","slug":"slow-cooker-brown-sugar-ham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/slow-cooker-brown-sugar-ham\/","title":{"rendered":"SLOW COOKER BROWN SUGAR HAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0SLOW COOKER BROWN SUGAR HAM<\/h1>\n<h2>\u00a0INGREDIENTS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 fully cooked spiral ham (about 4\u20137 lbs)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 to 1 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 can pineapple (chunks or rings, with juice)<\/li>\n<li>2\u20133 tbsp mustard (optional, Dijon or yellow)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp ground cloves (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0INSTRUCTIONS<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Place the ham in your slow cooker (cut side down).<\/li>\n<li>Spread mustard over the ham (optional but adds flavor).<\/li>\n<li>Rub brown sugar all over the ham.<\/li>\n<li>Pour pineapple and its juice over the top.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and cook on <strong>LOW for 4\u20136 hours<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Do not open the lid while cooking to keep moisture inside.<\/li>\n<li>Once done, let it rest for 10\u201315 minutes before slicing.<\/li>\n<li>Spoon juices from the slow cooker over the ham when serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>\u00a0TIPS FOR BEST RESULTS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Use a <strong>pre-cooked ham<\/strong> (most store-bought hams are already cooked).<\/li>\n<li>Slow cooking keeps the ham <strong>moist and tender without drying out<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Add glaze at the end if you want a caramelized finish.<\/li>\n<li>Pineapple juice adds sweetness + helps flavor soak into the meat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0EASY 3-INGREDIENT VERSION (SUPER SIMPLE)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ham<\/li>\n<li>Brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>Ground cloves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cook on LOW for 4 hours \u2014 that\u2019s it!<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0OPTIONAL FLAVOR IDEAS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Add honey or maple syrup for extra sweetness<\/li>\n<li>Use cola or juice for a richer glaze<\/li>\n<li>Add garlic or spices for a savory twist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0SLOW COOKER BROWN SUGAR HAM \u00a0INGREDIENTS 1 fully cooked spiral ham (about 4\u20137 lbs) 1\/2 to 1 cup brown sugar&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2740"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2742,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2740\/revisions\/2742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}