5 from 3 votes
Easy Thanksgiving Ham
Smoky, Sweet and DELICIOUS Holiday Ham that doesn’t take up your oven for the WHOLE DAY! This EASY Thanksgiving Ham will have your family licking their plates clean!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
Total Time
6 hrs 10 mins
Servings:
8
servings
Calories:
962 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 5 lb ham picnic shoulder
- 1 Dr. Pepper canned
- 2 Tbs butter
- 1 Tbs garlic minced, in oil
- 1 Cup brown sugar divided
- 2 tbs grain mustard
- 1 teaspoon chipotle powder ground
- 1 Tbs onion powder
Instructions
- Cut a hash pattern on the fat side of the ham.
- Place the ham into the crockpot
- In a sauce pan or frying pan on the stove top over medium heat, heat the can of Dr. Pepper, butter, garlic, ½ cup of the brown sugar, the chipotle powder, mustard and onion powder until the butter has melted and the Dr. Pepper mix over the top of the ham, making sure that some of it get’s down into the hash pattern that you have cut.
- Take the remaining ½ Cup of brown sugar and pat it gently into the hash pattern on the top of the ham. (If you accidentally used all of the brown sugar in the sauce, no worries. Either leave this part off or pack another ½ cup on top of the ham - which is what I recommend).
- Put the lid on the crockpot and set it on low. Cook for 6-8 hours. Every 3 hours, baste the ham with the juices from the bottom of the slow cooker.
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Notes
- Make sure to cook your ham with the fatty side facing UP! Then has it cooks, some of that fat will melt and slide over the meat and give it terrific flavor!
- Baste your ham as it cooks this helps keep it moist and flavorful.
- You’ll want to make sure that your crockpot is large enough for your ham. It takes a larger crockpot. I’ve put a link to the size that I use for a 4-5 lb ham.
- When buying ham, plan for ⅓ - ½ lb per person and then add another full pound overall for the bone and the fat that is on the ham. So, ham for 6 people would be 3 lb plus 1 lb = at least a 4 lb ham.
- Before you start, be sure you know what Divided in a Recipe Means.
Nutrition Information
Calories
962kcal
(48%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
74g
(148%)
Fat
60g
(92%)
Saturated Fat
22g
(110%)
Cholesterol
219mg
(73%)
Sodium
4078mg
(170%)
Potassium
1025mg
(22%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
27g
(54%)
Vitamin A
189IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
52mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 962
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 962kcal | 48% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 74g | 148% |
| Fat | 60g | 92% |
| Saturated Fat | 22g | 110% |
| Cholesterol | 219mg | 73% |
| Sodium | 4078mg | 170% |
| Potassium | 1025mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 189IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.