Save some oven space, and make a slow-cooker ham this holiday season.

Learn how to make a slow-cooker ham, and give your oven a break this holiday season.

You just need to get the glaze ingredients ready and set everything to cook.

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A slow cooker is an ideal place for heating a fully-cooked ham.

How Long Do I Cook a Fully-Cooked Ham in the Slow Cooker?

When ready, a thermometer inserted in thickest portion of ham should register 145F.

Southern Living Slow Cooker Ham two servings on two plates with salad and bread

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Will Ham Dry Out in the Crockpot?

Is It Better to Cook Ham Low and Slow?

Use the leftover hambone in aslow-cooker ham and bean soup.

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)smoked fully-cooked bone-in spiral-cut ham

1/2cup(4 oz.)

Make glaze:

Whisk together sugar, jam, mustard, and vinegar in a small saucepan.

Bring to a simmer over medium, whisking often, and simmer until just thickened, about 4 minutes.

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Cook ham:

Brush ham with remaining half of glaze.

Remove ham from cooker, and transfer to a serving platter or cutting board.

Discard liquid in cooker.

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Cover ham loosely with aluminum foil until glaze is ready.

Brush half of glaze over ham.

Southern Living Slow Cooker Ham cooked ham on a platter

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Southern Living Slow Cooker Ham finishing the ham with more glaze

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