Slow Cooker Easter Ham With Apricot And Kahlua Recipe

Our easy yet impressive slow cooker ham, with a sweet and savory glaze of apricot preserves, Kahlua, and spices, is a show-stopping holiday meal.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 (7-8 pound) smoked, bone-in butt portion ham that will fit a slow cooker
• 1/3 cup apricot preserves
• 1/3 cup Kahlua
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 large leeks
• 8 ounces (about 1 cup) baby carrots
• 1 cup peeled pearl onions
• 1/2 cup dry white wine

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Place the ham cut-side-down on a cutting board and score the skin with a sharp knife.
2. 2Transfer the ham to a slow cooker.
3. 3In a high-speed blender, combine the apricot preserves, Kahlua, mustard, coriander, and cloves.
4. 4Blend until smooth.
5. 5Scrape the glaze into a bowl.
6. 6Use a pastry brush to coat the ham with ½ of the glaze.
7. 7Trim the leeks to remove the stem end and tough dark green shoots, then slice them in half lengthwise.
8. 8Rinse the leeks under cold water to remove any dirt between the layers.
9. 9Slice the leeks crosswise into ½-inch pieces.
10. 10Arrange the leeks, carrots, and pearl onions around the ham.
11. 11Set the slow cooker to low.
12. 12Cover the slow cooker and cook the ham for 1 hour.
13. 13Uncover, pour the wine over the ham, and return the lid.
14. 14Cook for another hour, then brush on the remaining glaze.
15. 15Continue to cook the ham until it reaches 140 F at its thickest point (about 4-5 hours total cooking). If your slow cooker has a bake/broil setting, you can use it briefly to crisp up the surface of the ham, or turn the temperature to high for the last hour of cooking.
16. 16Remove the ham from the slow cooker and let it rest on a cutting board for 15 minutes. Reserve the vegetables and pan juices to serve with the ham.
17. 17Carve the ham and serve it with vegetables and your favorite sides.