Do you love sweet and spicy? If you do, then you will love this Slow Cooker Sriracha Pineapple Ham recipe.
The sweet combination of brown sugar and pineapple is mixed with spicy Sriracha sauce and is cooked over a salty ham.
The trio creates a delicious flavor. This recipe makes the perfect Christmas ham or Easter ham.
Sriracha Pineapple Ham is also great for feeding a large crowd.

Ingredients
Here is a list of the ingredients you will need for this simple slow cooker ham recipe.
- bone-in, smoked spiral cut ham
- brown sugar
- canned crushed pineapple
- Sriracha Hot Sauce
- cornstarch
Watch how to make
Steps
Follow these easy steps to make the perfect slow cooker Sriracha pineapple ham.
- Trim ham to fit in the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle ¼ cup of the brown sugar on the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Place the ham and any extra trimmed pieces on top of the brown sugar.
- In a bowl, mix together remaining brown sugar, Sriracha hot sauce, and pineapple.
- Pour sauce mix over the ham. Try to pour some of the sauce between the slices of the ham to flavor the ham.
- Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
- Before serving, take out 2 cups of pineapple juice mixture from slow cooker. Try not to get too much of the pineapple chunks. Add pineapple juice mixture to a medium sauce pan. Mix in cornstarch. Cook on medium to high heat until sauce has thickened (about 10 minutes) stirring continuously to prevent scorching.
- Pour sauce over top of ham. Rest 5 minutes before serving.
Tip
Sriracha isn't as hot as a typical hot sauce, so the heat factor doesn't overwhelm the ham. However, if you are sensitive to spicy food, you can adjust to ¼ cup of Sriracha.
This slow cooker sriracha pineapple ham is also perfect for the holidays such as a Christmas ham or Easter ham!
What side dishes do you serve with ham?
This slow cooker ham is great by itself as on entree or you could serve it on bread rolls.
Use the ham for Hawaiian rolls, yeast rolls, or as a ham sandwich.
Some great side dish ideas to serve with ham include:
- Southern Sweet Potato Casserole
- Mashed Potatoes
- Southern Crockpot Green Beans and Potatoes
- Creamy Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
- Seven Layered Salad
- Corn Pudding
- Field Peas
- Southern Baked Beans Quintet
How long is leftover ham good in the fridge?
Do not leave ham out at room temperature more than 2 hours.
You can store your leftover ham 3 to 4 days in the fridge if it is tightly wrapped up or sealed in an air tight container.
If you want to save it more than 4 days, freeze the leftover ham until you are ready to use it.
What do you do with leftover ham?
Looking for some ways to use up that leftover ham? Here are some leftover ham ideas:
- Make a ham sandwich.
- Dice it and add it to an omelet or egg casserole.
- Mix the ham with scalloped potatoes.
- Chop it up and mix it in with mac and cheese.
- Add it to a salad.
- Add it to a soup.
- Dice it and cook it with beans.
There are lots of fun ideas to use your left over ham in. Just don’t wait past 4 days!
One of my dearest friend, Alecia Paschal, gave me this recipe.
She new I would like this recipe because of the sweet, salty, and spicy combination.
She also knows I LOVE Sriracha. I could eat it like ketchup!
Alecia and I go way back. I met her when I was first starting to date my husband. I absolutely adore her.
She would have been in my wedding if her brother had not got married on the same day as mine....
Please leave me a comment below if you make this slow cooker ham and tell me what you thought about it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.
Also post your picture of your ham on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale with #aforkstale hashtags! I will share with my followers! xoxo!
Recipe
Slow Cooker Sriracha Pineapple Ham
Ingredients
- 8-10 lb bone-in, smoked spiral cut ham
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 15 oz canned crushed pineapple
- ½ cup Sriracha Hot Sauce
- 2 tbs cornstarch
Instructions
- Trim 8-10 lb ham to fit in the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle ¼ cup of the brown sugar on the bottom of the slow cooker. Place the ham and any extra trimmed pieces on top of the brown sugar.
- In a bowl, mix together remaining ½ cup brown sugar, ½ cup Sriracha hot sauce, and 15 oz pineapple.
- Pour sauce mix over the ham. Try to pour some of the sauce between the slices of the ham to flavor the ham.
- Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
- Before serving, take out 2 cups of pineapple juice mixture from slow cooker. Try not to get too much of the pineapple chunks. Add pineapple juice mixture to a medium sauce pan. Mix in 2 tbs cornstarch. Cook on medium to high heat until sauce has thickened (about 10 minutes) stirring continuously to prevent scorching.
- Pour sauce over top of ham. Rest 5 minutes before serving.
Heidy
This Slow Cooker Sriracha Pineapple Ham recipe was super delicious. I loved the sweet heat! I made it for our Sunday dinner, and I got so many compliments for our guests. I sent the hubby to work with a delicious ham sandwich!
Amita
I loved the addition of sriracha. Never thought I would love it so much. the recipe turned out great. Just the way I like it.
Marisa Franca
We certainly do enjoy hot and spicy and the rest of our family does as well. I couldn't believe how easy this recipe was. We had a birthday gathering yesterday and I had the ingredients to make the ham. Everyone went nuts over how good it was. They loved the pineapple with the heat to it. In fact they insisted I make this for our Easter dinner.
Dennis K Littley
I was surprised at how good this ham turned out! The addition of sriracha was something I would have never thought of, but will definitely be making it again!
Natalie
This ham looks fantastic. Perfectly cooked and spiced. I never used sriracha on ham before. I think it's time to give this a try. Saving your recipe for Easter. Thanks.
Marie
This ham looks absolutely packed with flavor! I love the combination of salty, sweet and spicy, which will be a nice change from classic ham at my Easter table. I can't wait to make it!
Mikayla
Thank you. The sweet tang of the pineapple mixed with the heat of the sriracha sauce was mouth watering. For those of us who love some heat, like me a coupe extra shakes of hot sauce was a bonus in flavor.
veenaazmanov
This dish is too delicious and I am drooling. Perfect for Dinner Table.
Allyssa
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing sriracha pineapple ham recipe! Will surely have this again! It's really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!
Bernice
Sweet and spicy?! My boys would absolutely love this upgrade from our usual pineapple ham. Looks like Easter dinner ham is sorted out for this year!
Janet Baxley Hall
Love love love this recipe! It will be on our holiday dinner table. Thank you Katie.
Merry Christmas!
Ann
Sweet and spicy is my love language and I love how easy this sounds! We go through a lot of sriracha in my house so I know my family will love this!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food
I totally love sweet and savoury/salty/spicy combos so this is right up my alley! I bet this would go over so well for a holiday get together! YUM!
Amy
This looks amazing! I never would have thought to add siriracha to a ham. What a great idea!