Instant Pot Honey Baked Ham

You will never make ham another way after making this Instant Pot Honey Baked Ham! Spiral sliced ham is steamed to perfection with a sweet honey sauce, keeping this ham full of flavor and moisture. 

If you have lived long, you have probably experienced dried out ham.

My sweet mother in law cooks her ham every year for 6-10 hours, and the delicious honey baked ham she pays a small fortune for, ends up dry, tough, and chewy. Not exactly the ham you want for a Holiday centerpiece.

If you want to avoid dried out ham and instead have a Honey Baked Ham that is full of flavor and moisture, this Instant Pot Ham recipe is for you!

Instant Pot Honey Baked Ham

Because the Instant Pot cooks by trapping all the steam and moisture inside the pressure cooker, it creates a perfect steamy environment to just warm the ham through without drying out the meat.

And this Honey Baked Ham is ready in less than 30 minutes!! 

That means you don’t have to wake up early to prepare your holiday meal, or rush home from church to get the ham in the oven. It also keeps the heat out of the kitchen–which in the south, I can attest to that is never a bad thing!

Ingredients for Honey Baked Ham

• Spiral cut ham 
  • as small as you like or as large as your Instant Pot will hold
  • 6 quart Instant Pot will hold approximately a 5 to 6 pound ham.
  • 8 quart Instant Pot will hold approximately a 7-8 pound ham.
• Pineapple Juice
  • Pineapple juice will work to not only flavor the ham, but keep the ham extra juicy.
• Honey 
  • Honey is essential for a honey baked ham.
• Brown Sugar
  • Just a tiny bit of brown sugar helps to add depth to the ham.
  • Feel free to omit if staying away from refined sugar.
• Optional Spices
  • Honey Baked Ham typically have cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, I personally leave these out as I feel the overpower the ham, but feel free to add in if desired.

How to Cook Ham in the Instant Pot

The process for cooking a Honey Baked Ham in the Pressure Cooker is INCREDIBLY easy and FAST!!!!

Step One: Prepare Instant Pot

• Place trivet inside inner pot of pressure cooker.
• Pour in 1 cup water.
• Place foil sling on trivet–this will help you remove ham after it has finished cooking.

Step Two: Prepare Ham Glaze

• Whisk together pineapple juice, honey and brown sugar.

Step Three: Prepare Ham

• Place ham on large sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil.
• Fold up sides of foil, to make a bowl like shape around the ham.
• Gently separate slices of spiral ham, so glaze can penetrate the ham slices.
• Pour glaze over ham and securely wrap foil around ham.

Step Four: Pressure Cook Ham

• Place ham on trivet.
• Secure foil sling around ham, if using.
• Pressure Cook on High for 2 minutes per pound.
• Once cook time has elapsed, let rest for 5 minutes then do a quick release.
  • You can let the ham rest longer and can even do an immediate quick release if desired, but by letting the ham rest for a bit, it keeps the ham slices super tender.

Step Five: Reduce Glaze (optional)

I find that this ham is perfectly flavored and sweet enough to serve immediately. The ham is full of pineapple and honey flavor and is super delicious. If you would like that sticky glaze that Honey Baked Ham is known for, you can reduce the juices rendered from cooking right in the pressure cooker.

• After pressure is released, remove your ham from the Instant Pot and place on a large platter or bowl, still sealed in the foil.
• Remove trivet from inside pressure cooker and pour out the water used to cook the honey baked ham.
• Place the inner pot back inside the pressure cooker and turn the pressure cooker to Saute.
• Gently peel back the foil slightly from the cooked Ham.
• Remove the Ham from the foil, leaving the liquid inside the foil packet.
• Pour the rendered cooking liquid into the pressure cooker.
• Whisk well, and cook until the glaze is reduced by half, about 3-4 minutes.
• Pour the thickened glaze over the ham.

How long do you cook ham in the Instant Pot?

• Spiral Sliced ham is already precooked so you only need to warm the ham through.
• Cook your ham for 2 minutes per pound on high pressure. This will warm the ham through perfectly and keep the ham from drying out.
• Hit manual button and use +/- buttons to adjust time. Be sure your pressure cooker is set to HIGH pressure.
  • 3 pound ham: 6 minutes (1 recipe for glaze)
  • 4 pound ham: 8 minutes (1 recipe for glaze)
  • 5 pound ham: 10 minutes (1 recipe for glaze)
  • 6 pound ham: 12 minutes (Double Recipe for Glaze)
  • 7 pound ham: 14 minutes (Double Recipe for Glaze)
  • 8 pound ham: 16 minutes (Double Recipe for Glaze)

A Few Important Tips for Pressure Cooker Ham

• This Honey Glaze recipe is for a 3-5 pound ham. If making a larger ham, just double the recipe–extra glaze is NEVER a bad thing!
• If you would like to add spices to your Honey Ham Glaze, use 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1/8 teaspoon cloves.
• Feel free to omit brown sugar for a refined sugar free Honey Ham–and trust me, I have done this many times with great results in flavor.
• If you don’t like Honey, use Maple Syrup–a Maple Glazed Ham is always delicious.
• If you don’t want to use foil, parchment paper will work, it is just a bit trickier to seal the juices in the pouch. You can also place the ham in a large oven safe bowl that fits on the trivet of the pressure cooker.
• It is important to seal the ham well in foil, parchment paper, or in a bowl to keep the ham flavored well and to prevent a burn warning.
• You can use bone in or boneless spiral sliced ham for this recipe. I prefer boneless for easier serving, but either is fine!

More Instant Pot Recipes:

• Instant Pot Whole Chicken
• Instant Pot Turkey Breast
• Instant Pot Pot Roast
• Instant Pot Pork and Sauerkraut

Instant Pot Honey Baked Ham Recipe

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Instant Pot Honey Baked Ham

You will never make ham another way after making this Instant Pot Honey Baked Ham! Spiral sliced ham is steamed to perfection with a sweet honey sauce, keeping this ham full of flavor and moisture. 

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Honey Baked Ham, Instant Pot Ham

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Pressure Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 15

Calories: 267kcal

Ingredients

• 3-5 pound spiral sliced ham
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Instructions

Instant Pot Honey Baked Ham

• Place trivet inside inner pot of pressure cooker. Pour in 1 cup water. Place foil sling on trivet–this will help you remove ham after it has finished cooking.
• Prepare glaze by whisking together pineapple juice, honey and brown sugar.
• Place ham on large sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil. Fold up sides of foil, to make a bowl like shape around the ham. Gently separate slices of spiral ham, so glaze can penetrate the ham slices. Pour glaze over ham and securely wrap foil around ham. Place ham on trivet inside pressure cooker. Secure foil sling around ham, if using.
• Pressure Cook on High for 2 minutes per pound.  Once cook time has elapsed, let rest for 5 minutes then do a quick release. You can let the ham rest longer and can even do an immediate quick release if desired, but by letting the ham rest for a bit, it keeps the ham slices super tender.

Honey Ham Glaze Reduction (optional)

• After pressure is released, remove your ham from the Instant Pot and place on a large platter or bowl, still sealed in the foil. Remove trivet from inside pressure cooker and pour out the water used to cook the honey baked ham. Place the inner pot back inside the pressure cooker and turn the pressure cooker to Saute.
• Gently peel back the foil slightly from the cooked Ham. Remove the Ham from the foil, leaving the liquid inside the foil packet. Pour the rendered cooking liquid into the pressure cooker.
• Whisk liquid constantly until thickened and reduced--about 3-5 minutes. Pour over sliced ham. 

Notes

• This Honey Glaze recipe is for a 4-5 pound ham. If making a larger ham, just double the recipe.
• If you would like to add spices to your Honey Ham Glaze, use 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1/8 teaspoon cloves.
• Feel free to omit brown sugar for a refined sugar free Honey Ham.
• If you don't like Honey, use Maple Syrup.
• If you don't want to use foil, parchment paper will work, it is just a bit trickier to seal the juices in the pouch. You can also place the ham in a large oven safe bowl that fits on the trivet of the pressure cooker. 
• It is important to seal the ham well in foil, parchment paper, or in a bowl to keep the ham flavored well and to prevent a burn warning. 

Nutrition Facts

Instant Pot Honey Baked Ham

Amount Per Serving

Calories 267 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 10g 15%

Saturated Fat 3g 15%

Cholesterol 93mg 31%

Sodium 1795mg 75%

Potassium 446mg 13%

Total Carbohydrates 8g 3%

Sugars 8g

Protein 32g 64%

Vitamin C 1%

Calcium 1.3%

Iron 7.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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