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    Instant Pot Honey Baked Ham

    30-Minute Meals Easy Pork Recipes Holiday Cuisine Instant Pot Instant Pot Pork Recipes Real Food April 22, 2023 | By Kristen Chidsey | 232 Comments | *This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

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    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. 

    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. 

    Serve this Instant Pot Ham with Mashed Potatoes, Glazed Carrots, and an Instant Pot Cheesecake for a show-stopping meal.

    Instant Pot Ham sliced on white platter next to Instant Pot

    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 an hour!!

    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.

    Pressure Cooker Ham on white platter next to honey

    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 the inner pot of pressure cooker.
    • Pour in 1 cup of water. Or 1.5 cups for an 8-quart Instant Pot. 
    • Place foil sling on trivet--this will help you remove ham after it has finished cooking.

    Foil Sling inside Instant Pot

    Step Two: Prepare Ham Glaze

    • Whisk together pineapple juice, honey, and brown sugar.

    Step Three: Prepare Ham

    • Place ham on a 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.

    Ham with Honey Glaze in foil wrapper next to Instant Pot

    Step Four: Pressure Cook Ham

    • Place ham on the trivet.
    • Secure foil sling around ham, if using.
    • Pressure Cook on High for 2 minutes per pound. ADD 10 Minutes to the total time if the ham is wrapped in foil. 
    • Once cook time has elapsed, let the pressure release naturally for at least 15 minutes then do a quick release.
    • Check internal temperature. You want your ham to be at 145 degrees for serving. Remember the ham has already been fully cooked, we are just warming!

    Honey Baked Ham in Pressure Cooker wrapped in Foil

    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 it on a large platter or bowl, still sealed in the foil.
    • Remove trivet from the 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.
    • Mix together 1 teaspoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water and whisk into cooking liquid.
    • 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 a 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 plus 10 Minutes to the total time to account for foil. This will warm the ham through perfectly and keep the ham from drying out.
    • Hit manual button and use +/- buttons to adjust the time. Be sure your pressure cooker is set to HIGH pressure.
      • 3-pound ham: use 1 recipe for glaze and cook for 6 minutes + 10 minutes to account for foil (or 16 total minutes)
      • 4-pound ham: use 1 recipe for glaze and cook for 8 minutes + 10 minutes to account for foil (or 18 minutes)
      • 5-pound ham: use 1 recipe for glaze and cook for 10 minutes + 10 minutes to account for foil (or 20 minutes)
      • 6-pound ham: double the recipe for the glaze and cook for 12 minutes + 10 minutes to account for foil (or 22 minutes)
      • 7-pound ham: double the recipe for the glaze and cook for 14 minutes + 10 minutes to account for foil (or 24 minutes)
      • 8-pound ham: double the recipe for the glaze and cook for 16 minutes+ 10 minutes to account for foil (or 26 minutes )

    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 ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, and â…› teaspoon cloves.
    • Feel free to omit brown sugar for 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.
    • 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

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    Instant Pot Honey Baked Ham on white plate

    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. 
    4.89 from 179 votes
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 16 minutes minutes
    Pressure Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 46 minutes minutes
    Servings: 15
    Calories: 267kcal
    Author: Kristen Chidsey

    Ingredients

    • 3-5 pound spiral sliced ham
    • ½ cup pineapple juice
    • â…“ cup honey
    • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
    • 1 tablespoon cornstarch optional
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    Instructions

    Instant Pot Honey Baked Ham

    • Place trivet inside the inner pot of the pressure cooker. Pour in 1 and ½ cups cold 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 plus 10 minutes to account for the foil. (Only add 5 minutes if using thin foil.) Once cook time has elapsed, let rest for at least 15 minutes before releasing pressure. Check the internal temperature to be sure the ham is warmed to 135-150 degrees. If not, cook for an additional 3-5 minutes on high pressure.

    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.
    • Mix together 1 tablespoon cornstarch with ¼ cup water and whisk into cooking liquid.  Whisk liquid constantly until thickened and reduced--about 3-5 minutes. Pour over sliced ham. 

    Equipment Needed

    • Electric Pressure Cooker (6 or 8 quart)
    • Heavy Duty Foil

    Notes

    • This recipe has been updated to account for using heavy duty foil to cook the ham. To reach 145 degrees for serving, if your foil is not thin, you will need an additional 10 minutes added to the total cook time to account for the foil. 
    • If using thin foil, do not add the additional 10 minutes to the cook time, instead add 3-5 minutes. 
    • 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 ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, and â…› teaspoon cloves.
    • Feel free to omit brown sugar for a refined sugar free Honey Ham or to use maple syrup in place of the honey. 
    • Sweet and Tangy Glaze Option: Instead of the honey glaze, mix together â…“ cup pineapple juice, ¼ cup apricot preserves, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 teaspoon prepared Horseradish, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, and â…› teaspoon each of ground cloves, nutmeg, and allspice. Pour over ham before wrapping in foil.  
    • It is important to seal the ham well in foil to keep the ham flavored well and to prevent a burn warning. 
    • This recipe is for a pre-sliced, pre-cooked ham that you purchase at your grocery store. 
    • Cooking Directions:
      • 3 pound ham: use 1 recipe for glaze and cook for 6 minutes + 10 minutes to account for foil (or 16 total minutes) 
      • 4 pound ham: use 1 recipe for glaze and cook for 8 minutes + 10 minutes to account for foil (or 18 minutes)
      • 5 pound ham: use 1 recipe for glaze and cook for 10 minutes + 10 minutes to account for foil (or 20 minutes)
      • 6 pound ham: double the recipe for the glaze and cook for 12 minutes + 10 minutes to account for foil (or 22 minutes)
      • 7 pound ham: double the recipe for the glaze and cook for 14 minutes + 10 minutes to account for foil (or 24 minutes) 
      • 8 pound ham: double the recipe for the glaze and cook for 16 minutes+ 10 minutes to account for foil (or 26 minutes)

    Nutrition

    Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 1795mg | Potassium: 446mg | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1.4mg
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    1. Laurie

      April 15, 2023 at 8:09 am

      5 stars
      This method of cooking ham and recipe is delicious! I will NEVER make ham any other way now. Thank you so much!! Would this be a good way to reheat leftover ham to have it be moist the second time around? Any idea how to do that? Thank you so much!

      Reply
      • Kristen Chidsey

        April 15, 2023 at 8:42 am

        You are so welcome!! As for reheating, I would wrap in foil, with any remaining liquid if you have it, and set to cook for 2 minutes. It should be just warmed through to enjoy again.

        Reply
    2. Maureen Shanta

      April 01, 2023 at 11:55 am

      5 stars
      I should have reviewed this early as I use this recipe so often. It is easy to prepare, the flavor is so good and the ham is not dry. This recipe is often requested by my husband. Sometimes, depending on my mood, I will reduce the amount of brown sugar and/or maple syrup by a touch or so. We have not noticed a difference in the flavor. Thanks, Kristen. Excellent!

      Reply
      • Kristen Chidsey

        April 02, 2023 at 7:09 am

        I appreciate you sharing, Maureen! Thank you!

        Reply
    3. Jennie Chase-Reeves

      December 25, 2022 at 7:18 pm

      3 stars
      I used this method today on a 12.86lb spiral sliced ham. I used heavy duty foil as well. I was afraid it would be too long so I only did high pressure at 32 minutes and natural release for 7 minutes.

      It was too long. Half of the spiral slices on top were semi dried out. Thankfully there were plenty of juices to set those slices in to get juicy again.

      I don’t know if it should be low pressure or maybe 23-25 minutes but 2 minutes per on on high pressure is more than needed to just reheat.

      Reply
      • Kristen Chidsey

        December 26, 2022 at 7:10 am

        Hi Jennie! I am sorry some of your ham dried out. If it was only the top, it sounds like it may have been not fully covered in foil, perhaps? I find this time to be pretty spot on for a store-bought spiral ham. Was this a Honey Baked Ham you just wanted to reheat, by chance?

        Reply
    4. Idie

      December 09, 2022 at 6:43 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you so much

      Reply
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