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Instant Pot Ham

Instant Pot Ham preparing a holiday dinner easy. Perfectly cooked ham with a sweet honey glaze in under an hour!
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword instant pot ham, instant pot ham recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 15
Calories 323kcal

Ingredients

  • 5 pound Ham boneless or bone-in
  • 1 cup Honey
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1 teaspoon Ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon Orange zest

Instructions

  • In a bowl combine honey, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and orange zest.
  • Place bowl in microwave and cook for 15-30 seconds, depending on the strength of your microwave. When the honey glaze reaches a pourable consistency it is ready.
  • Place your ham on a piece of aluminum foil large enough to wrap up the entire ham.
  • Using a basting brush coat the ham with half of the glaze. Set the remaining glaze aside.
  • Wrap the foil around the ham making sure to seal it well so the juices don’t spill out as it cooks.
  • Place a trivet in the Instant Pot inner pot. I highly recommend a trivet with handles to make it easy to remove your ham after it finishes cooking.
  • Pour 1.5 cups of water into the bottom of the pot and then place your ham on the trivet.
  • Lock the lid in place and set the veiled to SEALING.
  • Set to cook on HIGH PRESSURE for 10 minutes (see times listed in the notes section for the amount of time based on weight).
  • When the timer goes off let it do a 15 minute natural release then carefully turn the valve to VENTING and release any remaining steam.
  • Remove the lid and use a thermometer to check that the internal temperature of the ham has reached 145 degrees F. If it has not lock your lid back in place, turn the valve to sealing and cook it on high pressure for another 3-5 minutes.
  • When the ham is ready carefully remove it from the pot and set it on a large platter. Remove it from the aluminum foil and dispose of the excess liquid.
  • If you want to bake on a glaze set your oven to broil and brush the remaining glaze over the ham (you may need to rewarm it in the microwave to get it to a pourable consistency). Cook under the broiler for 5 minutes to let the glaze caramelize.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

Cook times by weight:
  • 3 pound ham: 6 minutes + 15 minute natural release
  • 4 pound ham: 8 minutes + 15 minute natural release
  • 5 pound: 10 minutes + 15 minute natural release
  • 6 pound ham: 12 minutes + 15 minute natural release
  • 7 pound ham: 14 minutes +15 minute natural release
  • 8 pound ham: 16 minutes + 15 minute natural release

Nutrition

Serving: 0.33pound | Calories: 323kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 1749mg | Potassium: 446mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg