Instant Pot Ham

The Instant Pot Ham is juicy and delicious. It’s also easy to make using the ham cut in spirals and a sweet maple glaze which warms to a perfect temperature in the cooker under pressure. The whole thing is done in under 30 minutes. It’s perfect dish to serve at your Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter dinner table! Gluten-free, low-carb keto, paleo, and dairy-free alternatives.

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Last updated April 2022

Easy Instant Pot Ham Recipe

The perfect holiday table cannot be complete without a roast turkey or a tasty spiral-baked Ham. Making an ham spiral to serve at Christmas, Easter or for your next holiday dinner is much simpler than you imagine.

It is Instant Pot Ham is done in less than 30 minutes in the pressure cooker. It comes out juicy and packed with incredible flavor. There is no more dry ham cooking over the course of hours in an oven. It also frees up the oven to cook other dishes or desserts, taking much of the stress away from the holiday season.

Ham cooks faster in the instant cooker this means you won’t have to rise early to cook your holiday dinner. By keeping the oven off, you can enjoy an easier holiday ham. You won’t have to cook in the kitchen in the summer seasons. Do you not have an pressure cooker? Check out one of our Slow Cooker Ham or Honey Baked Ham instead.

You’ll be enthralled by this simple Ham recipe

• Just 4 ingredients required to make the glaze
• Low-carb, keto friendly, gluten-free including Whole30 and Paleo alternatives.
• A little less than 10 mins of prepping time for a simple Ham recipe in a pressure cooker
• Freezer-friendly and easy to prepare in advance
• A easy dish to prepare and forget that removes the stress from hosting Sunday dinners or celebrations for the holidays!

You will require certain ingredients

• Spiral-Cut Ham Be sure to purchase one that weighs about 4lbs , as it’s perfect inside a 6-quart Instant Pot. We love the Spiral Sliced Ham that is not cured that is available at Trader Joe’s.

For the low carb 4 ingredient glaze:

• Unsalted Butter:You could substitute it with ghee, or vegan butter to make dairy-free.
• Golden monk is a sweetener for fruitYou can substitute coconut sugar to make paleo, or your preferred brown sugar replacement. You can leave out Whole30.
• 
  Dijon Mustard
  
• GarlicFinely minced.

How do you make Instant Pot Ham? Instant Pot Ham

A lot of people are shocked by the fact that they can cook ham using the pressure cooker. The majority of spiral hams are cooked and ready for ham to be cooked in an Instant Pot the only thing we have to do is cook it, similar to what you do with an oven. It’s the Instant Pot makes cooking ham much easier and quicker!

1. Create the glaze Mix the butter, golden monk fruit sweetener the small pot on moderate heat. Heat until the mixture is melted. Add Dijon Mustard and minced garlic until it is all mixed.
2. Put the ham into the Instant Pot: Add water to the Instant Pot Then, insert the trivet in. Put the ham in the trivet with the cut side facing down. The ham should be brushed with the glaze that covers all the areas
3. Cooking: Close lid, click “manual” or “pressure cook” and set the timer for 9 minutes. The Instant Pot will take between 10 and 15 minutes to reach high pressure.
4. Let the pressure release naturally and let the lid open: Once the ham is cooked then let to the Instant Pot to let off its pressure by itself (about 10-minutes). The lid should be opened slowly and then transfer the ham to the cutting board.
5. Broil to create a caramelized coating To get a caramelized, extra-caramelized coating put the Ham on a baking sheet lined with foil and cook under the broiler for 1-2 minutes or until the desired degree of cookedness.
6. Serve and slice: Cut ham into slices and then serve it with the glaze you have left.

Tips to be successful

• How long should you cook the ham: This depends on the size of your ham as well as the Instant Pot. We decided to cook ours at 8 minutes for a 4- Lb spiral cut ham that is perfect for the 6 Quart of my Instant Pot Duo Plus. If you’re making use of a larger 6 lb bone-in thigh ham , or have an 8 quartcapacity, it will take 15 minutes but it will take longer to reach pressure as well as completely let it go.
• Sweetener When you do not require a sugar-free or keto glaze, you can make use of honey to glaze an Honey baked Ham or maple syrup to make an Maple Glazed Ham
• Incorporate some additional spices. Add some spice to the taste with warm spices such as cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg
• fruit: Add sweetness to your glaze by using the cranberries, cherries, or orange
• Broil Put your Instant Pot of ham in the broiler so that it gets the caramelized coat!

Serving Suggestions

Ham is great with almost any side you’re a fan of. Here are a few of our favorite recipes:

Storage Instructions

Got leftovers? Make sure that the leftover ham has been cooled enough to be able to handle. It shouldn’t take too long, as cooked ham shouldn’t be kept at room temperature for longer than 2 hours.

• Begin by wrapping your leftover ham in plastic wrap, and then with a second layer of aluminum foil with a heavy-duty coating. The ham can be stored at room temperature for upto four days. Ham that has been cooked shouldn’t be kept out at room temperature longer than two hours.
• Ham that is not cooked can be stored in the refrigerator for upto three days.

Instructions for heating

• OvenRemove any leftover food items like cooked meat from the fridge and place it in an oven safe baking dish. Wrap a large aluminum foil on it on top of your Ham. This keeps the moisture out. Bake at the temperature of 275 degrees F at 10 minutes for each pounds or until a thermometer registers 135 – 140 degrees.
• Skillet Slices of ham are placed on a skillet , or a fry pan. Then, heat on medium until it is cooked through.
• Microwave This isn’t the ideal method as microwaves can take away a lot of moisture. It’s therefore easy to dry your ham. However, it is possible to reheat some slices in the microwave, if you need to. Place several slices on a microwave-safe plate and cook at medium-high for a few minutes , until the ham is warm.

How to Freeze Ham?

1. Be sure that the leftover ham that you cooked is cool and dry. This will prevent crystals of ice from developing.
2. Begin by wrapping the leftover ham with the plastic wrap, or in a freezer bag after that, another layer of aluminum foil that is heavy-duty and durable.
3. Put the wrapped ham into another freezer bag or large container for storage. This will reduce the risk of freezing burn. Keep the frozen food at least 3 months in the fridge.

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