Instant Pot Maple Glazed Ham

Name: Instant Pot Maple Glazed Ham
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 2-8 pound Ham ((any size you like)); 6 ounces Soda (Cola, Dr. Pepper, Sprite or White Wine); 1/4 cup Whole Cloves; 1/4 cup Light Brown Sugar (packed); 1 cup Pure Maple Syrup; 3 Tablespoons Spicy Brown Mustard ((or Dijon)); 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce

December 17, 2017 By Jill 25 Comments Modified on April 21, 2019

Instant Pot Maple Glazed Ham with its Caramelized Sweetly Spiced Glaze is a must have for Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving holidays.

Pressure Cooker Maple Glazed Holiday Ham

This is the most simple way to make your Holiday Ham.

No need to spend tons of money at that Ham store.

With the use of your Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker, you will have the most delicious and juicy Ham ever.

Cast of Ingredients for Pressure Cooker Maple Glazed Holiday Ham

You are going to want to make extra because I have some wonderful recipes specially for leftover Easter and Christmas ham.

My Holiday Party Southern Baked Ham Buns and incredible.

Ingredients for Instant Pot Maple Glazed Holiday Ham

Ham – can be spiral cut
Soda – Cola, Sprite, Dr. Pepper or White Wine
Whole Cloves
Light Brown Sugar
Maple Syrup
Spicy Brown Mustard or Dijon Mustard
Worcestershire Sauce

If using a fresh ham, the cook time would be much longer. For cooked hams, basically, we are just heating up the ham and infusing wonderful flavor.

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Whisk up the Ham Glaze

To make Instant Pot Maple Glazed Ham it is just a matter of whisking up the ingredients.

What exactly is Cured Ham?

By all accounts, Ham is not raw and is ready to heat and eat.
Ham is generally made from the hind leg of a Pig/Swine.
It has been processed/preserved by smoking, salting or wet curing.
Unprocessed meat is called Fresh Ham and is ready for cooking or preserving/processing. However, most Ham goes through one of the processes and is then labeled “Cured Ham.”

My Instant Pot Maple Glazed Holiday Ham recipe is really just a guideline.

I will tell you how I make it, but if you want to swap Honey for Maple Syrup or Dijon Mustard for Spicy Brown Mustard, go for it.

If you swap the Honey for Maple Syrup, use Dark Brown Sugar instead of Light Brown Sugar. However, the Maple Syrup really makes this recipe soar.

Stud the Ham with Cloves

Growing up in Miami was great. Tons of little coffee shops and restaurants with counters.

In the Cuban restaurants, if you sat at the counter and the owner liked you, he/she would bring out a napkin with a piece of the Crackling.

Another delicious recipe you will enjoy is my Pressure Cooker Lechón Asado {Cuban Pork with Mojo}.

Pour in Soda Pop

I have use several liquids for this recipe.

A cola works well.

Sprite is delicious too.

Dr. Pepper is also yummy.

White Wine gives the Maple Glazed Ham a totally different taste. It’s really good.

Place a Trivet over the Cola

If your Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker came with a Trivet with handles, that is perfect for this recipe.

Otherwise, you can buy a Stainless Steel Tall/Short Trivet & Egg Cooker Set and use that instead.

Paint on the Maple Glaze

Use a Silicone BBQ Basting Brush to paint on some of the Maple Glaze.

The Liquid will steam into the Ham and the Maple Glaze will begin to seep into the Skin.

Place Ham on Trivet

Since Ham is already cured and ready to eat, it does not need a long time in the Pressure Cooker.

Just enough to warm the Ham through to the center.

Heating the Ham up in the Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker putting it in an Oven for an hour to heat, will keep the Ham nice and Moist.

The oven tends to dry out the Ham.

We only want to use the Oven for as long as it takes to crisp up the Skin and caramelize the Maple Glaze.

Add Liquid to Skillet

Any Skillet or Pan will work

I use Cast Iron almost exclusively when I cook in the Oven, on the Stove or outside on our Charcoal Grill.

Add a little liquid to your Pan and then add the Ham

Use the rest of the Maple Glaze and paint it onto the Ham, nice and thick.

Crisp it up and you are good to go!

Don’t forget to save that Ham Bone for my Pressure Cooker Split Pea and Ham Soup!

Perfect Easter Ham

Serve with my Instant Pot and Instant Pot Fresh Green Bean Casserole.

My Instant Pot Holiday Baked Beans go well with the meal too.

Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Maple Glazed Holiday Ham

For dessert, check out my Pressure Cooker Peppermint Milkshake Cheesecake and my Pressure Cooker Cherry Cordial Cheesecake Bites.

Merry Christmas! Happy Easter! Enjoy.

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