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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I try to provide as many tips and tricks and answer anticipated questions, so your recipe will be the best, the very first time, including how and why my methods work. This extra bit of information should help to provide you with a perfect cooking experience every time.
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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.
Kitchen Equipment and Essentials
- Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker
- J.A. Henckels Classic 8 inch Chef’s Knife
- Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
- Culina Stackable (Dry) Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
- Anchor Hocking Glass (Liquid) Measuring Cups
- Rösle Stainless Steel Flat Whisk– a MUST have, probably my most used utensil
- 6 oz Porcelain Ramekins
- Sonder LA End Grain Teak Cutting Board, Juice Grooves & Compartments
- Stainless Steel Tall/Short Trivet & Egg Cooker Set
- Silicone BBQ Basting Brush
- Lodge 10.25″ Cast Iron Skillet
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Here is the handy printable recipe:
Instant Pot Maple Glazed Ham
Print Pin RateIngredients
- 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
Instructions
- Add Soda to Pressure Cooker cooking pot and place a Short Legged Trivet.
- Whisk together the rest of the ingredients. Stud Ham with Cloves.
- Paint the Ham with half of the Glaze and then place Ham into cooking pot.
- Lock on Lid and close Pressure Valve. Cook at Low Pressure for 15 minutes. Wait 15 minutes and then release the rest of the pressure and remove the ham.
- Place a little Liquid from the cooking pot and the Ham into a Cast Iron Skillet or Baking Dish. Paint on the rest of the Glaze. Place Ham in 400 degree oven until Skin has begun to brown, basting every five minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
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PAM says
December 22, 2018 at 2:38 pmJill, I still have not taken my Instant Pot out of the box since I got it over a year ago 🙁 But I’m going to make my daughter talk me through this recipe so I can finally put the IP to good use. Sounds so good, and that ham in the fridge is going to meet it’s IP. Blessings to you for this holiday!
Katie says
December 9, 2018 at 12:11 pmHow long would you cook a 2 lbs. Ham if it is frozen?
Mark Drexler says
November 26, 2018 at 10:35 amOMG Had the extended family over this Thanksgiving and used this recipe. What a hit, was told I have to make this for Christmas. Had the ham in the smoker for 2 hrs. @ 140F. I used coke and used an old pressure cooker. Cooked at 5 low setting for 15 minutes. I poured on the left over glaze to a slice of ham. All I can say is YUMMMM
Ann says
October 6, 2018 at 12:11 pmHI
I was just wondering how long might it take to brown in the oven at the end.
Looks great so far.
Thank!
Joan says
August 29, 2018 at 2:29 pmYou do realize that ham, cola, soda, and similar words are not proper nouns and should not be capitalized? If you’re going to earn money by using words you should use them correctly. Just because others do it doesn’t make it right. It’s distracting to read and detracts from the content. If you can’t bother to use proper grammar and spelling, why should we bother to read it? Aren’t we worth you taking the time to do it right?
Bart says
August 29, 2018 at 4:38 pmWOW! How ignorant are you Joan? You come here for free recipes and all you can do is insult the author. Your life must be very empty if all you can do is find people to insult. There is a word for people like you and it’s called a troll. You hide behind your computer and see how many people you an get a rise out of. I doubt you have the guts to say to someone’s face what you say in your insignificant meaningless comment. Just remember in the end what you say doesn’t matter. Nobody cares because you don’t matter. You are a small spiteful troll angry at the world because you have no life. Also don’t think I didn’t notice you posted almost the same comment months ago under the name Joe.
Ramona Voight says
April 21, 2019 at 8:17 amJoe/Joan you Might Have To Buy Her Cookbookbook, But Instead, You Can Get A Really Good Recipe For Free! So, Why Don’t You Shut Up About The Capitalization? It May Just Be a Weird Setting On Her Blog, Whereas you Are Deliberately Being Rude.
Wendy says
March 27, 2018 at 7:49 amI’m going to try this on Easter! I notice your cook time is for low pressure. My Lux IP doesn’t seem to have a low pressure setting. Do you have any suggestions for altering the time, etc? Thank you!
Roberta says
January 5, 2018 at 8:56 amThis looks very good. I just bought an Instant Pot yesterday, and it doesn’t have a low pressure setting. I don’t know what I’m doing yet, and wondered if there was a possible adjustment for recipes that use low pressure.
Thank you.
Delphine says
December 30, 2017 at 10:37 pmWhat would you recommend to use instead of soda? Water & honey, sparkling water & honey, or ?
Vicki says
December 27, 2017 at 5:53 pmThis looks delicious; however, I’m not a fan of cloves – is the flavor of them prominent?
Monique says
January 1, 2018 at 7:18 pmI found it to be pretty prominent. But I think if you left them off it would still be good.
Terry Auwaerter says
December 26, 2017 at 7:17 amI just want to thank you and wish you a very Merry Christmas and Looking forward for a new year of your wonderful recipes, I’ve enjoyed using my instant pot because of you. I have learned so much about cooking in general, thanks to your detailed instructions and cooking tips.
joe says
December 25, 2017 at 3:11 pmNot trying to be mean and this is not for posting, but many of the words you capitalize are not proper nouns and should not have caps. It’s almost as though you capitalize every noun. It makes it hard to read what you write. Since you have ads and affiliate links and are earning income from this site, maybe using a spell/grammar check before posting would be in order.
Kathy H says
March 18, 2018 at 11:58 amWow…
Jill says
March 30, 2018 at 2:12 pmRight! <3 Thanks, Kathy.
Peg says
March 30, 2018 at 6:53 amJoe, you do know that in a title the first letter of each word is capitalized, right? 🙄
Bart says
August 29, 2018 at 4:44 pmSo in December your name was Joe and now it’s Joan. Well no matter what your name is you are a loser.
Suzy says
December 24, 2017 at 12:47 pmHey, I want to try this with white wine, so basically the liquid on the bottom of the trivet in the instant pot will be the white wine and the glaze that dripped from the ham? I am wondering if I understood right because it sounds a bit scary since alcohol can be flammable… Tks!
Mamagypski says
December 22, 2017 at 9:24 amThis looks amazing! Can this work with an uncured ham? And how long would you suggest for cook time?
Happy Holidays!
Diane Barber says
December 21, 2017 at 12:27 pmThis sounds like a great way to not dry out the Christmas Ham ! Would this method work with a spiral sliced ham ? Thanks Jill
Jill says
December 21, 2017 at 3:45 pmYes.
Laureen says
December 21, 2017 at 5:45 amWill there be enough liquid leftover for gravy? If so, how do you recommend to make? Thank you!
Liz says
December 18, 2017 at 10:51 amCould you use a spiral
Cut ham in this recipe?
Thanks!
Jill says
December 23, 2018 at 12:01 pmYes. Jill