Instant Pot Your Easter Ham: You Won’t Believe How Easy It Is!

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Are you cooking a ham for Easter? Save yourself time and effort and cook it in the Instant Pot! You’ll love this juicy pressure cooker ham with a delectable brown sugar glaze or your own favorite glaze — and it cooks in a fraction the normal time!

The Perfect Easter Ham Cooks Is Quick To Make in the Instant Pot!

Sliced ham with oranges and mint.
Easter Ham. Photo credit: All Ways Delicious.

Make a Flavorful Glaze

Glaze mixture for ham.
Ham glaze. Photo credit: All Ways Delicious.

Mix orange juice and zest, brown sugar, honey, mustard, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves to make a delicious glaze for the ham. If you already have a favorite glaze recipe, you can substitute that here and follow the same method.

Get the recipe: Instant Pot Ham

Prepare the Instant Pot

Instant pot with the rack inside.
Instant Pot. Photo credit: All Ways Delicious.

Place the rack inside the pot and add water. This will create steam that will heat the ham while keeping it moist and juicy.

Get the full recipe: Instant Pot Ham

Brush the Ham With the Glaze

Ham being glazed.
Ham being glazed. Photo credit: All Ways Delicious.

Place the ham on crisscrossed pieces of foil and then brush it generously with the orange and brown sugar glaze. Make sure to get the glaze in between the slices.

Get the full recipe: Instant Pot Ham

Wrap the Ham

Ham wrapped in foil inside the instant pot.
Ham wrapped in foil in the Instant Pot. Photo credit: All Ways Delicious.

Wrap the ham in foil on top of the trivet in the Instant Pot. This keeps all the juicy flavor in the ham!

Get the full recipe: Instant Pot Ham

Pressure Cook to Juicy Perfection

Sliced ham with oranges and mint.
Easter Ham. Photo credit: All Ways Delicious.

Pressure cook the ham in the Instant Pot to juicy perfection. The foil will seal in all the juices and flavor and the glaze will caramelize in the heat. It will take a fraction of the time it takes in the oven.

Get the full recipe: Instant Pot Ham

Serve Your Delicious Easter Ham

Sliced ham with oranges and mint.
Easter Ham. Photo credit: All Ways Delicious.

Your guests will swoon over this juicy ham with a sweet orange-spice, brown sugar glaze. Serve it with sandwich rolls and/or classic Easter sides like.

Get the full recipe: Instant Pot Ham

Serve a Classic Potatoes au Gratin on the Side

Overhead shot of potatoes au gratin cooked in an oval baking dish.
Potatoes au Gratin. Photo credit: All Ways Delicious.

Potatoes au Gratin is the ultimate comfort food. Thin slices of potato are bathed in a cheesy, creamy sauce and then baked to bubbling, golden brown perfection. This decadent side dish makes a perfect accompaniment to your Easter ham.

Get the recipe: Potatoes au Gratin

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