Pineapple Brown Sugar Ham

This mouth watering juicy ham recipe is the best I have ever tried! Ham bursting with juices and flavor galore! You'll never cook a ham in the oven again!

Pineapple Brown Sugar Ham

Ham has never been as tender and juicy as when you cook it in an Instant Pot. You'll never use an over to cook a ham again!
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Natural Release Time 10 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Entree, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 8 People
Calories 983 kcal

Equipment

  • Instant Pot
  • Medium Mixing Bowl
  • Whisk

Ingredients
  

  • 6 lb Ham
  • 1 Can 20oz Pineapple Tidbits in Juice
  • 1 Cup Packed light Brown Sugar
  • 1/8 tsp Ground Cloves
  • 2 tbsp Corn Starch
  • 1 Cup COLD water (For Instant Pot to cook ham)
  • 1/4 Cup COLD water (For corn starch)

Instructions
 

  • Mix brown sugar, pineapple tidbits with juice and ground cloves in a medium bowl.
  • Add 1 cup of water to Instant Pot insert, place trivet inside. Set the ham, cut side down, on the trivet. Pour pineapple brown sugar mixture over ham.
  • Close lid, press “manual” or “pressure cook” setting and set the timer to 15 minutes. The Instant Pot will take about 10-15 minutes to come to pressure.
  • Once done, let the Instant Pot release the pressure naturally for 10 minutes. Carefully open the lid and remove ham onto a cutting board. Let it rest for 10 minutes before cutting.
  • Make the pineapple brown sugar mixture: whisk cornstarch and water in small bowl. Press "saute" setting on your Instant Pot, bring it to a boil. Add cornstarch mixture and cook for about 2 minutes, or until it thickens. Cornstarch makes the glaze clear. If you will use flour, it will be cloudy.
  • Slice ham and serve with glaze.

Notes

Drink Selection
A nice light white wine works wonders with this ham.  Try a Chablis or if you like a sweeter wine, a Moscato is a fine choice.
Keyword Ham, Pineapple Ham