Air Fryer Honey Glazed Ham
When I first started using the air fryer back in 2016, people thought I was wild for tossing just about everything in there. Fast forward, and here I am showing you how to make a glazed ham that’s juicy, tender, and caramelized in all the right places. Growing up in a Southern kitchen, honey ham was always on the table for holidays, so I know exactly how it should taste. I’ve done the testing so you don’t have to, this recipe works, and it’s the one you’ll want to pull out for every holiday.
Servings 12 servings
Calories 213kcal
Ingredients
- 3-4 pounds fully cooked ham I love to use boneless, spiral cut because it's easier.
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup brown sugar or sweetener
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- foil
Instructions
- Combine the honey, brown sugar (or sweetener), ground cinnamon, ground cloves, and ¼ cup water in a saucepan at medium heat. Stir until the sweetener has dissolved.½ cup honey, ½ cup brown sugar or sweetener, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, ¼ cup water
- Combine 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of water in a small bowl. Stir until fully combined and then add the mixture to the glaze. Stir. Turn the heat off the pan and stir until the glaze becomes thick.2 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 tablespoons water
- If your ham comes with netting you can leave it on during the initial cooking process. Glaze the ham using a cooking brush with ½ of the honey glaze mixture and wrap the ham tightly in foil.3-4 pounds fully cooked ham, foil
- Place the foil-wrapped ham in the air fryer basket. Air fry for 40 minutes at 300 degrees.
- Open up the air fryer and remove the foil (and the netting from around the ham, if you have it). Glaze the ham again with the remaining glaze. (I had to warm the glaze slightly to get it gooey again).
- Air fry the ham for an additional 5 minutes (uncovered) at 400 degrees.
- Remove the ham from the air fryer. Allow the ham to rest for at least 10 minutes before serving. Save any glaze drippings from the air fryer basket or foil. I like to drizzle this over the finished ham slices.
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Notes
I used a 4-pound ham and cooked it for a total of 40 minutes prior to applying the additional glaze to fully brown the ham. I recommend that you adjust your cook time to 10 minutes per pound, based on the size of your ham.
You can use spiral cut ham if preferred. Ensure that it fits your air fryer model.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 213kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 9g