This Air Fryer Ham has the most delicious brown sugar glaze, is easy to prep, easy to make, and even easier to clean up! Making holiday cooking effortless but still delicious, this recipe will win everyone over.
What Makes This Recipe Great
I usually keep Easter celebrations pretty small with my family. We like to do egg hunts, small gifts for the kids, and a festive meal for just the 4 of us. To keep it easy and manageable, I love cooking a small ham for these occasions and it takes less than an hour in the air fryer. It’s a great main dish even for Thanksgiving or Christmas if you are cooking for a smaller group. Super simple ingredients, a few favorite sides, and the best holiday dinners with my little family!
This Air Fryer Glazed Ham is the perfect amount of sweet and salty, with a bit of tanginess to balance out all the flavors. I also love how easy the cleanup is with this recipe. It’s simple, delicious, and super easy to make, taking all the stress out of holiday cooking and giving you time to spend with loved ones!
Want more Easter recipes? Try these Easter Rice Krispie Treats, these Dill Pickle Deviled Eggs, and this fun and easy Natural Way to Dye Eggs!
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Ingredient Notes
- Fully cooked boneless ham: This recipe is for a 3-pound ham. For a larger ham, you may need to adjust the cooking time. Make sure to use a boneless, pre-cooked ham that doesn’t already have a glaze.
- Butter: Use melted butter or any preferred cooking oil (olive oil, avocado oil, etc.).
- Brown sugar: You can also use coconut sugar if desired.
- Honey
- Dijon mustard
- Garlic powder
- Paprika
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 320 degrees F.
- Use aluminum foil to wrap the ham completely, making sure the seam is at the top. If you prefer the foil to not touch the meat, you can add a layer of parchment paper in between the foil and the meat.
- Place the ham in the air fryer basket and air fry for 20 minutes.
- While the ham cooks, melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the rest of the ingredients, simmer, and stir until the mixture starts bubbling. Remove the butter mixture from heat.
- Open up the foil and brush the ham all over with about 3/4 of the glaze.
- Close up the foil and cook the ham in the air fryer for another 20 minutes.
- Fold the foil down and brush on the remaining glaze. Cook in the air fryer uncovered for 10 more minutes until browned and caramelized, and the ham reaches an internal temperature of 140-145 degrees F on an instant read thermometer or meat thermometer.
- Rest for 10 minutes, then serve.
Expert Tips
Prepping the Ham: Use aluminum foil to wrap the ham completely, making sure the seam is at the top of the ham. If you prefer the foil to not touch the meat, you can add a layer of parchment paper in between the foil and the meat.
Serving Tips
After the ham has rested, use a sharp knife and a cutting board to slice the ham into thin slices. Transfer the sliced ham onto a serving platter and serve with your favorite side dishes like green beans and roasted carrots, or try my Creamy Grape Salad, Mac & Cheese, Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes, Asparagus Salad, or Grilled Zucchini.
Storage Tips
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 4-5 days. Reheat in the air fryer, microwave, or oven. In my opinion, the flavor is even better with leftovers! Plus, leftover ham slices make a quick weeknight dinner in a pinch!
You can use air-fried ham leftovers for Ham and Pea Pasta Salad, Ham and Potato Soup, or sandwiches.
Recipe FAQs
For a 3-3.5 pound fully cooked ham, it took a total of 50 minutes to cook in my air fryer at 320 degrees F.
To reheat leftover ham, simply place the slices in your preheated air fryer at 320 degrees F and reheat for 2-3 minutes.
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Air Fryer Ham Recipe with Homemade Honey Glaze
Ingredients
- 3-3½ lb fully cooked boneless ham spiral cut
- 2 tbsp butter or any cooking oil
- 3 tbsp brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp paprika
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 320 degrees F.
- Use an aluminum foil to wrap the ham completely, making sure the seam is at the top. If you prefer the foil to not touch the meat, you can add a layer of parchment paper in between the foil and the meat.
- Place the ham in the air fryer for 20 minutes.
- While the ham cooks, melt butter to a small saucepan over medium low heat. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until the mixture starts bubbling. Remove from heat.
- Open up the foil and brush the ham all over with about 3/4 of the glaze.
- Close up the foil and cook the ham in the air fryer for another 20 minutes.
- Fold the foil down and brush on the rest of the glaze. Cook in the air fryer uncovered for 10 more minutes until browned and caramelized, and the ham reaches 140-145 degrees F.
- Rest for 10 minutes, then serve.
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Notes
Expert Tips
Prepping the Ham: Use aluminum foil to wrap the ham completely, making sure the seam is at the top. If you prefer the foil to not touch the meat, you can add a layer of parchment paper in between the foil and the meat.Serving Tips
After the ham has rested, use a sharp knife and a cutting board to slice the ham into thin slices. Transfer the sliced ham onto a serving platter and serve with your favorite side dishes like this Creamy Grape Salad, Mac & Cheese, Cucumber Radish Salad, Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes, Asparagus Salad, or Grilled Zucchini.Storage Tips
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 4-5 days. Reheat in the air fryer, microwave, or oven. In my opinion, the flavor is even better with leftovers! You can use ham leftovers for Ham and Pea Pasta Salad, Ham and Potato Soup, or sandwiches.Regarding other affiliate links and affiliate relationships: In order for me to support my blogging activities, I may receive monetary compensation or other types of remuneration for my endorsement, recommendation, testimonial and/or link to any products or services from this blog. Thank you for your support and understanding.
Made this ham for Easter, it was amazing! Sprouts only had bone-in and 9lbs was the smallest, so I stuck in oven for 2 hours, it was perfect!! And we get leftovers all week 😉 Thank you! So much better than the packet that’s included.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for taking your time to leave a review.
Amazing and easy!
Loved this ham. Most delicious. Best ham ever. You can’t go wrong with this recipe.
Thank you so much, Kathryn!