Boneless air fryer ham with pineapple glaze is easy to make! Want to save room in your oven or cook a small ham for just 2 of you, this is how to make it tender inside with a bit of a crispy caramelized sauce on the edges.
Want a quick way to cook a boneless ham this year? NO problem! This is a great solution if you live in tight spaces or just need to feed a couple of people. Just one of many air fryer recipes here on The Typical Mom blog.
I made an Instant Pot ham years ago, with a similar glaze, and it turned out great! Oven baked is fabulous if you have the time, but sometimes you want enough for just 2-4 people. This is great for times like that. We don’t just make this during the holidays either. It has high protein and saves well for next day dishes.
That is right, don’t worry about making too much because you can make our popular leftover ham recipe the day after so there is no waste. Now that I air fry everything I wanted to figure out this method as well so I could share it with all of you. Here we go…..
Ninja Foodi Air Fryer Ham
If you are looking for great Ninja Foodi recipes these directions can be used too. The only thing you need to remember is that the lid that is attached will be used with the air crisp button on the front of the machine. We also offer this free air fryer cook times chart here for your fridge. It has temp. and times for this meat and other favorite dishes.
Ingredient Notes
First you will want to slice a whole boneless ham sliced 3/4 of the way down, don’t have your slices go all the way or it will fall apart. Yours may already be spiral cut so you wouldn’t have any prep as far as that goes.
In a large mixing cup or bowl you will want to melt butter to begin to make the glaze. This not only adds a sweet flavor but keeps it moist as well. It is no good to dry out your piggy. 😉
To create a 3 ingredient ham glaze you will just need two other items including some honey that will make it sweet. An alternative to this would be maple syrup or agave.
Minced garlic from fresh cloves or if you use is all the time like we do here you can buy a huge container and just scoop that stuff out!
Dijon mustard makes it a bit thicker and savory. You could use Gray Poupon but that is spicy I think.
Brown sugar will make it sweet as well. I haven’t experimented with using a Splenda sugar-free alternative but imagine it would work just as well.
And you will want some water or broth to make the sauce. I like it on the thicker side but you can adjust to your liking.
7.5″ springform pan with non stick spray covered with foil are the items needed beyond this.
Tips
Of course there are size restraints for this. You can see which one I chose. Store brand, cooked and smoked. You could slice this cold and use it as lunchmeat too kinda’ style. If you bought a less processed version that is fine but note that it needs to be on the smaller side of things which will take about 40 minutes total to warm.
Air Fryer Boneless Ham Cook Time
The total time sliced was about 40 minutes. That will vary slightly depending on how thick yours is but this is typical. I wouldn’t say that is what we did here but yes I added a mustard sauce of sorts to it. I feel like it needs something to stay nice and moist as it is heated. You could leave off though and just use a bit of water.
What temperature do you cook a boneless ham?
Almost every ham you would buy at the grocery store is pre-cooked or smoked usually and really you are just warming it back up. However, the safe internal temperature is 140F. inside the thickest portion so you will want a meat thermometer handy and wait until it reaches that before serving, just to be safe.
How to Cook Ham Steak in Air Fryer
If you only want to cook one slice essentially, that won’t take long. We explain How to Cook Ham Steak several ways here. I would preheat to 350 F and cook at that temp for 4 minutes. Whip up a small bit of pineapple glaze as I listed below and drizzle over it and enjoy.
Nutritional information will vary depending on the fat content on the piece of meat you choose.
Air Fryer Ham Recipe
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
Ingredients
- 3 – 3.5 lb boneless ham, precooked, sliced
Ham Glaze
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup water, broth or pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1.5 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1/2 cup honey
Instructions
- Slice whole ham 3/4 of the way down, don't have your slices go all the way down. Leave some attached at the bottom so it doesn't fall apart.
- In a large mixing cup or bowl melt butter, then add all other ingredients and whisk together well.
- Lightly spray inside of 7.5" springform pan with non stick spray. Put ham inside and pour 1/2 of your glaze mixture on top and in between slices. (could add a few tbsp crushed pineapple in there too)
- Put foil over the top of the pan and put it inside your air fryer basket.
- Cook at 300 degrees F for 20 minutes. Then take off foil, pour 1/2 of what glaze you have left over the top. Recover and continue to cook another 20 minutes.
- Then take foil off and reset temp to 360 degrees F for 5 minutes.
- Pour remaining glaze over the top and continue cooking for 2 minutes to brown the top. When timer is up leave basket closed for 5 more minutes so insides of ham can continue to warm.
- Remove, slice, and serve with sauce on bottom of pan poured on top. ** Timing will vary depending on thickness of your meat.
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How to Reheat Ham Slices in Air Fryer
That’s how you make this honey baked ham in your small kitchen appliance. If you do have slices left you could add into foil with a bit of glaze or broth inside and heat at 360 for a few minutes until warmed again.
What to make with leftovers
I mean, we cook something like this and save the rest. Throughout the rest of the week I make things like Crockpot ham and potato soup with a few handfuls inside which is delicious.
What other meats can you cook in an air fryer?
You can cook ALL THE THINGS in it y’all! I have made air fryer steak, pork loin in an air fryer, frozen chicken breast and air fried shrimp too. Everything comes out perfectly this way. You may have a few questions before you make this for Christmas, Easter, or for no occasion at all:
FAQ
The only type you couldn’t would be one that wouldn’t fit into your basket. This needs to be measured before you purchase your piece. I have a 5.7 qt. and a whole precooked hickory smoked fit fine.
We love it air fried because you can get the insides warmed with a bit of crispy on the edges of every slice. We will show you how to do that here, with step by step directions. A great way to cook a small boneless ham year round.
It is all about basting it along the way, and a great flavorful glaze over the top with dijon mustard and butter. Use a temperature that is a bit lower, for longer to get the very middle warmed slowly.
Do you the air fry function or the roast function?
sounds really good, but I do not have an air fryer….could I do the same thing in a regular oven. If so, what would the directions be to do this in the oven? Thank you!
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