Sweet potatoes prepared in the instant pot are fluffy and perfectly cooked in way less time than it takes to cook them in the oven!

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Making sweet potatoes used to be an hour-long affair. I emphasize the 'used to be'! Thanks to the instant pot pressure cooker, cooking a sweet potato doesn't have to take forever anymore!

Pressure cooking sweet potatoes yields soft, tender potatoes that make a fantastic accompaniment to a variety of proteins.

Not only does cooking your sweet potatoes in the instant pot take less time, but it's also ridiculously easy. Water, sweet potatoes, pressure cook, done. You don't even have to prick the potatoes before cooking them!

I know that once you try this method of cooking sweet potatoes, you'll never want to make them any other way again.

HOW TO MAKE SWEET POTATOES IN THE INSTANT POT

To make sweet potatoes in the instant pot, you add water and sweet potatoes to your instant pot and pressure cook. See below for detailed recipe instructions.

DOES IT MATTER WHAT SIZE MY POTATOES ARE?

This recipe should work with a medium-sized sweet potato. Small sweet potatoes may come out a bit softer (not a bad thing!) and extra large sweet potatoes may come out a little firmer.

DOES IT MATTER WHAT SIZE PRESSURE COOKER I USE?

This recipe is written specifically for the 8 Quart Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 Pressure Cooker. Cook time may vary between different models of pressure cooker.

WHAT TO TOP SWEET POTATOES WITH

The beauty of sweet potatoes is that you can go sweet or savory with the toppings. Try topping your sweet potatoes with a small spoonful of brown sugar, butter, and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Or, make a meal out of your sweet potato and try topping it with hearty beef chili. My favorite sweet potato topping is simply salt and pepper.

OTHER WAYS TO USE INSTANT POT SWEET POTATOES

You can use instant pot sweet potatoes to make a variety of recipes like mashed sweet potatoes, sweet potato casserole, or sweet potato shepherd's pie. Get creative!

MORE INSTANT POT RECIPES

Looking for more quick and easy recipes to cook in your instant pot? Check out some reader favorites from the archives:

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4-6 servings

8 Quart Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes prepared in the instant pot are fluffy and perfectly cooked in way less time than it takes to cook them in the oven!

  prep time: 2 MINcook time: 23 MINtotal time: 25 MIN 

INGREDIENTS

4-6 sweet potatoes
1 1/2 cups water

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Add the water to the instant pot and insert the trivet. Arrange the sweet potatoes on the trivet.

2. Place the lid onto your instant pot and turn the steam valve to the sealing position.

3. Select the manual/pressure cook high-pressure setting and set the time to 18 minutes. After 10 seconds the display will say On. Once the instant pot is pressurized, the float valve will rise and the cook timer will begin counting down.

3. At the end of the 18 minutes, the instant pot will begin to natural release the steam. Let instant the instant pot natural release for 5 minutes (the display will count the minutes).

4. Carefully turn the steam release valve to the venting position. When the float valve drops, open the instant pot and carefully remove the sweet potatoes.

NOTES

The skin of the sweet potato may split during cooking.

Author: Becky

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