Tender and fluffy instant pot sweet potatoes are just minutes away, thanks to the magic of your InstantPot. Enjoy these quick-fix spuds as a side dish, piled with toppings as a main dish, or use the pulp for making sweet potato bread or gnocchi.
Once you make these Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes you’ll never go back. They’re not only super nutritious, healthy and extremely versatile but with this recipe, they come out perfectly soft and fluffy every single time!
There’s no effort involved and no keeping an eye on the oven, you can relax or get on with making some delicious toppings as your sweet potatoes cook to perfection.
Top Tip: for extra crispy skins stick your cooked sweet potatoes under the broiler for a couple of minutes to crisp up!
How to Make Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes
- Prep the sweet potatoes so they are ready for cooking.
- Add water and trivet to Instant Pot then add the potatoes.
- Cook the potatoes at High Pressure then let the pressure release.
- Carefully remove cooked potatoes from InstantPot. Top and serve as desired.
Tasty Ways to Enjoy Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes
- Top with black beans, pulled pork, salsa, and sour cream for a Tex-Mex style potato bar.
- Stir together softened butter, cinnamon, and honey; spoon over split hot sweet potatoes.
- Split, place on a sheet pan, top with mini marshmallows, and broil until browned and crispy.
Delicious Ideas for Using Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Adding mashed cooked sweet potato into the batter of your favorite baked goods is a great way to bring more sweetness, flavor, fiber, and moisture to a recipe. Here are a few dishes that would be delicious with the addition of cooked mashed sweet potato:
1. Pancakes
2. Waffles
3. Biscuits
4. Oatmeal
5. Quickbreads
6. Doughnuts
7. Pasta/Gnocchi
8. Brioche
9. Cornbread
10. Scones
11. Beignets
12. Cookies
Tips for Cooking Sweet Potatoes in the Instant Pot
- To ensure even cooking, choose similarly sized sweet potatoes. If your sweet potatoes are larger than 3 to 4 ounces, increase the cook time by a few minutes to compensate.
- Scrub the potatoes thoroughly before cooking. The peels become incredibly tender in the Instant Pot, and are packed with fiber and nutrients. Be sure to pierce the potatoes with a fork before pressure cooking. This will help prevent the potatoes from exploding or rupturing during cooking.
- Since the potatoes cook in the most environment of the InstantPot, the outer skins will not be crispy after cooking. To get the skin crispier, pat them dry after cooking, spray with cooking spray, and broil in the oven on low until slightly crisp, 3 to 5 minutes.
More Sweet Potato Recipes You Might Like;
Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping
If you’ve tried this Instant Pot Sweet Potato recipe then don’t forget to leave a rating and let me know how you got on in the comments below, I love hearing from you!
Easy Instant Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes
Be sure to check out our step by step photos and delicious topping suggestions above!
Ingredients
- 4 3 to 4-oz. sweet potatoes, scrubbed
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Scrub potatoes under warm water to remove any residual dirt.
- Pierce each potato several times with the tines of a fork.
- Add 1 cup water to insert of InstantPot.
- Place trivet inside insert; top with potatoes.
- Place top on InstantPot; twist to seal and lock. Turn Steam Release Valve to “sealing.”
- Set InstantPot to cook at High Pressure for 25 minutes.
- After cooking is complete, let pressure release naturally, about 20 minutes.
- Carefully remove cooked potatoes from InstantPot.
- Top and serve as desired.
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Notes
- To ensure even cooking, choose similiarly sized sweet potatoes. If your sweet potatoes are
- larger than 3 to 4 ounces, increase the cook time by a few minutes to compensate.
- Scrub the potatoes thoroughly before cooking. The peels become incredibly tender in the Instant Pot, and are packed with fiber and nutrients.
- Be sure to pierce the potatoes with a fork before pressure cooking. This will help prevent the potatoes from exploding or rupturing during cooking.
- Since the potatoes cook in the most environment of the InstantPot, the outer skins will not be crispy after cooking. To get the skin crispier, pat them dry after cooking, spray with cooking spray, and broil in the oven on low until slightly crisp, 3 to 5 minutes.
I loved the youtube video for this! 🤣 I’m going to make this for a pie!