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Sweet Potatoes baked in the instant pot with butter on a plate
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5 from 3 votes

Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes

Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes are cooked to tender perfection in no time. No peeling, no pre-cooking, just fluffy, sweet potatoes!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Pressure Building and Release Time25 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Instant Pot, Sweet Potatoes
Servings: 3
Calories: 194kcal
Author: Kelsey Crist

Equipment

  • Instant Pot (or Pressure Cooker)

Ingredients

  • 3 sweet potatoes of similar size
  • 1 cup water
  • toppings if desired butter, salt, pepper

Instructions

  • Wash sweet potatoes. Poke 10-12 holes in each potato with a fork.
    Three raw sweet potatoes with holes poked in them with a fork
  • Place a trivet in the instant pot and then pour in the water. Place sweet potatoes on the trivet.
    Three raw sweet potatoes on trivet in an instant pot
  • Cover the Instant Pot with the lid and turn the valve to sealing. Cook on the Manual setting on high pressure.
    Small sweet potatoes (6-8 ounces): 12 minutes
    Medium sweet potatoes (8-12 ounces): 18 minutes
    Large Sweet Potatoes (12 or more ounces): 25 minutes
    When the timer goes off, let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes, then do a quick release.
    Three cooked sweet potatoes on a trivet in an instant pot
  • Serve with desired toppings.
    Sweet Potatoes baked in the instant pot with butter on a plate

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Nutrition

Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 762mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 32063IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 1mg