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    Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes

    Instant Pot Side Dishes Instant Pot Potato Recipes Side Dishes March 3, 2023 | By Kristen Chidsey | 62 Comments | *This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

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    The Instant Pot makes the BEST Baked Sweet Potatoes! Fluffy, creamy, and perfectly tender, these Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes may not be much faster than oven baked, but they are SO MUCH better with much less cleanup! Perfect for an easy side dish or to use in recipes! This recipe includes perfected timing to ensure you have a creamy baked sweet potato regardless of the size of your sweet potato.

    Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes are fluffy, creamy, perfectly tender, and unbelievably easy to make! This recipe for Instant Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes includes tried and true timing based on the size of the sweet potatoes, ensuring perfect results every time.

    Just like Instant Pot Baked Potatoes, Instant Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes are one of the easiest recipes to make in the Instant Pot and the result is absolute perfection!

    Baked Sweet Potato on white plate topped with butter and cinnamon.


    Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes, along with hard-boiled eggs, jasmine rice, and chicken stock, are one of the most repeated staples I use my Instant Pot for.

    While not technically baked, the moist heat of the Instant Pot creates a perfect baked sweet potato! They are soft, velvety, and super creamy.

    Seriously, Instant Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes are PERFECTION!

    Why You Will Love Instant Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes

    • Super Easy. Scrub, prick with a fork, and pressure cook! That's it!
    • Minimal Clean-Up. The clean-up is almost non-existent. No more scraping off caramelized juices from the sweet potatoes on baking sheets or worse yet, the bottom of the oven.
    • Best Texture. Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes are fluffier, softer, and creamier than oven-baked sweet potatoes.
    • Keeps the Heat Out of the Kitchen. When the temperatures rise, you may not want to turn your oven on to prepare baked sweet potatoes. With this recipe for Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes, the heat is sealed inside the pressure cooker, rather than permeating your kitchen.

    How to "Bake" Sweet Potatoes in the Instant Pot

    • To the inner pot, add cold tap water and place the trivet inside the inner pot. The trivet will keep the sweet potatoes elevated above the water, so they don't become waterlogged.
    Trivet in empty Instant Pot.
    • Place anywhere from 1 to 8 scrubbed sweet potatoes on the trivet of your Instant Pot. It is okay if they are stacked on top of each other and will not affect the cooking time.
    Raw Sweet Potatoes in Instant Pot.
    • Using the manual or pressure cook button to cook the sweet potatoes on High Pressure for 18 to 27 minutes depending on the size of your sweet potatoes.
    • Once the cooking time has elapsed, allow pressure to release naturally for 5 to 10 minutes, and then turn the valve to release any remaining pressure.
    • Remove your sweet potatoes from the pressure cooker and serve as desired.
    Tender sweet potatoes cooked up in Instant Pot.

    Determining Cook Time

    Just like regular potatoes, sweet potatoes come in all different shapes and sizes. And the sizes will determine the cooking time. First, be sure to select potatoes similar in size so that the cooking time will be the same for all of your sweet potatoes. Secondly, determine the cooking time for sweet potatoes based on the diameter (the width) of the sweet potatoes.

    • Small Sweet Potatoes (2 inches in width or diameter): 18 minutes on high pressure
    • Medium Sweet Potatoes (3 inches in width or diameter): 22 minutes on high pressure
    • Large Sweet Potatoes (4 inches in width or diameter): 27 minutes on high pressure

    ∗ important to remember ∗

    The process of baking sweet potatoes in the pressure cooker is SUPER simple, but there are a few key tips to keep in mind.

    •  Select sweet potatoes that are similar in size. This way they will pressure cook in the same amount of time.
    • Pierce sweet potatoes several times before cooking--this will prevent the rare occurrence of a sweet potato bursting in the Instant Pot.
    • Always add cold water to the inner pot. You will need 1 cup of cold water for a 3 or 6-quart Instant pot and 1.5 cups of cold water for an 8-quart Instant pot. NEVER use warm water as this will change the amount of time it takes for the Instant Pot to come to pressure, which will change the cooking time!
    • Always use the trivet to keep the sweet potatoes from sitting in the water--this will keep the sweet potatoes from becoming soggy.

    Serving Suggestions

    Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes make the perfect side dish for a Steak, Baked Salmon, or Slow Cooker Pork Roast. You can simply top the sweet potatoes with butter and a bit of salt and pepper or with cinnamon sugar for a steakhouse version of a baked sweet potato.

    Besides using it as a simple, healthy side dish, there are a lot of different ways to serve Instant Pot sweet potatoes.

    • Top with yogurt and nuts for a delicious Breakfast Sweet Potato.
    • Use the flesh of the baked sweet potato to make Sweet Potato Casserole or Sweet Potato Oatmeal.
    • Stuff the baked sweet potatoes with taco meat or pulled pork for a healthy main course.

    More Instant Pot Recipes Using Sweet Potatoes

    • Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin with Sweet Potatoes
    • Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes
    • Instant Pot Vegetarian Chili

    If you tried out Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes, I would love for you to leave a comment below. 

    Baked Instant Pot Sweet Potato on white plate topped with pat of butter.

    Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes

    This recipe for Instant Pot Baked Potatoes includes tried and true timing based on size, ensuring perfect creamy, tender sweet potatoes.
    4.90 from 46 votes
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Pressure Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 127kcal
    Author: Kristen Chidsey

    Ingredients

    • 1-8 sweet potatoes scrubbed clean
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    Instructions

    • For a 3 or 6-quart pressure cooker, pour 1 cup of cold/room temperature water into the inner pot. For an 8-quart Instant Pot, pour 1.5 cups of cold/room temperature water into the inner pot. Add trivet to pot.
    • Scrub sweet potatoes and pierce them several times with a fork or knife. Place the sweet potatoes on the rack, and place the lid on the Instant Pot. 
    • Cook on high pressure for 18 minutes for small potatoes, 22 for standard, and 27 for large. To set the cooking time, hit manual or pressure cook and then adjust the time using the +/- buttons for the right amount of cook time. (Be sure the Instant Pot is set to high pressure, not low pressure. If low pressure is lit up, hit pressure or pressure level to change to high pressure.)
    • Allow pressure to release naturally for 5 to 10 minutes before releasing pressure manually. 

    Equipment Needed

    • Electric Pressure Cooker (6 or 8 quart)

    Notes

    Determining Cooking Time: Cook time is determined by the diameter or width of sweet potatoes. Select sweet potatoes that are similar in size. This way they will pressure cook in the same amount of time. 
      • 18 minutes on high pressure for small sweet potatoes (2 inches in width or diameter)
      • 22 minutes on high pressure for medium sweet potatoes (3 inches in width or diameter)
      • 27 minutes for extra large sweet potatoes (4 inches in width or diameter)
    Temperature of Water: NEVER use warm water as this will change the amount of time it takes for the Instant Pot to come to pressure, which will change the cooking time!
    Storage: Store leftover instant pot sweet potatoes in an airtight container for up to 4 days in the refrigerator. Reheat as desired. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 127kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 109mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 4610IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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    This post was originally published in December 2017 and updated in 2023.

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    1. Terri White

      November 22, 2023 at 1:05 pm

      5 stars
      I’m so glad I found your site, when I googled “sweet potatoes in Instant Pot Duo Crisp”! I used your recipe yesterday, as the prep for sweet potato casserole. Once they were done, the skin peeled right off, without losing any of the super tender potato! They were so tender I easily mashed them with a fork. A fork! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Kristen Chidsey

        November 22, 2023 at 3:38 pm

        I am so glad you found my site as well. I hope you find many more recipes to enjoy. Happy Thanksgiving

        Reply
    2. Claudia E Dorsey

      November 02, 2022 at 6:17 pm

      With your recipe for regular potatoes in the Instant Pot you gave weights. That would be helpful for the sweet potatoes, too. Thanks. I'm trying this recipe today.

      Reply
      • Kristen Chidsey

        November 02, 2022 at 6:56 pm

        Hi Claudia! That is a great suggestion, however, the length and width are much more important for sweet potatoes, as their diameter varies greatly. A 1-pound sweet potato can be either wide (which would need a longer cooking time) or narrow (which would need less cooking time). And that will change the cooking time even though they are the same weight. I hope that explains it. Russet potatoes don't vary quite as much in width.

        Reply
    3. Essie

      October 16, 2022 at 5:26 pm

      5 stars
      My husband and I love them with sausage gravy. It sounds strange, but it is delicious. Thank you for another great recipe!

      Reply
      • Kristen Chidsey

        October 17, 2022 at 7:09 am

        I love sweet potato biscuits with sausage gravy, so that actually makes sense to me. I will have to try it. Thanks for sharing.

        Reply
    4. Lauren

      September 02, 2021 at 4:29 pm

      5 stars
      Great recipe, I had to pop them back in for 3 more minutes but that probably has more to do with my estimation skills than your cooking times...

      I paired it with leftover chili from another instant pot recipe and it was amazing! I love the combination of sweet and spicy!

      Reply
      • Kristen Chidsey

        September 02, 2021 at 4:39 pm

        I LOVE chili with sweet potatoes--such a great combo! In the future, I would recommend noting you cooked for 3 more minutes so you can plan accordingly next time 🙂

        Reply
    5. Dawn

      May 01, 2021 at 6:55 am

      2”diameter is 6” circumference, so the directions are a bit confusing, and leave me to trial and error on timing.

      Reply
      • Kristen Chidsey

        May 01, 2021 at 7:06 am

        Hi Dawn! I think you are getting radius and diameter confused and there is absolutely NO need to worry about complicated Math for this recipe! 😊 There was no mention of circumference and nor do you need to find the circumference of potatoes to determine cooking time. Diameter is the measurement of the width of the potato. You don't need to get out a measuring tape, simply estimate the width and use the suggested cook times.

        Reply
      • Ramona

        November 09, 2021 at 4:38 pm

        5 stars
        I needed that cleared up because I
        forgot the definitions. It’s been a while. Thanks. I appreciate it.

        Reply
      • Ramona

        November 09, 2021 at 4:40 pm

        5 stars
        Dawn, Thank you!

        Reply
    6. June Carlson

      April 23, 2021 at 12:17 pm

      Haven’t tried it yet but plan to. Looks AWSOME

      Reply
    7. Brian

      March 30, 2021 at 7:30 pm

      5 stars
      Made these tonight for dinner paired with another recipe i had to put over top soooo yummy! Thank you Kristen for all your great recipes!

      Reply
      • Kristen Chidsey

        March 31, 2021 at 6:36 am

        You are so welcome Brian! Thanks for taking the time to leave a review.

        Reply
    8. LettyCrocker

      January 23, 2021 at 6:19 pm

      I accidentally dropped and broke one of my sweet potatoes. Could I put that one back together and wrap it in foil and then cook in the instant pot with the other potatoes?

      Reply
      • Kristen Chidsey

        January 23, 2021 at 6:36 pm

        I would so that if I were you...it may not be pretty, but still tasty.

        Reply
        • Nancy

          July 14, 2021 at 9:29 pm

          5 stars
          I never tried this method before but I just tried it and I love love love it. I wouldn't try it any other way.

          Reply
          • Kristen Chidsey

            July 15, 2021 at 6:30 am

            I am so glad you gave this recipe a try! Thanks for taking the time to leave a review.

            Reply
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