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How to Cook Sweet Potatoes in Instant Pot?
Sweet Potatoes cook to perfection in the instant pot, tender and creamy. These pressure cooker “baked” sweet potatoes are fast & easy to cook, and make a delicious snack or side dish!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 194 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 sweet potatoes
- 1.5 cups water
Instructions
- Rinse and scrub the sweet potatoes with water.
- Add water to the instant pot steel insert. Place the trivet and whole sweet potatoes on the trivet. Close lid with vent in sealing position.
- Set to Pressure cook or manual mode at high pressure for:Small-Medium (6-7 inch circumference) – 15 minutesLarge (8-10 inch circumference) – 22 minutesVery Large (12 inch circumference) – 30 minutes
- When the instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally. If in a hurry, you can release pressure 10 minutes after the beep.
- Open the lid and using tongs to carefully remove the sweet potatoes. Let them cool a bit before serving.
- Serve with your fav toppings.
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Notes
- Pro-tips for Perfect Sweet Potatoes
- Select sweet potatoes similar in size as they would have the same cook time.
- You do not need to pierce sweet potatoes to cook in the instant pot.
- You can stack sweet potatoes similar to how you might stack potatoes while cooking in the instant pot.
- Use this timing as a reference, adjust accordingly to your texture preference and altitude.
- If some sweet potatoes are very large in size, you can cut them in half to reduce cooking time, similar to potatoes.
- And finally these sweet potatoes can be store in refrigerator for up to 3 days after cooking.
Nutrition Information
Calories
194kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
45g
(15%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
129mg
(5%)
Potassium
762mg
(22%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
32063IU
(641%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 194
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 194kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 129mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 762mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 32063IU | 641% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.