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How to Make Sweet Potatoes in the Instant Pot

This post will teach you How to Make Sweet Potatoes in the Instant Pot, one of the very best side dishes! These Sweet Potatoes are smooth and soft and the perfect hands-off recipe.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Additional Time
10 mins
Total Time
46 mins
Servings: 2 Potatoes
Calories: 194 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 large sweet potatoes

Instructions

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  1. Use a fork to pierce the skin of your sweet potatoes.
  2. Put the trivet in the bottom of the Instant Pot, and pour 2 cups of water into the pot.
  3. Set the timer to HIGH for 31 minutes. When the timer is done, allow for a 10 minute Natural Pressure Release. Open the Instant Pot and enjoy!

Notes

  • Recipe copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational or personal use only. 
  • Recipe was made using an 8 qt pot.
  • This recipe uses large sweet potatoes. This is very important, as the size of sweet potatoes affects the cook time of the potatoes. See below for further information on cook time. Also make sure to scrub the outside of your sweet potatoes before piercing them with a fork! 
  • Adjust the cook time based off of how large or small your sweet potatoes are. The largest sweet potatoes will take a cook time of 31 minutes. Medium sweet potatoes will take about 26 minutes and small sweet potatoes can be cooked for about 20 minutes.
  •  If you’d like sweet potatoes that have a little more structure, you can reduce the cook time by about 5-7 minutes per size. 
  • If you open up the Instant Pot and wish that your sweet potato was cooked a bit more, feel free to put the lid back on the Instant Pot and cook for a few more minutes, depending on how much more cooked you would like them. If you do this, don’t forget to add about 2 cups more water into the Instant Pot, or you will be left with a burn notice (and those are no fun!)
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  • Sweet Potatoes: This recipe uses large sweet potatoes. This is very important, as the size of sweet potatoes affects the cook time of the potatoes. See below for further information on cook time. Also make sure to scrub the outside of your sweet potatoes before piercing them with a fork! 
  • Adjust the cook time based off of how large or small your sweet potatoes are. The largest sweet potatoes will take a cook time of 31 minutes. Medium sweet potatoes will take about 26 minutes and small sweet potatoes can be cooked for about 20 minutes.
  •  If you’d like sweet potatoes that have a little more structure, you can reduce the cook time by about 5-7 minutes per size. 
  • If you open up the Instant Pot and wish that your sweet potato was cooked a bit more, feel free to put the lid back on the Instant Pot and cook for a few more minutes, depending on how much more cooked you would like them. If you do this, don’t forget to add about 2 cups more water into the Instant Pot, or you will be left with a burn notice (and those are no fun!)

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 194kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 45g (15%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Sodium 124mg (5%) Potassium 762mg (22%) Fiber 7g (28%) Sugar 9g (18%) Vitamin A 32063IU (641%) Vitamin C 5mg (6%) Calcium 68mg (7%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Potatoes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 194

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 194kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 45g 15%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Sodium 124mg 5%
Potassium 762mg 16%
Fiber 7g 28%
Sugar 9g 18%
Vitamin A 32063IU 641%
Vitamin C 5mg 6%
Calcium 68mg 7%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.