Instant Pot Sweet Potato Soup
This Instant Pot Sweet Potato Soup combines peeled sweet potatoes, carrots, onion, and warm spices like cumin and cinnamon to create a smooth, creamy base. Cooking under pressure softens the vegetables quickly, allowing them to blend into a velvety texture enhanced by coconut milk. The addition of ginger and garlic adds subtle heat and depth to the flavor, while customizable garnishes bring extra texture or brightness. The recipe offers flexibility with stovetop and slow cooker methods, as well as options for various toppings and ingredient swaps.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon neutral cooking oil I used avocado oil, generic cooking oil
- 1 cup onion sliced, I used yellow onions
- 1 1/2 pound sweet potato about 4 small, peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces.
- 1/2 pound carrot about 8-10, peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon ginger grated
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup coconut milk
Spices
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder aka Jeera powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cassia cinnamon aka Dalchini
- 1 teaspoon paprika adjust to taste
- 1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients except coconut milk in the instant pot steel insert. Stir them and close lid with vent in sealing position.
- Pressure cook on high pressure for 10 minutes. When the instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally.
- Open the pot and blend the soup smooth using an immersion blender or regular blender. If using regular blender, you may need to cool the ingredients before blending. Get the contents back to the instant pot.
- Stir in coconut milk. Top with your choice of garnishes and serve.
Notes
- You can prepare this soup on the stovetop by sautéing aromatics in oil, then simmering the vegetables and spices until soft before blending and adding coconut milk.
- A slow cooker method works well, cooking on high for around 4 hours before pureeing and finishing with coconut milk.
- Feel free to customize the soup by adding lentils before cooking to increase protein or incorporating Thai curry paste for a spicier, curried flavor.
- Various garnishes like lime juice, pepitas, sesame seeds, or crushed nuts provide options to add texture and brighten the flavor.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 164
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 164kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Sodium | 912mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 390mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 12092IU | 242% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.