Instant Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes

Name: Instant Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 4 to 6 medium Sweet Potatoes; 1 cup water

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Instant Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes are quick AND easy. We show you how to use our most beloved kitchen gadget to get you this delicacy in a flash!

sweet potato and butter on a blue and white plate

Instant Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes feature the kitchen gadget that started it ALL! My Momma gave me mine years ago and I have been obsessed ever since!

We offer tons of recipes that feature this amazing gadget. Be sure and check out our recipes for BABY BACK RIBS to get the amazing way to do what should be a complicated dish. Or to just use it to simply to make things that make life easier like our recipe for INSTANT POT RICE. We have something to fit any need you may have.

Ingredients

Two things! Sweet Potatoes and water are all you need for the best and quickest way to get this southern delicacy!

Medium Sweet Potatoes
Water
Electric Pressure Cooker
Fork
Butter or other toppings as desired

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

This is as easy as it gets! We just do a tad bit of prep work and then we set to cook and let the Electric Pressure Cooker do all of the work!

Wash sweet potatoes well and pierce skin just slightly with a fork on all sides.

Add trivet to inner liner of Instant Pot and add one cup of water.

Add sweet potatoes in the liner of the pot.

Set to Pressure cook for 18-20 minutes.

Allow pressure to naturally release for 10-15 minutes. Carefully release remaining pressure and open lid. Remove potatoes and allow to rest for 5 minutes.

Storage

Bring potatoes to room temperature and seal in an airtight container. Store in refrigerator and should last for about a week.

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cooked sweet potato open with a pat of butter on top

Tips and Tricks

FAQ

Is this method the same for regular potatoes?

Yes! Most regular potatoes will not need as much cooking time. For regular potatoes, because of a thinner skin, should only need about 10-15 minutes on a cook time.

Why were mine not done at 20 minutes?

Depending on the size of the potatoes, this will determine your cook time. Even with some really large ones, the cook time shouldn’t be more than about 25 minutes. The beautiful thing about your pressure cooker is that you can pop them back in if they are not done and add a 5 minute cooking time that should come back up to pressure pretty fast.

Great ways to use leftover Sweet Potatoes

I am the queen of leftovers! If you have some leftover sweet potatoes, try them in this SWEET POTATO SOUP .

There are all kinds of uses for this low carb sweet fix nowadays. Many food brands have sweet potato substitutions for things you love. My friend Elise has a great way to use TRADER JOE’S SWEET POTATO GNOCCHI. You should definitely check it out!

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