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Pressure Cooker Sweet Potatoes

Pressure Cooker Sweet Potatoes are ready in less than thirty minutes and perfect for mashed sweet potatoes.  Learn how to cook sweet potatoes in the Instant Pot using two super easy methods.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes, pressure cooker sweet potatoes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Natural Release 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 sweet potatoes
Calories 60kcal
Author Farmette Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 4-6 sweet potatoes
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

  • Add 1 cup of water to pressure cooker.
  • Place steamer basket (the one that comes with the Instant Pot works great) in the bottom of the Instant Pot.
  • Gently scrub and wash sweet potatoes.
  • Add the washed sweet potatoes to the steamer basket.
  • Secure the lid and set valve to seal. 
  • Cook on manual high pressure for 15 minutes.  
  • Allow to natural release (about 10 minutes).
  • Serve immediately.  Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.

Notes

See above post for method using cubed sweet potatoes.