Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes

Name: Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 potatoes
Ingredients: 4 medium sweet potatoes; 1 cup water; Optional: Butter, salt and pepper

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 25 min. + standing

Yield 4 potatoes

Test Kitchen Approved

This Instant Pot sweet potato recipe is for medium-sized potatoes, but you can add five to ten minutes for large potatoes or reduce the time for small potatoes.

Ingredients

4 medium sweet potatoes
1 cup water
Optional: Butter, salt and pepper

Directions

Place trivet in the bottom of a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Pierce sweet potatoes with a fork; place on top of trivet. Pour water in the bottom.
Close the lid; set toggle to seal. Set to manual high pressure for 17 minutes. Let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes. Carefully vent to release remaining pressure; open lid.
Remove sweet potatoes with tongs or slotted spoon. Let cool 5 minutes. If desired, serve with butter, salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts

1 potato: 193 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 19mg sodium, 45g carbohydrate (19g sugars, 6g fiber), 3g protein.

Cooking sweet potatoes in an Instant Pot is a game-changer if you’re short on time but still want a perfectly cooked, fluffy potato. These pressure-cooked sweet potatoes come out tender and ready to enjoy plain, buttered with sour cream, or decadently topped with real maple syrup or marshmallows. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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