Perfect Peel Sweet Potatoes in Instant Pot
Tender and delicious every time, Sweet Potatoes were made for the Instant Pot!
Ingredients
- 4 Sweet Potatoes
- 1 1/2 cups water
Instructions
- Wash sweet potatoes and cut off any bad spots.
- Place into Instant Pot on top of trivet.
- Add water to pot.
- Check lid to make sure sealing ring and valves are inserted properly. Close the lid.
- Turn Steam Release valve to [Sealing].
- Set Pressure Cooking Program to [Pressure Cook] or [Manual].
- Make sure your Instant Pot is on HIGH pressure by pressing the [Pressure] button until it cycles to HIGH pressure. The LUX model of Instant Pot only has High pressure, so you can skip this step.
- Set pressure cooking time to 12-15 minutes by pressing the [+] or [-] button. Choose the time based on the size of your sweet potatoes.
- Pause for 10 seconds while you wait for the Instant Pot to start. Or Press [Start] if you have a model that has a Start button, such as Ultra or Max.
- Instant Pot will heat up, come up to pressure, and display countdown while pressure cooking.
- When the pressure cooking cycle is finished, Quick Release Instant Pot by manually shifting Steam Release Valve from [Sealing] to [Venting]. OR feel free to allow the pot to Natural Release. The potatoes will be great either way.
- Open the Instant Pot and use tongs to place sweet potatoes on a plate for serving.
- Serve with toppings or use in your favorite sweet potato dish.
Notes
Cook as many sweet potatoes as you need in the Instant Pot. You still only need 1 1/2 cups of water.
Sweet Potatoes make fantastic leftovers! You can cook up several and have sweet potatoes ready-to-go for the week!
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 112kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 75mgPotassium: 438mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 18443IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 1mg