How to Cook Sweet Potatoes in Instant Pot?
Sweet Potatoes cook to perfection in the instant pot, tender and creamy. These pressure cooker “baked” sweet potatoes are fast & easy to cook, and make a delicious snack or side dish!

- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 4 Sweet Potatoes
- 1.5 cup Water
Instructions
- 1
Rinse and scrub the sweet potatoes with water.
- 2
Add water to the instant pot steel insert. Place the trivet and whole sweet potatoes on the trivet. Close lid with vent in sealing position.
- 3
Set to Pressure cook or manual mode at high pressure for:Small-Medium (6-7 inch circumference) – 15 minutesLarge (8-10 inch circumference) – 22 minutesVery Large (12 inch circumference) – 30 minutes
- 4
When the instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally. If in a hurry, you can release pressure 10 minutes after the beep.
- 5
Open the lid and using tongs to carefully remove the sweet potatoes. Let them cool a bit before serving.
- 6
Serve with your fav toppings.