Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes cook up quicker than in the oven and they’re deliciously fluffy and creamy every time! Learn how to make the BEST sweet potatoes in the pressure cooker in just about 30 minutes!
Add 1 cup water and trivet or steamer basket to Instant Pot.
Pierce each potato five times with a fork and place on trivet. Be sure potatoes are not touching water.
Set for MANUAL, HIGH pressure for 20-50 minutes depending on potato size (see notes below). It will take the pressure cooker 7-10 minutes to come to pressure.
Naturally release the pressure for 10 minutes, before releasing any remaining pressure and opening the lid.
Notes
Small Potatoes (2” or less in diameter/ 8 oz. or less) – 20 minutes
Medium Potatoes (2-3” in diameter / 9-15 oz.) – 30-35 minutes
Large Potatoes (3-4” in diameter / 16 oz. and up ) – 45-50 minutes