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How to Cook Sweet Potatoes in the Instant Pot
Easy way to cook sweet potatoes in the Instant Pot/electric pressure cooker.
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Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
how to cook sweet potatoes in the instant pot, instant pot sweet potatoes, pressure cooker sweet potatoes
Prep Time:
2
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
15
minutes
minutes
Pressure Release:
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
27
minutes
minutes
Servings:
4
sweet potatoes
Calories:
112
kcal
Author:
Cook Dinner Tonight
Equipment
Instant Pot/Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot trivet
Ingredients
1
cup
water
4
medium sweet potatoes
1
Instructions
Pour water in the bottom of the Instant Pot inner pot. Place trivet into the inner pot.
Scrub the skins of the sweet potatoes. Prick the sweet potatoes all over with a fork. Place sweet potato on the trivet.
Close and lock the lid into place. Turn the pressure release valve to SEALING.
Press MANUAL and adjust time to 15 minutes.
Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, and then turn the pressure release valve to VENTING to release any remaining pressure.
Notes
If you use smaller or larger sweet potatoes, the cooking time will need to be adjusted.
You'll need to use sweet potatoes that are about the same size so that they cook evenly.
Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
sweet potato
|
Calories:
112
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
26
g
|
Protein:
2
g
|
Fat:
1
g
|
Saturated Fat:
1
g
|
Sodium:
75
mg
|
Potassium:
438
mg
|
Fiber:
4
g
|
Sugar:
5
g
|
Vitamin A:
18443
IU
|
Vitamin C:
3
mg
|
Calcium:
39
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg