Why you will love these Mashed Sweet Potatoes Instant Pot style
This recipe for Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes is admittedly one of the easiest recipes of all time. I feel like it’s barely even able to be considered a recipe. It’s that simple! It saves so much hassle and time.
I love mashed sweet potatoes. So good, so sweet, so delicious. I particularly love them in our Best Ever Sweet Potato Casserole, but I’m not picky. I’ll eat mashed sweet potatoes anytime!
My favorite part about this recipe is that not only do you get to avoid peeling the potatoes, but they literally just fall out of the skins after cooking. It’s wonderful! They mash so easily, that I often just use a fork.
Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes Mashed Ingredients
- sweet potatoes
- water
- brown sugar
- butter
- cinnamon
How to make Mashed Sweet Potatoes in Instant Pot
(full recipe card below)
- Slice each sweet potato length-wise. No need to peel them.
- Pour water into the bottom of the Instant Pot and place the trivet inside.
- Pile your sweet potatoes on top of the trivet.
- Secure the lid.
- Turn the valve to SEALING.
- Cook on HIGH PRESSURE for 15 minutes.
- Press CANCEL.
- Naturally release the pressure, do not quick-release (it will take about 15 minutes).
- Once pressure is released, remove the lid and the sweet potatoes.
- The insides will easily fall out of the skins. Take the insides of each potato and place them into a mixing bowl.
- Add your brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon and mash. Your potatoes will be tender enough to mash with a fork.
- Sprinkle with extra cinnamon on top and enjoy!
Instant Pot Sweet Potato Mash Tips and Tricks
- Be patient and allow the Instant Pot to naturally release. Doing so results in extra tender potatoes that require little effort to mash.
- Don’t worry about adding more water. If you want more potatoes, add more, but the water amount can stay the same.
- If you want a lighter version, use a brown sugar substitute instead of real brown sugar.
Sweet Potato Mash Instant Pot FAQs
This will depend on the size of the sweet potato, but you can get about 1 cup of mashed potatoes from one large sweet potato.
The key to keeping sweet potato mash from becoming soggy is to be careful of the water content you add to the mash. Mash the sweet potatoes alone before adding any liquid to be sure you don’t overdo it.
Yams and Sweet Potatoes are not the same but are very similar. Yams are more starchy with a rough exterior. The interior is an off-white color. Sweet potatoes have an orange interior with a sweeter taste and smooth exterior.
Sweet Potatoes need to cook on high pressure for 15 minutes in the Instant Pot.
Alterations for picky eaters
- Not much is needed here. It’s a sweet side dish and a pretty texture friendly one. If needed, you can add a little more brown sugar, but it’s pretty sweet as is.
What can I serve with Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes?
- Best Ever Sweet Potato Casserole
- Instant Pot Turkey Breast with Gravy
- Instant Pot Green Bean Casserole
Instant Pot Sweet Potato Mash
Ingredients
- 2 lbs sweet potatoes
- 5 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Slice each sweet potato length-wise. No need to peel them.
- Pour 1 cup water into the bottom of the Instant Pot and place the trivet inside.
- Pile your sweet potatoes on top of the trivet.
- Secure the lid.
- Turn the valve to SEALING.
- Cook on HIGH PRESSURE for 15 minutes.
- Press CANCEL.
- Naturally release the pressure, do not quick-release (it will take about 15 minutes).
- Once pressure is released, remove the lid and the sweet potatoes.
- The insides will easily fall out of the skins. Take the insides of each potato and place them into a mixing bowl.
- Add your brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon and mash. Your potatoes will be tender enough to mash with a fork.
- Sprinkle with extra cinnamon on top and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How much water do you add to the bottom of the Instant Pot? I don’t see an amount mentioned anywhere.
Hi Emily,
Thanks so much for your question! You’ll want to add 1 cup of water to the bottom of the Instant Pot for this recipe. I mention it in the steps of the recipe, but I completely understand how it can be missed. I hope this helps, and please let me know if you have any other questions!
SO easy and quick to make a fresh and delicious dish.