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    Home » Recipes » Side Dishes

    Published: Jan 17, 2021 by Nicole This post may contain affiliate links.

    Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes

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    A simple and easy side dish recipe that's perfect for holidays or any day when you find yourself with sweet potatoes in need of a fast recipe.

    a glass bowl filled with mashed sweet potatoes in front of an instant pot

    Making mashed sweet potatoes for the holidays is a common trend among many houses in the US, but making them in the Instant Pot- not so much. Once you try these Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes, you'll wonder why you never tried making them this way before.

    With such an easy step by step process, you can have flavorful, spiced sweet potatoes ready for eating as-is or turning into a fast casserole dish to share alongside your feast. This sweet potato mash is versatile and always ready for a good holiday meal, of course, the pressure cooker mashed sweet potatoes are also great for just a weeknight meal too.

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    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🍽 Equipment Needed
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🍴 Recipe Tips
    • 💭 FAQs
    • 📖 Recipe
    a glass bowl filled with mashed sweet potatoes

    🥘 Ingredients

    • Sweet potatoes
    • Water
    • Unsalted butter
    • Brown sugar
    • Maple syrup
    • Salt
    • Vanilla extract
    • Nutmeg
    • Cinnamon

    For the exact amounts needed, please see the recipe card below.

    🍽 Equipment Needed

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    • 6qt Instant Pot
    • Measuring Cups
    • Measuring Spoons
    • Potato Masher

    🔪 Instructions

    Check out how to make Instant Pot mashed sweet potatoes with these simple step-by-step instructions:

    Wash, peel, and cube your sweet potatoes.

    cubed sweet potatoes in a steamer basket in an instant pot

    Place the sweet potatoes in the Instant Pot, either in a steamer basket (if you have one) or in the pot itself. Add in 1 cup of water and close the lid.

    Cook on High Pressure for 8 minutes.

    Do a Quick Pressure Release and open your Instant Pot. Do NOT turn it off.

    Drain all liquid and place the sweet potatoes into a colander (or leave them in the steamer basket).

    Melt the butter in the pot while your IP is still on "warm" mode.

    Add in the remaining ingredients. Stir to combine.

    spiced butter mixture in an instant pot

    Add the potatoes back into the pot and mash.

    cooked sweet potatoes in an instant pot with spiced butter mixture

    Mix to combine everything, and then serve warm or follow notes for marshmallow topped casserole.

    mashed sweet potatoes in a bowl

    🍴 Recipe Tips

    We love sweet potato casserole and I actually find myself making it a few times a year. While I normally make stovetop sweet potatoes, making mashed sweet potatoes in the Instant Pot is such a simple process that it may just become the norm around here.

    Tossing everything into the IP and just letting it do its thing is so much easier than any other sweet potato recipe I've tried and I've tried a lot haha.

    💭 FAQs

    Can I use yams instead of sweet potatoes?

    Yes, yams and sweet potatoes can easily be interchanged in this sweet potatoes recipe as needed.

    How long are leftover mashed sweet potatoes good for?

    Store your leftover mashed sweet potatoes in an airtight container in the fridge for no more than 3-5 days.

    an upclose view of mashed sweet potatoes in a glass bowl

    Here are some more great Instant Pot recipes to try

    • Instant Pot Steamed Cauliflower
    • Instant Pot Ham and Bean Soup
    • Instant Pot Steamed Brussel Sprouts
    • Instant Pot Turkey Tacos
    • Instant Pot Brussel Sprouts with Bacon
    • Instant Pot Tuna Casserole

    📖 Recipe

    Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes
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    Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes

    A simple and easy side dish recipe that's perfect for holidays or any day when you find yourself with sweet potatoes in need of a fast recipe.
    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 8 mins
    Additional Time 5 mins
    Total Time 23 mins
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 187kcal
    Cost Recipe $2.49 / Serving $0.42
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    Equipment

    • 6qt Instant Pot
    • Measuring Cups
    • Measuring Spoons
    • Potato Masher

    Ingredients

    • 2 lbs sweet potatoes ($2.16)
    • 1 cup water ($0.00)
    • 3 tablespoon unsalted butter ($0.09)
    • 1-2 tablespoon brown sugar ($0.04)
    • 1 tablespoon maple syrup ($0.14)
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt ($0.02)
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ($0.01)
    • ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg ($0.01)
    • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon ($0.02)
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Wash, peel, and cube your sweet potatoes to about 1 inch cubes.
    • Place the sweet potatoes in the Instant Pot, either in a steamer basket (if you have one) or in the pot itself. Add in 1 cup of water and close the lid.
    • Set the valve to seal and cook on High Pressure for 8 minutes.
    • Do a Quick Pressure Release and open your Instant Pot. Do NOT turn off the Instant Pot.
    • Drain all liquid from inside and place the sweet potatoes into a colander ( or leave in a steamer basket).
    • While your IP is still on "warm" mode, melt the butter in the pot.
    • Add in the brown sugar, maple syrup, salt, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Stir to combine.
    • Add the potatoes back into the pot and mash.
    • Mix to combine everything, and then serve warm.

    Notes

    Optional: Remove mashed potatoes from Instant Pot and place into greased casserole dish. Top with mini marshmallows and broil in oven on High for 1 minute until toasted.
    Yams and sweet potatoes can easily be interchanged in this sweet potatoes recipe as needed.

    Storage

    Store your leftover mashed sweet potatoes in an airtight container in the fridge for no more than 3-5 days.

    Nutritional Information

    Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 31.9g | Protein: 2.4g | Fat: 5.8g | Saturated Fat: 3.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.7g | Cholesterol: 15.3mg | Sodium: 85.9mg | Potassium: 513.2mg | Fiber: 4.5g | Sugar: 7.8g | Vitamin A: 1120.6IU | Vitamin C: 3.6mg | Calcium: 49.5mg | Iron: 0.9mg
    Author NicoleDurham
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
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