Pressure Cooker Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Name: Pressure Cooker Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: paleo
Ingredients: 5 large sweet potatoes; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves; ½ teaspoon Ceylon cinnamon; 1 cup water; 1 tablespoon maple syrup (optional); 2 tablespoons ghee or coconut butter

October 12, 2017 / By Carrie Forrest, MPH in Nutrition / 79 Comments

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This recipe for Instant Pot easy mashed sweet potatoes literally takes 8 minutes under pressure, and you end up with a delicious dish that is perfect for an easy side dish. No endless stirring and mashing necessary!

Instant Pot Beginner Advice

Can you believe I’ve owned and given away a total of four pressure cookers before I finally got one that I actually use and like? To be honest, the one I have still scares me when it’s coming up to pressure, but I’m slowly getting the hang of it. Despite my fear of explosion, everything I’ve made so far recently in the pressure cooker has turned out amazing. I’m hooked and can’t wait to try more and more recipes in this new-to-me appliance.

How to Make Instant Pot Sweet Potato Mash

The pressure cooker is my new favorite way to prepare healthy side dishes (see my how-to video at the end of this post). For this recipe, I wanted a simple way to make mashed sweet potatoes. I started with five organic sweet potatoes.

I peeled and chopped them into 1-inch chunks:

Then, I just added 1 cup of water, plus some salt, cinnamon, and thyme. Feel free to use fresh or dried thyme. I had some fresh so that’s what I used.

I learned from watching YouTube videos that most recipes made in the pressure cooker need about 1 cup of liquid to cook. I also bought a paleo pressure cooking cookbook for guidance. I’m still experimenting, but this rule of thumb seems to be about right so far.

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The last step is to lock on the lid, cook the potatoes on high for 8 minutes, and then to release the steam and add the ghee (use coconut butter to make this recipe dairy-free) and maple syrup. The potatoes will be soft enough that a strong spatula will mix them up enough to be silky-smooth and absolutely delicious!

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The five easy steps to make these Instant Pot Sweet Potato Mash are:

Peel and chop the sweet potatoes into approximately 1-inch chunks. Add the chunks to the bowl of a pressure cooker.
Add the salt, thyme, and cinnamon to the sweet potatoes and toss to combine.
Pour in the water and lock the lid on the pressure cooker.
Cook the sweet potatoes on high pressure for 8 minutes and quick-release the pressure.
Add the maple syrup and ghee or coconut butter to the potatoes and use a spatula to mix together. Mash the potatoes using the spatula and serve immediately.

Here’s my how-to video for how to make this Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes with a paleo and vegan option!

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Here’s my printable Pressure Cooker Sweet Potato recipe with nutrition information: