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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!
Sweet Potatoes made in the instant pot

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.

The pressure cooker is my new favorite way to prepare healthy side dishes. For this recipe, I wanted a simple way to make mashed sweet potatoes. I started with five organic sweet potatoes.

Sweet potatoes

I peeled and chopped them into 1-inch chunks:

Peeled and chopped sweet potatoes

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.

fresh thyme

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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Sweet potato mash ingredients

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

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Easy sweet potato mash

Pressure Cooker Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes

★★★★★ 5 from 25 reviews
  • Author: Carrie Forrest, MPH in Nutrition
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 8 minutes
  • Total Time: 23 minutes
  • Yield: 8
  • Category: Side dish
  • Method: Instant pot, pressure cooker
  • Cuisine: paleo, vegan, easy
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Description

The easiest way to make sweet potatoes!

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

Instructions

  1. Peel and chop the sweet potatoes into approximately 1-inch chunks. Add the chunks to the bowl of a pressure cooker.
  2. Add the salt, thyme, and cinnamon to the sweet potatoes and toss to combine.
  3. Pour in the water and lock the lid on the pressure cooker.
  4. Cook the sweet potatoes on high pressure for 8 minutes and quick-release the pressure.
  5. 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.
  6. Refrigerate any leftovers and re-heat on the stovetop with about ¼ cup of almond milk to add extra creaminess.

Notes

You’ll need to add allow for an extra 10 minutes cooking time for the pressure cooker to come up to pressure.

Commonly asked questions about making Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes:

  1. Can I halve this mashed sweet potato recipe? Yes, but you might need to drain off about half the water once the cooking is done.
  2. Can I make this in the slow-cooker? Yes! You only need about half the water in that case.
  3. Don’t I need to use the tray insert to steam the potatoes? No, since this recipe is for mashed potatoes, the water will just get mixed into the final product.

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  2. I’m still learning to use my Instant Pot too so really appreciate any IP recipes you post. I will probably pin them all! My Instant Pot board is full and I need to get going on trying some. Love me some sweet potatoes though but no sweetener needed for me. They are just tasty enough without.

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    • Thanks, Deb! We can learn to use the IP together. I am having fun thinking of new meals to try in it. I’m still scared I’m going to mess it up and it will burn or explode, but so far everything has turned out great. I’ve used it about 4 times in the 10 days or so that I’ve had it. Good luck and let me know if you come up with any recipes that you really like!

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  5. So easy! My kids love anything sweet potato, and my toddler especially will eat it for lunch most days – doing it in the IP makes life so much easier!

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  6. Love all the ingredients in this mashed sweet potatoes! I have only cooked meats in pressure cookers before. Thank you for sharing new ideas!

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  24. I haven’t bought a pressure cooker yet – I’ve heard they’re much safer now, but I’ve also heard so many stories about them exploding. However, these lovely sweet potatoes in 8 minutes is a strong argument to get on the pressure cooker bandwagon.

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  27. Just purchased the Pressure King Pro today and feel a bit overwhelmed but this recipe looks easy and delicious so it might just become the first recipe in my new toy!

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    • WOOT, Anne-Marie, congrats on your purchase!!! I was overwhelmed at first too, but I watched some YouTube videos so I felt comfortable that I wouldn’t have an explosion. I also bought a pressure cooker cookbook and that helped me get the hang of it. Bottom line: be sure to add at least 1 cup of liquid and you should be good to go. 🙂

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  28. I don’t own a pressure cooker precisely because I’m scared of them! My mom loves them. She cooks all kinds of things there. Sweet potatoes have become a staple at my home, they are so versatile and yummy!

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  29. Yum! I’ve had my eye on an electric pressure cooker for awhile now. Being able to make mashed sweet potatoes in less than 10 minutes is definitely appealing since I can’t plan ahead to save my life.

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  31. The pressure cooker strikes again with a great hands-off way to get a dish done with no fuss! I really do like making sweet potatoes in the pressure cooker because they can take so long in the oven.

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  33. Pressure cooker is great help when comes too cook rice or lentils and root tubers. Love this instant pot mashes sweet potato, sure tasting great and flavorful.

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  35. A pressure cooker it on thing i do not have, i though it was a fad but it looks like it is here to stay! Great idea, they are so versatile.

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  36. I know what you mean, I feel the same way about pressure cookers. My mother in law’s pressure cooker exploded once but that thing was 20 years old (!). I still use mine carefully but of course I would not want to part with mine. 🙂
    I love what you made, it looks very comforting.

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  40. Yum! What a fantastic idea! I love sweet potatoes and I almost never eat them mashed just because I don’t think of it. I will totally be trying this! 🙂

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  47. We just got an instant pot last month and are slowly testing out new recipes. This sounds like a perfect one to add to the list. I love the addition of a little cinnamon and herbs to add a contrast of flavor.

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  51. I love this! Sweet potatoes are a staple in our house and I just got an instant pot this CHristmas. I’ve been pressure canning for years but this is my first time pressure cooking and I am starting to love it!

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  56. This is so cool! I had no idea you could make this in the pressure cooker! I need more recipes as well for the pressure cooker, because what I have made so far is phenomenal in that little gadget but there isn’t many recipes for it! Thanks so much! 🙂

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  57. I love my instant pot for potatoes! Happy to find this recipe for sweet potatoes. Question – don’t you need to drain the potatoes? Recipe does not say to so just checking……thanks!

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