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    Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes

    November 24, 2020 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

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    Easiest Thanksgiving side dish ever!

    how to cook sweet potatoes in the instant pot

    The Thanksgiving ideas and Instant Pot recipes continue…next up is these Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes. You could easily turn these into Sweet Potato Casserole, but I think they are sweet enough after they have been pressure-steamed and can be enjoyed with some butter and spices. The sweet potatoes naturally caramelize (and sweeten up) when pressure cooked, so I don’t even think sweetener is necessary (which explains why it’s not in the recipe!)

    Here’s a look at how to cook sweet potatoes in Instant Pot…

    instant pot sweet potatoes

    Peel and rinse sweet potatoes.

    Place water and steam rack into insert, then add sweet potatoes.

    Pressure cook.

    And they will turn out like this…

    With lots of liquid in the insert. Drain/strain that off and remove the rack.

    Add butter….

    Be generous with the butter…

    And some cinnamon too.

    Also, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, allspice…whatever your sweet potato loving heart desires.

    Get to mashing.

    Right there in the same pot.

    instant pot sweet potatoes

    Once mashed, transfer to serving dish and enjoy with your holiday meal.

    Or….

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    instant pot mashed sweet potatoes

    Or…if you’re just making these as a side dish for a weeknight dinner, just set the Instant Pot out on the counter and let your kids serve themselves up! (Not that I did that!?!)

    Enjoy!

    instant pot mashed sweet potatoes
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    Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes

    The easiest side dish ever!
    Prep Time10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time15 minutes minutes
    Servings - 8 servings

    Ingredients 

    • 5 lbs small sweet potatoes
    • 3 Tbsp butter
    • 1 Tbsp cinnamon
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • Sweetener, optional

    Instructions

    • Peel and rinse sweet potatoes.
    • Add 1 cup water into the base of your Instant Pot, then add the steam rack and put all the sweet potatoes into the insert.
    • Set to Sealing.
    • Pressure cook on High for 15 minutes.
    • Let naturally release.
    • Open Instant Pot and strain off the liquid and remove the rack.
    • Mash the sweet potatoes in the insert, add butter, cinnamon and salt. If you wish to add a sweetener, you can
    • You could also transfer to baking dish, top with marshmallows and bake into Sweet Potato Casserole.
    • Serve Mashed Sweet Potatoes as side dish for holiday meal, or weeknight dinner.

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