Step-by-Step Guide on how to make Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes! Switch up your mashed potatoes with this creamy buttery smooth, sweet savory Pressure Cooker Mashed Sweet Potatoes side dish. Great for Thanksgiving or Christmas holidays. Sure to be a hit with your family & friends!
Growing up in Hong Kong, winter has officially arrived when I see hawkers push out their huge black woks filled with burning hot coals on a wooden cart.
You’ll know from afar because of the loud “cling cling clang clang” sounds they make with their long wok spatula as they flip the coals.Β
As you walk by, you just couldn’t resist the warm sweet smell of roasted sweet potatoes (or roasted chestnuts).
Roasted Sweet Potato (Chinese: η ¨ηͺθ―) is a classic Hong Kong street food. The sweet potatoes are slow cooked with the coals’ heat. The sweet potatoes texture is so creamy soft & smooth, somewhat like mashed sweet potatoes.
This ultimate hearty comfort food is simple, frugal, nutritious, satisfying, and delicious.
Let’s kick it up a notch with these buttery sweet & savory Creamy Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes. Don’t just save this Instant Pot Sweet Potato Mash for Thanksgiving! π
– Easy . Creamy . Savory Sweet Potato Mash –
How to Make Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Prepare 5 simple ingredients for cooking Mashed Sweet Potatoes in Instant Pot:
Unsalted Butter – it’s important to use unsalted butter because different brands and boxes of salted butter will have varying levels of salt. Thus, by using unsalted butter, you’ll have control over how much to salt the mashed sweet potatoes in the end.
Fine Sea Salt – it’s important to season the sweet potato mash with salt to bring out, enhance, & balance the flavors of the final mashed sweet potatoes!
Tools for Mashed Sweet Potatoes Instant Pot Recipe
Peel and Cut Sweet Potatoes
Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into 1β chunks.
*Pro Tip: We’ve conducted various experiments with pressure cooking different sizes of sweet potatoes in Instant Pot, and 1″ chunks or cubes yielded the best results. The sweet potatoes cook faster and more evenly this way.
Pressure Cook Sweet Potatoes
Pour 1 cup of cold water & place a steamer basket in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.
Place sweet potato chunks in the basket.
Close lid, then turn Venting Knob to Sealing position.
- Pressure Cooking Method: Pressure cook at High Pressure for 8 minutes, then Quick Release.
Carefully open the lid.
Mash Sweet Potatoes
Place the cooked sweet potatoes in a large bowl. Use a potato masher to partially mash sweet potatoes.
Add ΒΌ tsp nutmeg, 2 β 3 tbsp unsalted butter, and 2 tbsp maple syrup to the sweet potatoes.
Mash and mix the sweet potatoes into desired consistency.
Taste and season with a pinch of fine sea salt.
Serve Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Serve the creamy pressure cooker mashed sweet potatoes as a side dish.
*Pro Tip: We love it with seared flank steaks, pork loins, and ducks. Enjoy~ π
Time to cook Mashed Sweet Potatoes in Instant Pot!
Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 pounds garnet sweet potatoes , cut into 1β chunks
- 2 - 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ΒΌ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup cold water
- Fine sea salt to taste
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Instructions
- Peel and Cut Sweet Potatoes: Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into 1β chunks.
- Pressure Cook Sweet Potatoes: Pour 1 cup of cold water & place a steamer basket in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. Place sweet potato chunks in the basket. Close lid, then turn Venting Knob to Sealing position. Pressure cook at High Pressure for 8 minutes, then Quick Release. Open the lid.
- Mash Sweet Potatoes: Place the cooked sweet potatoes in a large bowl. Use a potato masher to partially mash sweet potatoes. Add ΒΌ tsp nutmeg, 2 β 3 tbsp unsalted butter, and 2 tbsp maple syrup to the sweet potatoes. Mash and mix the sweet potatoes into desired consistency. Taste and season with a pinch of fine sea salt.
- Serve Mashed Sweet Potatoes: Serve the creamy mashed sweet potatoes as a side dish. We love it with seared flank steaks, pork loins, and ducks. Enjoy~ π
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