Learn how to cook Instant Pot sweet potato cubes the easy way for using in casseroles, for mashing, or as a quick and easy diced side dish. It's a Whole Lotta Yum!
You'll love these Instant Pot cubed sweet potatoes!
Making easy perfectly cooked sweet potato cubes in an Instant Pot seriously makes the holidays so easy and frees up valuable stovetop space. We used this creamy simple recipe to make our family favorite sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving and we'll never go back to stovetop potatoes again.
Whether you're making mashed sweet potatoes, sweet potato puree, or a casserole, our recipe helps you to get them silky smooth every time.
And by chance you're making mashed potatoes or potato salad, cooking our diced Instant Pot potatoes is a game changer too.
What you'll need
- sweet potatoes - 2-5 lbs washed, peeled, and cubed. Our favorite variety is the Red Garnet yams since they have the best flavor. But this recipe will also work for the lighter colored ones, yams, or even purple Japanese sweet potatoes.
- water - just 1 cup, whether you're cooking 2 lbs or 5 lbs.
Kitchen tools
Pressure Cooker- we used a 6 qt Instant Pot, any brand like a Ninja Foodi will work too. Or a larger 8 qt pot is fine too.
Steamer basket - this isn't required, but boy is it handy. If you get one Instant Pot accessory, this is the one you'll use the most. Honestly, trying to get a pot of diced potatoes out after cooking isn't easy if you only have the rack that came with your unit.
How to make Instant Pot sweet potatoes
- Prep the sweet potatoes by washing, peeling, and cubing them into 1 ½" pieces.
- Add 1 cup of water to the bottom of the pressure cooker.
- Insert a vegetable steamer. If you don't have a steamer you can use the rack that came with your Instant Pot. The goal is to keep the potatoes out of the water so they don't get soggy.
- Add the sweet potatoes and pressure cook them for 10 minutes on High. Do a quick release of the remaining pressure.
They're ready to use in other recipes like our streusel sweet potato casserole, for mashing, or for making our sweet potato roasted red pepper soup.
Recipe notes
- Dice the sweet potatoes a uniform size so they cook evenly
- You'll want to keep them from getting soggy. Use a vegetable steamer or the rack that came with your Instant Pot.
- The cooking time will be the same whether you need 2 lbs of cubed potatoes or as many as 5 lbs.
- If you're wanting to serve these as a steamed and cubed side dish, just cook them on High for 3 minutes until cooked through and they will still hold their shape.
Storing and freezing leftovers
Storing: Transfer cooled sweet potatoes to an airtight storage container and place it in the refrigerator for up to 5-7 days.
Freezing: Let the sweet potatoes cool completely. Then, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, making sure they're not touching each other, and freeze until solid. Once they're frozen, transfer the sweet potatoes into freezer-safe bags or containers. They can be stored in the freezer for up to 3-6 months.
More pressure cooker potatoes
- Pressure cooker mashed potatoes
- Sweet potato casserole Instant Pot recipe
- Instant Pot scalloped potatoes
- Instant pot boiled potatoes (whole baby potatoes)
- Sliced potatoes in an Instant Pot
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Cubed Sweet Potato (Instant Pot Recipe)
Make the holidays easier with this simple Instant Pot sweet potatoes cubed recipe, great for making a sweet potato casserole or puree!
Ingredients
- 2-5 lb sweet potatoes, washed, peeled, and cubed into 1 ½" chunks.
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Prep the sweet potatoes by washing, peeling, and cubing them into 1 ½" pieces.
- Add 1 cup of water to the bottom of the pressure cooker. Insert a vegetable steamer basket. Place the sweet potato cubes into the Instant Pot and close the lid.
- Cook the potatoes for 10 minutes on high, the pot will take about 10+ minutes to come to pressure beforehand. Do a quick release of the remaining pressure.
- The sweet potatoes will be very soft and ready to use for another recipe like sweet potato casserole. Enjoy!
Notes
- The cooking time will be the same whether you need 2 lbs of cubed potatoes or even 5 lbs. You'll use 1 cup of water regardless. A 6 qt pressure cooker will hold 5 lbs of diced potatoes.
- If you're wanting to serve these as a steamed and cubed side dish, just cook them on High for 3 minutes until cooked through and they will still hold their shape.
- Ideally, use a steamer basket. You can use the rack that came with your pressure cooker if needed, you just want to make sure to keep the potatoes out of the water so they don't get soggy during cooking. They will be harder to remove from a rack.
Donna says
So, since my Duo has a max pressure time of 4 minutes, I should restart it two more times?
WholeLottaYum says
Hi Donna! Yes, I'd do it in increments so 4 mints, then 4 minutes again, and check the potato consistency, and then add a couple more minutes. It'll come back to pressure very quickly.
Leo says
In addition to all the healthy benefits the author mentions there is one other: low glycemic index. Boiled sweet potatoes have a low GI at around 42, the longer you boil the lower the GI, and I see no difference between boiling and steaming. On the other hand, a baked sweet potato has a GI as much as 94, not much difference than white bread which is used in some circles as a reference to scale the index. It's all about starch structure.