Looking for the ultimate holiday recipe that’s easy enough to make any time?
Let us introduce our Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes.
An Instant Pot makes this dish irresistibly easy.
Credit: Photography: Caitlin Bensel, Food Styling: Rishon Hanners
Plus, it leaves your oven free for other holiday cooking essentials.
The trick to getting the texture just right lies in size and timing.
For even cooking, check that to use similarly sized sweet potatoes.
(Times, instructions, and controls may vary according to cooker brand or model.)
Pour cider over sweet potatoes.
Cover cooker with lid, and lock in place.
Turn steam release handle to SEALING position.
Select MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK setting.
Select HIGH pressure for 20 minutes.
(It will take 10 to 15 minutes for cooker to come up to pressure before cooking begins.)
When cooking has finished, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
(This will take 1 to 2 minutes.)
Remove lid from cooker.
Remove rack, and drain liquid from cooker.
Return potatoes to cooker; add butter and kosher salt.
Mash until desired consistency is reached.
Transfer to a bowl, and sprinkle with flaky salt and pepper.
