Need to free up some oven and stove space this Thanksgiving? Instant Pot® to the rescue! Sweetened with brown sugar and cinnamon, and topped with chopped pecans, this version of the classic sweet potato side dish tastes just like the traditional recipe you know and love. (Maybe even better, because it’s so dang easy.)
Instant Pot® Candied Sweet Potatoes
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 30 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 2 lb orange flesh sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
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Step1In 6-quart Instant Pot® insert, add potatoes and water. Secure lid; set pressure valve to SEALING. Select MANUAL; cook on high pressure 3 minutes. Select CANCEL. Set pressure valve to VENTING to quick-release remaining pressure.
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Step2Remove potatoes to strainer, and drain liquid. Select SAUTE; adjust to LESS. Add butter; stir occasionally 1 to 2 minutes to melt and coat bottom of pot. Stir in brown sugar, salt and cinnamon; cook and stir 2 to 4 minutes or until mixture is smooth and bubbly.
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Step3Add pecans and potatoes to pot; gently stir 1 to 2 minutes or until glazed and hot. Transfer to serving dish to serve.
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Nutrition
210
Calories
8g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
32g
Total Carbohydrate
14g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 210
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 13%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 19%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 260mg
- 11%
- Potassium
- 410mg
- 12%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 32g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 15%
- Sugars
- 14g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 330%
- 330%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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