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This Instant Pot sweet potato soup is easy to make, naturally creamy, and deliciously sweet. The perfect warming soup for winter or fall.

Instant Pot Sweet Potato Soup

This Instant Pot sweet potato soup is easy to make, naturally creamy, and deliciously sweet. The perfect warming soup for winter or fall.

Course Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword Instant Pot sweet potato soup
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Inactive time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 166 kcal
Author Natasha Bull

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 medium onion chopped
  • 2 pounds sweet potatoes peeled & cut into rough 2" pieces
  • 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika (regular is ok too)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • Heavy cream or coconut milk to taste (optional)

Instructions

  1. Prep your onion and sweet potato. 
  2. Add the olive oil and onion to your Instant Pot and sauté for 5 minutes. 
  3. Add the sweet potatoes, vegetable broth, water, garlic, smoked paprika, and cinnamon to the pressure cooker. Make sure the valve is on "sealing" and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes. It'll take about 10-15 minutes for it to get up to pressure. 
  4. Once the countdown is finished, do a quick release (carefully - soups can splatter a bit). 

  5. Blend the soup in batches (you may want to let it cool a bit first) or use a stick blender. Season with salt & pepper as needed (I found that I needed to be pretty generous with the salt). Add cream if desired (I skipped it). I'd start with 1/2 cup and work my way up from there. 

Recipe Notes

  • This is the 6-quart Instant Pot I used to make this recipe.
  • If you don't own a pressure cooker, you can also make this on the stove. In a large pot, sauté the onion as directed and then add the ingredients as indicated. Cook until the sweet potato pieces are very tender and follow the recipe as written.
  • Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Salt & Lavender makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.
Nutrition Facts
Instant Pot Sweet Potato Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 166 Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 713mg31%
Potassium 539mg15%
Carbohydrates 34g11%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 8g9%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 21948IU439%
Vitamin C 5mg6%
Calcium 51mg5%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.