Rinse sweet potatoes and set aside.

Pour water into instant pot. Add trivet to the bottom of the pot and set potatoes on trivet.

Close and seal the lid on instant pot. Lock the lid on the Instant Pot, set the valve to seal and turn on manual high pressure.

Cook times vary depending on size of your sweet potato. For small sweet potatoes, cook on high pressure for 15 minutes. For medium sweet potatoes, cook on high pressure for 18 minutes. For large sweet potatoes, cook on high pressure for 22 minutes.

Once the potatoes have finished cooking, do a natural pressure release for 5 minutes, then a manual pressure release after 5 minutes. (This means to leave the pot alone for 5 minutes after the cooking time is done, then after 5 minutes, release the pressure from the pot by turning the seal on top.)