Instant Pot Baked Potatoes Recipe

Rating 5.0
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| Last Updated on September 4, 2024
These perfect Instant Pot baked potatoes are fluffy on the inside with crispy, delicate skins. Prepare a spread of your favorite toppings and have an easy baked potato bar.
Utensils Dinner
Globe New American
8
ingredients
7
steps
30
minutes
Giselle is a recipe developer and content creator that loves all things sweet and savory. She runs her own food blog, The Busy Spatula, and her work has been featured on Yahoo!, Marvel Studios and the Kitchn.

Ingredients

Servings:
4
4
medium potatoes
1 1/2 cup(s)
water
oil, as needed
salt and pepper, to taste
sour cream, for topping, optional
shredded cheese, for topping, optional
bacon bits, for topping, optional
finely chopped chives, as garnish, optional
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Directions 7 steps | 30 Minutes

Step 1

Prepare the potatoes. Scrub and rinse the potatoes. With the tines of a fork, pierce the potatoes a few times.

Instant Pot Baked Potatoes Recipe: Prepare the potatoes.
Step 2

Place an Instant Pot trivet in the bottom of the Instant Pot and add the water.

Instant Pot Baked Potatoes Recipe: Place an Instant Pot trivet in the bottom of the Instant Pot and add the water.
Step 3

Place the potatoes on top of the trivet and close the lid. Make sure the lid is set to sealing. Set the Instant Pot to manual high pressure and set the timer for 15 minutes. (See notes 1.)

Instant Pot Baked Potatoes Recipe: Place the potatoes on top of the trivet and close the lid.
Step 4

When the timer goes off, let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, quick-release the pressure. Be careful not to stand over the cooker while the pressure is being released as the steam is very hot. 

Instant Pot Baked Potatoes Recipe: When the timer goes off, let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes.
Step 5

For crispy skin, preheat the oven to 400°F while the pressure naturally releases. Once the potatoes are done, lightly rub them with oil and season with salt.

Instant Pot Baked Potatoes Recipe: For crispy skin, preheat the oven to 400°F while the pressure naturally releases.
Step 6

Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and roast until the skin becomes crispy, up to 10 minutes. 

 

Instant Pot Baked Potatoes Recipe: Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and roast until the skin becomes crispy, up to 10 minutes.
 
Step 7

Slice the potatoes in the center and season with salt and pepper. Load it up with sour cream, shredded cheese, bacon bits and finely chopped chives. Serve and enjoy!

Instant Pot Baked Potatoes Recipe: Slice the potatoes in the center and season with salt and pepper.

Notes:

  1. For small potatoes, decrease the cooking time to 12 minutes. For large potatoes, increase the time to 17 minutes. For extra-large potatoes, increase the time to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Per Serving
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CALORIES
166
FAT
0.2 g
PROTEIN
4.5 g
CARBS
37.9 g
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