Instant Pot Baked Potatoes

4.73 from 11 votes

Light, fluffy baked potatoes made in your Instant Pot! Grab your pressure cooker and make these for an easy side dish!

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 168kcal

Wash and scrub the baked potatoes clean. Poke with fork several time all over the surface of the potatoes.
Place trivet inside of Instant Pot Pan. Pour water in the bottom of the pan. Place potatoes on top of trivet. Place lid on instant pot and seal the valve.
Press "manual" button and set timer to 15 minutes. Make sure it is set to high pressure.
When the Instant Pot is done cooking it will beep a few time. Let it release naturally for 4 minutes., the switch valve to venting position and let any remaining pressure release.
Carefully open lid away from your face. Gently remove the potatoes with tongs and place on platter.
Serve potatoes with your favorite toppings i.e. butter, shredded cheese, sour cream, chives, parsley etc.

Any time that you’re cooking with potatoes you’ll want to scrub them well. Wash them under warm water and use a vegetable brush to get in all the nooks and crannies! This is always worth mentioning, even if you’re peeling the potatoes to mash, be sure to scrub the outside of the potato first!
You can cook up to 8 medium sized potatoes at a time, but the method remains the same even if you’re cooking less potatoes. We don’t recommend making less that 4 at a time, the results will differ.
Cooking times will vary in each instance because of the size of the potatoes, how many you’re cooking etc.
Make sure the potatoes are on the trivet and not touching the water or they will get mushy.
Whatever method you use to bake potatoes, there’s one important thing to remember. ALWAYS prick the skin of a baked potato prior to baking. Why? If you don’t it may explode! The steam builds up inside the skin of the potato and unless there is a way to allow it to escape, it will explode!
Small potatoes take about 12 minutes on high pressure, medium-sized potatoes take about 15 minutes on high pressure and extra large potatoes will take about 22 minutes.