Wash your sweet potatoes really well. The outside of a sweet potato is thicker than a normal potato and can sometimes have a little bit of additional dirt on the skin.
Pour 1 cup of water into the Instant Pot liner pot.
Place steamer basket into Instant Pot.
Place sweet potatoes into the steamer basket.
Close Instant Pot lid and pressure cook on high for 15 minutes. Be sure that valve is set to "seal" position.
When timer beeps, allow pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes.
Quick release remaining pressure by moving valve to "vent" position.
Open Instant Pot and top sweet potatoes with your favorite toppings.