How to make Crockpot Sweet Potatoes
These Crockpot Sweet Potatoes are one of the easiest ways to cook whole sweet potatoes. Just scrub and rinse them, place them right in the slow cooker, and cook until tender. There’s no need to wrap them in foil or add water.
Once they’re done, split them open and add butter, brown sugar, or your favorite savory toppings.
Cook whole sweet potatoes on LOW for 6–7 hours or HIGH for 3½–4 hours. The exact time can vary depending on the size of your potatoes and your slow cooker.
No. You do not need to add water. Scrub and rinse the sweet potatoes and place them in the crockpot while they’re still damp.
No foil is needed for this recipe. Place the whole sweet potatoes directly into the crockpot after rinsing them.
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No. I don’t pierce the sweet potatoes for this crockpot method. Just scrub, rinse, and place them whole in the slow cooker.
The sweet potatoes are ready when a fork can easily be inserted into the center. If they’re still firm, cover the slow cooker and let them cook a little longer.
Ingredient Notes
- Sweet potatoes: Choose potatoes that are close to the same size so they finish cooking around the same time.
- Optional toppings: Butter, brown sugar, chili, shredded BBQ chicken, black beans, or your other favorite sweet potato toppings all work well.
How to make Crockpot Sweet Potatoes
- Scrub sweet potatoes and rinse ( do not dry off, this is all the moisture the potatoes will need in the crockpot)
- Place rinsed potatoes into the crockpot. Cover and cook on on LOW for 6-7 hours or HIGH for 3.5-4 hours. Potatoes are done when a fork have easily be inserted into the potato.
BOOM! Perfect potatoes every time! What will you be topping your sweet potatoes with?
- Choose similar-sized potatoes. This helps them cook evenly.
- Don’t dry them after rinsing. The small amount of water left on the potatoes gives them all the moisture they need while cooking.
- Don’t add water to the slow cooker. The damp potatoes and moisture trapped inside the crockpot are enough.
- Start checking them near the end of the cooking time. Larger sweet potatoes may take a little longer than smaller ones.
- Use a fork to check for doneness. It should slide easily into the center of the sweet potato.
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How to make Crockpot Sweet Potatoes
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 Large sweet potatoes
- optional toppings
Instructions
- Scrub sweet potatoes and rinse ( do not dry off, this is all the moisture the potatoes will need in the crockpot)
- Place rinsed potatoes into the crockpot. Cover and cook on on LOW for 6-7 hours or HIGH for 3.5-4 hours. Potatoes are done when a fork have easily be inserted into the potato.
Notes
Nutrition
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Originally Posted January 2015
Post updated August 2026
Do I need to poke holes in sweet potatoes??
Getting ready to put in crock pot now , just wasn’t sure if holes needed… Thanks
You can if you want, but it isn’t needed
The sweet potatoes cooked in 3.5 hours on high. Were super soft & delicious. Thanks.
How do I cook these without them being so mushy? I did 6 hours on low. Maybe 3 hours?
I haven’t had this issue, maybe because I am using larger potatoes? Yes, I would check your potatoes to you liking at 3 hours and then just add time until they are done they way you like 🙂
I was nervous about not adding any extra water to the cooker as I wasn’t going to be home to monitor things. I did leave the potatoes wet after scrubbing them, plus I added 1/3 c of water for peace of mind.
They were good & it was so nice to come home to a prepared side dish after a summer day trip into the city. I can’t remember ever having had a sweet potato that suffered from being over-cooked, so I took a chance and left them in on LOW the full 9 hr we were gone.
After 9 hr the bottoms of the potatoes were perfectly cooked, but the tops were still a little rare. I turned them over, raised the temp to MED and cooked them for another hour before serving. They came out well.
I was using the Slow Cook setting on my instant pot, so timing on other machines may vary, I guess. However, I generally find things cooked on this setting are finished within the time stated in the recipe.
Has anybody tried a roast w/ sweet potatoes?
I do pork loin roasts in my crockpot and add sweet potatoes in chunks about halfway through. Then add fresh or frozen broccoli and hour before the end. You have a full meal that comes out delicious and all the flavors are to die for 😁