Pressure Cooker Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole is a decadent, sweet and creamy side dish, which is served at the famous Ruth’s Chris Steak House.
Pressure Cooker Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole
Ruth, a single mom, mortgaged her home and purchased a restaurant called Chris Steak House.
“When a kitchen fire destroyed Chris Steak House in 1976, Ruth was forced to relocate the restaurant to stay in business.
But the Chris Steak House name wasn’t allowed to move with it. So, with little time and a mischievous smile, Ruth added her own name to the sign, making it “Ruth’s Chris Steak House.” And it worked—that tongue-twister of a name was born.”
Cast of Ingredients for Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole
Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole is very rich and delicious. It is served as a side dish at the Ruth’s Chris Steak House.
This Pressure Cooker Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole recipe is the original recipe, which I have converted to the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker. It can also be made in the oven. I will show you each method.
Peel and Cut the Sweet Potatoes or Yams
The sweet potatoes quickly cook in the pressure cooker. A Steamer/Strainer Basket and Trivet is all you need.
If you prefer to use your stove, you can boil or steam the sweet potatoes in a sauce pan until soft.
Add to a bowl and fork mash
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Sweet Potatoes versus Yams
What is carried in the grocery store are mostly likely sweet potatoes. Yams are a bit harder to find in regular grocery stores, so check out an in international grocery store.
Sweet potatoes are root of a vine in the morning glory family. Sweet potatoes can be yellow, purple, brown, white or orange on the outside. The flesh inside can be orange, reddish, white or yellow inside.
Yams are starchier and drier than sweet potatoes and are not as sweet. They look similar to yuca and are very delicious. The skins of the yams are drier and have a bark like skin similar to yuca. Speaking of yuca, if you have not ever tried them, check out my Pressure Cooker Cuban Yuca Con Mojo {Cassava} or Air Fryer Yuca Fries with Creamy Curry Mustard Sauce recipes. Yuca is absolutely delicious.
Whisk up the eggs, add filling ingredients
Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole is more like a soufflé, so whipping them well with a Hand Mixer will incorporate air and make them nice and fluffy.
The whipping with the eggs will also cause a nicer rise and a lighter texture to the finished casserole.
Assemble the Crust
Chop up the pecans and add them to a bowl with brown sugar and flour. Mix it together well. Add melted butter and use a fork to combine until crumbly. Use your fingers to break up big clumps. The crust mixture should be crumbly and not drenched with butter.
Fill Greased Casserole Dish with Filling
Making Pressure Cooker Ruth Chris Sweet Potato Casserole in Advance
If you want to make the casserole in advance, keep the topping separate from the sweet potato mixture.
Assemble and cook when you are ready.
Alternatively, just the sweet potato mixture can be cooked in advance and then when almost ready to serve, add the topping and bake.
Place Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole into Pressure Cooker Cooking Pot
The crust can be added to the filling and cooked in the pressure cooker, or the filling can be cooked separately and then the crust added and crisped up in the oven, air fryer or using a CrispLid.
When ready to add the crust topping, place the Mealthy CrispLid (buy from Mealthy) / Mealthy CrispLid (buy from Amazon) on top and cook until the topping is nice and crisp.
Oven Baked Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole
Both the oven method and Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker method is recommended to bake the filling in advance to help make Thanksgiving and Christmas a little less stressful.
Then just add the Crust, bake and your Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole is hot and ready to eat, whether you are hosting Thanksgiving, or you have brought this with you as a guest.
If white sweet potatoes don’t seem festive enough, use the traditional orange colored ones.
Individual Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole
If you prefer your Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows, check out my Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole, which can be made in the Pressure Cooker or the Oven.
Kitchen Equipment and Essentials
- Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker
- J.A. Henckels Classic 7-inch Hollow Edge Santoku Knife
- Mealthy CrispLid (buy from Mealthy) / Mealthy CrispLid (buy from Amazon)
- Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
- Simply Gourmet (Dry) Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
- Anchor Hocking Glass (Liquid) Measuring Cups
- Rösle Stainless Steel Flat Whisk – a MUST have, probably my most used utensil
- Porcelain & Bamboo Salt Box with Spoon
- Bellemain Porcelain Ramekins
- My FANTASTIC Teak Cutting & Charcuterie Board & Compartments
- Salbree Steamer Basket
- 3.5 Quart Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl
- Cuisinart Electric Hand Mixer
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Ingredients
Sweet Potato Mixture
- 3 cups Sweet Potatoes cooked/mashed
- 3/4 cup White Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 large Eggs well beaten
- 1 stick Butter melted
Crust/Topping
- 1 cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1/3 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Whole Pecans chopped
- 1/3 cup Butter melted
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Instructions
- Cook sweet potatoes in Instant Pot or on stove top until soft.
Pressure Cooker/Mealthy CrispLid (recommended method)
- Add cooked and cooled sweet potatoes to medium bowl. Add sugar, salt, vanilla, eggs and melted butter. Use an electric hand mixer to whip together filling ingredients.
- In a small mixing bowl, add brown sugar, flour and chopped pecans. Mix together.
- Add melted butter and combine with fork. Break up any clumps. Set aside topping until after first cook.
- Grease casserole dish with butter and pour in filling.
- Add one cup of water to Instant Pot and place trivet inside.
- Place casserole dish on trivet.
- Lock on Lid and close Pressure Valve. Cook at High Pressure For 8 minutes. Allow a 5 minute Natural Pressure Release.
- Sprinkle crust topping evenly over filling.
- Turn off Instant Pot and remove lid.
- Place Mealthy CrispLid on top of Instant Pot (or pressure cooker). Set CrispLid time to 350 degrees and cook for 8 minutes or until top has browned.
- Alternatively, place casserole with topping and bake in preheated 350 degrees oven for 10 minutes.
- Let rest 10 minutes before serving.
One Step Pressure Method Only (No Crisping of Crust Topping)
- After adding filling to casserole dish, sprinkle crust topping over filling and cover with foil.
- Lock on lid and close pressure valve. Cook at high pressure For 15 minutes. Wait 5 minutes and then release the rest of the pressure.
- Remove cover from Instant Pot and wait 10 minutes before serving.
Oven
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake for 30 minutes. (Dish can be covered and refrigerated and Crust added later)
- Sprinkle Crust over Filling and bake an additional 10 minutes. The crust should be brown and crunchy.
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Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole (Pressure Cooker & Oven Method)
My daughter is extremely allergic to nuts, but not to those that are actually seeds, like pistachios, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds (pepitas), etc. I’m always hesitant to substitute in something like this for fear the “nuts” will become soft. Do you think pistachios would work OK in this recipe?
I haven’t tried pistachio nuts in this recipe. Jill
About how many sweet potatoes should I buy to make 3 cups of mashed sweet potatoes?
If I make it the day before, and refrigerate, how long in the oven with topping the next day? 10 minutes doesn’t seem long enough.
If you bring it to room temperature, 10 minutes is fine. Jill
I’m curious about the potato type in this recipe. They aren’t orange at all, is that a special variety?
I was wondering the same thing myself so I looked it up and this white potato used in these pictures is just another type of sweet potato. I’ve only ever seen the orange ones. Very interesting….