Instant Pot Holiday Recipes
If you are looking to simplify your life this holiday season without sacrificing flavor then these Instant Pot Holiday Recipes are just what you are looking for! From appetizers, sides, main dishes, and desserts we have a recipe that will get you in and out of the kitchen in no time!
Over 70 Must-Try Instant Pot Holiday Recipes
With the holidays coming up it seems like everyone’s lives get way busier! Between Christmas programs for the kids, holiday parties, and shopping it leaves hardly anytime to plan a good meal for the family! We do not just have Christmas recipes, you will find recipes for St Patrick’s Day, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, and any old celebration. Tons of tasty recipes that will warm your heart and tummies.
If being hectic during the holiday season sounds like you, you are not alone, but we have you covered with over 65 delicious and simple Instant Pot Holiday recipes. It is everything you need to plan delicious weeknight dinners or your holiday feasts and of course dessert because we all need instant pot cheesecake or another tasty treat! So scroll through this ultimate list of Instant Pot Holiday Recipes so that your holiday season can be stress-free and a little more relaxing.
Instant Pot Holiday Recipes
If you are looking to simplify your life this holiday season without sacrificing flavor then these Instant Pot Holiday Recipes are just what you are looking for! From breakfasts, appetizers, sides, main dishes, and desserts we have a recipe that will get in and out of the kitchen in no time!
Appetizers
Delicious Instant Pot Garlic Hummus is so delicious and easy to make. You will never pay for high priced store bought hummus again.
Instant Pot Whole Roasted Buffalo Cauliflower makes a fantastic side dish, appetizer, or even vegetarian main dish. Looking for something with a kick of flavor, this buffalo cauliflower will blow your mind on flavor. Plus it is a keto-friendly and gluten-free recipe, that you don’t have to feel guilty over.
Side Dishes
Delicious Instant Pot Parmesan Risotto With Peas is such an amazing combination of creamy parmesan and sweet peas. This dish takes 10 minutes from start to finish and is the most amazing comfort food dish.
Instant Pot Potato Salad takes all the headaches out of making potato salad! This potato salad comes together in the blink of an eye. Tender potatoes smothered in a creamy mayo based sauce! The perfect weeknight side dish or cookout side dish for your next potluck.
Instant Pot Candied Acorn Squash is a perfect way to have a sweetened acorn squash to serve up as a side dish to any meal. Acorn squash is known to be sweetened like this recipe or even stuffed with meat and/or rice. Acorn squashes offer a nice creamy texture with lots vibrant flavors. Growing up we would have acorn squash regularly, so I still love incorporating it into our menu as an adult. The beauty of acorn squash is that is is it offers less starch than other winter squashes and is fewer calories. If you are wanting a starchy side but a bit healthier than say mashed potatoes, reach for your acorn squash.
Instant Pot Mexican Street Corn is your favorite carnival food that you can devour anytime you want. Mexican street corn is tender and juicy sweet corn that is covered in crumbled cheese, seasonings, and more for one incredible corn on the cob recipe.
Instant Pot Artichoke and Spinach Dip Applebees Copycat is the perfect flavor combination of garlic, spinach, and artichokes are a classic trio of flavors, and then you add in the different cheeses, and it makes this recipe dynamite.
Savory Instant Pot Baked Beans will become your go- to side dish. Baked beans in the Instant Pot are one of the easiest dump and go recipes to date!
A delicious instant pot version of balsamic brussel sprouts. Start to finish took about 15 minutes tops to make this entire dish. The brussel sprouts were perfectly cooked and the glaze was delicious.
Instant Pot Brown Sugar Cinnamon Butternut Squash is so delicious and so easy to prepare. You need a smell o mater to really appreciate how delicious this dish is. Ready in a total of 6 minutes.
This Instant Pot Parmesan Whole Roasted Cauliflower is so delicious. Either as a meal or as a side dish. Keto friendly and delicious!
Instant Pot Cheesy Cauliflower is going to blow your mind in the flavor department. It is a head of cauliflower that is slathered with mayonnaise and mustard and seasoning and later topped with cheese. A great side dish or if you are a vegetarian a main dish!
Instant Pot Italian Parmesan Whole Roasted Broccoli is going to rock your world! This whole roasted broccoli offers a stunning presentation value and is jam packed with flavor. I used Italian Dressing and Parmesan cheese to flavor this recipe.
Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Whole Roasted Broccoli is about to take the Instant Pot world by storm.. no seriously! This roasted broccoli is dynamite!
Instant Pot Basmati Rice is a no-fail delicious basmati rice recipe that you will want to make again and again. Light, fluffy Basmati recipe that is seasoned to perfection. Use as a side dish, top with your favorite protein, or use to meal prep for the week.
Instant Pot Jasmine Rice is light and fluffy done in minutes in the pressure cooker. Perfect for fried rice or to eat with pain with butter.
These Instant Pot Brown Sugar Carrots are a perfect dump and go recipe. Dump in all of your ingredients and in 4 minutes you have delicious holiday worthy carrots.
Instant Pot Stick of Butter Rice is an incredible side dish you need to pair with your weeknight meal this week. A simple and easy side that you literally dump it in, set it, and then walk away.
This Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Orzo With Asparagus is so delicious and easy to make! it takes 5 minutes to prepare this dish and 4 minutes to cook!!
Delicious Instant Pot Green Bean Casserole has all of the deliciousness as your Grandma's Green Bean Casserole without all of the fuss.
We all love rice, and for that perfect lot cooked rice reach for the Instant Pot! I will share how to make Instant Pot Packaged Saffron Yellow Rice!
Instant Pot Colcannon is the ultimate way to dress up those mashed potatoes. Here you have a rustic and satisfying St. Patrick's Day side dish.
Instant Pot Cheesy Broccoli Rice is the ultimate side dish. Perfectly cooked rice, broccoli, smothered in a cheesy base.
Instant Pot Mac and Cheese is the next best thing to sliced bread. This is just as easy if not easy to prepare than boxed mac and cheese and you get to control all of the ingredients. It is ready in 4 minutes!!
Whip up this creamy Instant Pot Mashed Cauliflower. The perfect alternative to a classic mashed potato recipe. A low carb side dish that you can serve with dinner or a holiday side dish.
Instant pot deviled eggs are quick, easy, and pretty much fail-proof with the Instant Pot 5-5-5 method. The result is perfectly creamy deviled eggs every single time.
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes are rich, creamy, and delicious, not to mention it takes way less time than the old fashioned way on the stove. If you are looking for an easy way to make mashed potatoes this is it. Once you make these you won’t ever go back to cooking them on the stove again.
Instant Pot Collard Greens is a perfect southern dish that is full of flavor and is delicious that is ready in no time at all thanks to your Instant Pot.
Instant Pot Mushroom Risotto combines rice, mushrooms, broth, and cheese to create an effortless meal that your guests will think you spent hours preparing, where in reality it’s one of the easiest dishes you will ever make.
Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup has tender juicy chicken loaded with veggies and wild rice in a creamy thick broth that is full of flavor so much better than Panera’s chicken and wild rice soup.
This Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup recipe is so easy to make and is packed with some of the best flavors you will find in a soup. As an added bonus, it is ready to enjoy in no time!
Instant Pot Mashed Potato Bar is the perfect way to feed a crowd with a hearty delicious treat that you can make in a snap that everyone loves!
Instant Pot Refried Beans are so easy and so delicious. A super easy dump and go recipe.
Instant pot loaded corn pudding is the perfect comfort side dish as we head into fall. With just 30 minutes of cooking time, you will have a hearty meal ready to go that the whole family will love to share together.
Main Dishes
Delicious Instant Pot Lazy Lasagna is so delicious and will satisfy every bit of your pasta and lasagna craving. This is so much easier to make and equally as delicious, if not a little bit more!
Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole gives you that rich, creamy flavor of chicken, ham, creamy pasta, and cheese that is ready to be served up to your family in under 10 minutes.
Cooking pasta in your Instant Pot is a little bit different than the stovetop version. Let me help answer the most popular questions that are being asked, to help you master your pasta in the Instant Pot!
Instant Pot Penne alla Vodka is such a delicious creamy treat that takes 4 minutes to cook in your instant pot.
Instant Pot Lazy Ravioli Lasagna is crazy simple to make and loaded with your favorite lasagna flavor. Skip all the prep and try my lazy lasagna ravioli recipe.
Are you looking to make a pot roast that everyone in your house will enjoy? Consider the Instant Pot 3 Packet Pot Roast! It’s a delicious, melt-in-your-mouth dish that only requires three packets of seasoning and a little bit of patience. Not only does this dish come out tender and juicy every single time, but its one-pot preparation is a dream come true for any busy home cook.
Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff, you have tender pieces of steak in a creamy mushroom sauce and perfectly cooked egg noodles. Hands down, this will be the tastiest and easiest beef stroganoff recipe you will find.
St. Patrick’s day is on the horizon so be prepared with the best Instant Pot corned beef and cabbage recipe! Tender and flavorful corned beef, with cabbage to pair next to it!
A delicious hearty meal that is an easy dump and go dinner that will keep your family happy. Carrots, potatoes and a ham all cooked in one pot and done is as quick as 20 minutes!
Instant Pot Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham is a sweet and savory ham that is perfect to serve up for the holiday.
Delicious hearty Instant Pot Hungarian Goulash that can be made easily and quickly in your instant pot.
Drinks
Instant Pot Apple Cider is a simple way to get rich and flavorful homemade apple cider. The Instant Pot helps lock in all the spices and flavors to give you that all day simmer flavor. 4 basic ingredients is all you need for the best apple cider you will ever have!
This Instant Pot Cherry Pie Moonshine is the most delicious Moonshine.
Instant Pot Limoncello is the tastiest way to kickstart a summer cookout! Fresh, crisp, and bursting with citrus flavor. Traditional Limoncello is a process but with your Instant Pot it helps speed up the cooking process greatly.
Instant Pot Coquito is one incredible holiday drink recipe you will want to make for all your holiday entertaining. Creamy, rich, and a boozy eggnog cocktail that is loaded with flavor and a kick. Purto Rican Coquito is a must-make recipe this year.
Instant Pot Cranberry Moonshine is my favorite winter moonshine to sip on. Pair with ginger ale, sprite or sip on it straight. This cranberry moonshine is so easy to make and offers the perfect sweet punch you are looking for.
Instant Pot pumpkin spice latte is a quick and easy way to enjoy your favorite fall coffee drink as it combines coffee, pumpkin puree, heavy cream, and pumpkin pie spice to create an irresistible drink to enjoy throughout the fall.
This Instant Pot Kahlua Recipe is an easy way to make your favorite cocktail right at home. In less than 30 minutes you will have the perfect cocktail that combines your favorite coffee flavor with Everclear. Once you make your own homemade Kahlua you will never buy it at the store again.
Dessert
The most amazingly popular and delicious Lemon Cream Cheese Dump Cake cooked in your instant pot. It is pure lemon perfection!
Instant Pot Churro Bites are a one of a kind treat that your family will love as it combines ingredients that are in your pantry to create a fluffy cinnamon-sugar treat that is perfect to pop in your mouth and enjoy in just 20 minutes!
Instant Pot Rice Pudding is so creamy and delicious that is full of so much flavor thanks to the vanilla extract and the cinnamon. This is the quickest, easiest, and best rice pudding recipe you will ever have thanks to your Instant Pot!
7-Up Instant Pot cake is a flavorful and moist bundt cake recipe that will win over a crowd. Whip up this easy cake-mix recipe the next time you are on the hunt for a quick and easy cake. The perfect Instant Pot cake recipe to make for your summer cookouts!
Instant Pot Sugar Cookie Cheesecake is one of a kind delicious! The flavor is sweet, buttery, creamy and probably the easiest cheesecake you will ever make thanks to your awesome Instant Pot!
This Instant Pot Mixed Berry Compote is so delicious and made with three simple ingredients. Use those summer berries in the most delicious of ways.
The most delicious Pecan Pie Cheesecake and it is made in your Instant Pot!
This Instant Pot Caramel Apple Dump Cake is a huge slice of caramel apple warm gooey heaven.
The most delicious instant Pot Apple Dump Cake that is 3 ingredients only. Make this so easily in your instant pot.
This Instant Pot Pumpkin Cheesecake is so creamy and delicious. It is everything that you love about pumpkin with a creamy delicious cheesecake base. Pure pumpkin heaven.
Instant Pot Pumpkin Pie Bites are so delicious and easy to make, no holiday is needed. You will want to make these weekly.
Instant Pot Creme Brulee is one of the most decadent desserts you can prepare in your instant pot! It has never been so easy to make this delicious creamy treat.
This Instant Pot Pumpkin Creme Brulee is so delicious you will not believe you made it in your instant pot. This is a dessert that would be served at the fanciest restaurant.
Instant Pot Caramel Sauce (Dulce de Leche) is a super easy and delicious treat. print out your own stickers and labels and make this a great holiday gift.
Homemade Instant Pot Pumpkin Puree is such a delicious treat that most of us would not have thought to make before our instant pots.
Instant Pot Mason Jar Snickers Cheesecake is one incredible dessert. Mason jar cheesecakes are portable and great for serving up guests.
2 Ingredient Instant Pot Pumpkin Muffin Bites will blow your mind on how simple they are to make. These little bite-size muffins are packed full of flavor, moist, and just a five-minute prep is all it takes.
Instant Pot Pineapple Upside Down Bites, a new and tasty luscious dessert. These bite-size cakes will melt in your mouth.
This Instant Pot Candied Nuts recipe is by far the easiest candied nuts recipe I have made over the years. Instant Pot Candied Nuts gives you that perfectly coated nut recipe that is seasoned with spices for incredible taste. Plus you have the option to add a little heat factor for that spicy and sweet combination.
Did you know you can make Tootsie Rolls at home? Try out my Instant Pot Tootsie Roll recipe today for that classic candy you know and love.
Instant Pot Carrot Cake Cheesecake Stuffed Bites are the ultimate fall dessert. You have a spiced filled carrot cake with a cheesecake center. Bite-size dessert that will win over your whole family with one bite.
I’m Melissa, the imaginative force behind Sparkles to Sprinkles, where creativity comes to life, and sprinkles of joy are scattered generously. Melissa is a proud Jersey girl who found love with a New York boy. As a mom to four wonderful boys and a few fur babies, her journey into the world of blogging began after making the life-changing decision to stay home and raise her children. Previously a dedicated workaholic, Melissa’s blog became her creative outlet and passion project. Inspired by her mother-in-law, a masterful cook renowned for her delicious home-cooked meals and legendary holiday feasts (think mouthwatering sausage stuffing), Melissa honed her culinary skills through a combination of family recipes and countless cooking classes. She often attended these classes with her son Michael, who shared her enthusiasm for cooking from a young age. Melissa’s love for learning extends beyond familiar cuisines, as she enjoys exploring international recipes in hands-on cooking classes. Her blog features a diverse array of recipes, showcasing her expertise with various kitchen appliances such as the Instant Pot, air fryer, Slow Cooker, Ninja Foodi, Instant Vortex Plus, and more. Join Melissa on her culinary adventures as she shares tried-and-true family favorites alongside exciting new discoveries!
