Yield: enough for 1-Ninja Creami Deluxe canister
How to Pan Roast
- about 10 oz Japanese sweet potatoes (weight before peeling)
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Peel potatoes and immediately put them in water.
- Cut them in small pieces and keep them submerged in water.
- Preheat pan. Once pan is hot add the potatoes and sear them. Leave the potatoes undisturbed until they show signs of browning. Keep an eye on them so they don’t get too dark as it will affect the color of the ice cream.
- When potatoes are lightly caramelized, add 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook until they are very soft. Instant pot manual pressure for 3 minutes then do a quick release.
- Mash potatoes with water. The potatoes are now ready to use in recipe for Ninja Creami Vanilla Ice Cream.
Pictured are white flesh, Japanese sweet potatoes which are easily found at Asian Supermarkets.

I find these potatoes get dark spots very quickly.

My solution is to have a bowl filled with water. After each potato is peeled, immediately put it in the water, making sure it is completely submerged.

Cut the potatoes into smaller pieces and quickly put them back in the water. Leave them until ready to pan roast.

Preheat pan and get it very hot before adding the potatoes. Test the pan by adding a light sprinkle of water. When the pan is hot enough to sear, the water will dance around the pan in a little ball, then will quickly evaporate. It is not necessary to add any oil.
Drain the potatoes and quickly add them to the pan. The residue of water will sputter and quickly evaporate. Allow the heat from the pan to sear the potatoes and adjust the heat as necessary so the potatoes don’t burn. Leave the potatoes undisturbed until they show signs of browning. Keep an eye on them so they don’t get too dark as it will affect the color of the ice cream.

Add 1/2 cup of water, cover pan with lid, adjust the heat and cook the potatoes until very soft. (Or if using pressure cooker allow 3 minutes and let pressure drop naturally).

Depending on your cookware and the heat of your stove top the cooking water may have evaporated, or the potatoes may be quite moist. Either way, it’s okay. If you have cooking water left in the pan just mash it in with the potatoes otherwise mash them without adding additional water. The potatoes are now ready to make the Ninja Creami Vanilla Ice Cream.
