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Enjoy perfectly cooked sweet corn every time with this recipe for instant pot corn on the cob! With just three simple ingredients – you will have as many or as little ears of corn ready in under 30 minutes!

This recipe was also featured in my cookbook, The “I Love My Instant Pot” Affordable Meals Recipe Book. Make sure you check it out if you love easy instant pot recipes that cost $12 or less to make.

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Instant Pot Corn on the Cob

I love making simple sides like corn on the cob in my instant pot. It’s just so easy to do and takes very minimal prep work on my part.

I love that I can throw them in there and then forget about them until it’s time to serve dinner. It doesn’t even really matter if I release the pressure right away because they will just sit in the pressure cooker and stay perfectly warm until we are ready to eat them.

Other simple instant pot side dishes I have shared are instant pot garlic mashed potatoes, instant pot baked beans, and Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice.

How many ears of corn can I cook?

You can cook as little as one ear of corn or as many as 8 ears of corn (when using an 8 quart).

Corn on the cob can be cooked in any size instant pot, just make sure they fit inside your pot and don’t go above the max fill line. The rest of the ingredients and cook time stay the same, regardless of the amount of corn being cooked.

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Instant Pot Corn on the Cob Recipe

Aileen Clark

Enjoy perfectly cooked sweet corn every time with this recipe for instant pot corn on the cob! With just three simple ingredients - you will have as many or as little ears of corn ready in under 30 minutes!

4.50 from 4 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Additional Time 10

Total Time 25

Course Side Dish Recipes

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 99 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

▢ 1 cup water
▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt
▢ 4 ears corn

Instructions

Start by shucking your corn.
Add water and salt to the instant pot.
Place the trivet inside the instant pot and add the corn, stacked on top of each other, if needed.
Close the lid and set the pressure release valve to "sealing".
Press the manual or pressure cook button and set to 5 minutes on high pressure.
Once the cooking is finished, quick release the pressure.
Remove the lid and take out the corn.
Serve topped with butter and salt.

Notes

You can cook as little as one ear of corn or as many as 8 ears of corn at a time. Corn on the cob can be cooked in any size instant pot, just make sure they fit inside your pot and don't go above the max fill line. The rest of the ingredients and cook time stay the same, regardless of the amount of corn being cooked.