Instant Pot applesauce is delicious and a great way to make homemade applesauce fast.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time5 minutesmins
Pressure Time10 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Servings: 4
Ingredients
8-10or more of your favorite apples
2cinnamon sticks or 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2-1cup water or apple juice * see note
Instructions
Wash the apples and peel them if desired.
8-10 or more of your favorite apples
Slice them into rings or chunks and put them in the pressure cooker. Don't fill it more than half full of apples.
Stick the cinnamon sticks down into the apples and pour the water over top.
2 cinnamon sticks or 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2-1 cup water or apple juice * see note
Put the lid on making sure the sealing ring is in place and valve is closed. Set the Instant Pot for Manual, high pressure, 5 minutes. It will take 10 minutes for it to reach pressure.
Once it is done you can do a quick release or let it release naturally. Apple sauce can be foamy, so if your Instant Pot was close to half full let the pressure release naturally for at least 5 minutes.
Take the lid of and take out the cinnamon sticks and discard.
For smooth applesauce use an immersion blender or food processor to blend the applesauce.
For chunky applesauce use a potato masher to blend. If you didn't peel the apples you will probably want to use the immersion blender.
Taste the apple sauce and decide if it needs added sugar. If it isn't sweet enough stir in 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. If it is too sweet add 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice. I usually don't add either sugar or lemon juice to my homemade apple sauce.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1 week or freeze for up to 6 months.
Notes
The apples will release a lot of liquid as they cook, so you might be able to use less than 1 cup of water. But if your Instant Pot has ever had a burn error I'd recommend using the full cup.
Sealing rings can absorb odors that linger, even after washing. So make sure the sealing ring you are using doesn't smell like last week's dinner.