Easy Instant Pot Applesauce
It's apple season and that means lots of apple goodies! Fresh, homemade apple sauce is a great way to use up extra apples, even those that are no longer as fresh as they once were. And this recipe takes just minutes in the Instant Pot and uses no refined sugar!
Making your own applesauce at home doesn't have to be difficult. In fact, with an Instant Pot, it takes just minutes, no peeling of apples required.
Begin by quartering fresh apples with a good, sharp knife and adding them to the bowl of the Instant Pot. A 6 qt. Instant Pot is what I used for this recipe, but you could use an 8 qt as well. Add the water to the IP.
Then add the coconut sugar and cinnamon if you're planning to make cinnamon applesauce. Stir everything to coat the apples with the cinnamon. Then seal up the Instant Pot, making sure it is in the sealed position, and set for 5 minutes at high pressure.
Once pressure is released, use immersion blender to pulse cooked apples into applesauce. Only blend until it's at the desired consistency; don't over mix if you like applesauce chunky! If your applesauce isn't as thick as you'd like it, you can always use the saute function to cook out more of the moisture.
Once cooled, store applesauce in the refrigerator for up to a week. You can also can applesauce or freeze it until ready to eat!
Easy Instant Pot Applesauce
Recipe details
- 2 Quarts
- Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 5 Minutes Total time: 15 min
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you blend the skins in there?
Why coconut sugar? Can you use sugar substitute?