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If you’ve ever wanted to make your own applesauce, you have to give this Instant Pot Applesauce recipe a try. With just 2 ingredients and 14 minutes of cook time in the Instant Pot, you will have delicious homemade applesauce on the table and the delightful smell of apples throughout your home.
Growing up in Upstate New York, my favorite thing about apple season was picking an abundance of apples and bringing them home to make all sorts of delicious apple recipes, like apple pie, apple cider, and applesauce. It was a family tradition. Now I can still get that fresh apple flavor when I make this easy applesauce recipe.
The taste of homemade applesauce is so much better than store-bought applesauce, and using an electric pressure cooker is the easiest way I’ve found to make it. Choose your favorite variety of apples and you’ll have delicious applesauce ready to eat in no time!
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Here at My Crazy Good Life we want to make our recipes easy for anyone to follow. In this article you will find ingredient information, detailed cooking instructions, recipe tips and tricks, meal prep ideas, and healthy eating plan calculations. If you would like to get straight to cooking, scroll down to the bottom of the page where you will find the full recipe for this easy Instant Pot Applesauce.
Ingredients in Cinnamon Applesauce
- Apples: you can make this fresh applesauce out of any type of apple that you prefer. I like to use a combination of different apples when I make this recipe. If you want to make organic applesauce, choose your favorite variety of organic apples.
- Cinnamon: just a little cinnamon adds delicious flavor to this homemade apple sauce.
How to Make Instant Pot Applesauce
- First, core 6 unpeeled apples and then cut them into chunks.
- Next, place a steamer basket into the inner pot of the Instant Pot.
- Then fill the steamer basket with the apple pieces and add water to cover 3/4 of the apples.
- Use the steam setting on your Instant Pot and set the timer for 14 minutes.
- When the cooking time is done, remove the cooked apples and place them in a blender or food processor with about 1 cup of water from the Instant Pot steaming, and add a tablespoon of ground cinnamon. You can also use an immersion blender if you have one.
- Blend the apples until you get your desired consistency. If you prefer chunky applesauce you can use a fork or potato masher instead of a blender.
- Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge for about a week or freezer for up to 6 months. See freezing and thawing tips below.
Recipe tips
- Different types of apples can be used for this homemade applesauce recipe. Keep in mind that some varieties of apples are sweeter than others.
- Fuji, Gala or Golden Delicious are sweeter apples that would work well in this recipe.
- If you prefer tart apples, Granny Smith apples are a good option and they are easy to find in most grocery stores.
- Do you like a mix of tart and sweet apples? Honeycrisp, Opal or Pink Lady apples would be a great choice.
- If you like your applesauce on the sweeter side you could always add in a little maple syrup or brown sugar, just be sure to adjust your nutrition calculations if you are following any healthy eating plan.
- This simple recipe is great for meal prep. If you are not going to eat your applesauce right away, simply freeze it for up to 6 months in individual portion size containers.
- An ice cube tray works well for small portions. Once frozen, remove the frozen applesauce cubes and store them in a freezer bag until you are ready to use them.
- To thaw, set in the refrigerator overnight or place the storage container in lukewarm water, changing water as needed until the applesauce has thawed.
Healthy Eating Plans
21 Day Fix
- 1 serving of this Instant Pot applesauce recipe is 1 purple container.
- The entire applesauce recipe is 6 purple containers.
2B Mindset
This recipe is an FFC and can be eaten as part of a snack, breakfast, or lunch.
Weight Watchers
This recipe counts as 0 Points on the 2023 Plan.
More Instant Pot Recipes
- Healthy Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup
- Perfect Instant Pot Turkey Breast Recipe
- Zucchini Bread Baked Oatmeal Recipe
- Healthy Homemade Instant Pot Yogurt Recipe
- Perfect Steel Cut Oats in the Instant Pot
- How to Cook White Rice in the Instant Pot
- Slow Cooker Pork Chops
Instant Pot Applesauce
Equipment
- Instant Pot 6 qt
- Kitchen Knife
- Instant Pot Trivet
Ingredients
- 6 apple any variety or combination of varieties
- 1 cup water reserved water from steaming
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
Instructions
- First, core 6 unpeeled apples and then cut them into chunks. 6 apple
- Next, place a steamer basket into the inner pot of the Instant Pot.
- Fill the steamer basket with the apple pieces and add water to cover 3/4 of the apples. 1 cup water
- Use the steam setting on your Instant Pot and set the timer for 14 minutes.
- When the cooking time is done, remove the cooked apples and place them in a blender or food processor with about 1 cup of water from the Instant Pot steaming and add a tablespoon of ground cinnamon. You can also use an immersion blender if you have one. 1 tbsp cinnamon
- Blend the apples until you get your desired consistency. If you prefer chunky applesauce you can use a fork or potato masher instead of a blender.
- Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge for about a week or freezer for up to 6 months. See freezing and thawing tips below.
Notes
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- 1 serving of this Instant Pot applesauce recipe is 1 purple container.
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- The entire applesauce recipe is 6 purple containers.
Nutrition
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