Easy Instant Pot 4 Ingredient Homemade Applesauce is a simple, quick pressure cooker recipe that takes less than 15 minutes to cook from start to finish! This applesauce is free of refined sugar, is gluten-free and is kid-friendly, adults will love it, too! Load up on this for fall and back to school!
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Easy Instant Pot Homemade Applesauce Recipe Tips:
- You can use whatever apples you like. I used honey crisp and Granny Smith.
- You can also choose to add the apples to the pot with the peels. Peeled is my preferred method.
- Allow the Instant Pot to naturally release steam when it indicates it has finished. Apples work just fine in the Instant Pot without a quick release.
- Load the applesauce up with your favorite toppings for the perfect treat!
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Easy Instant Pot 4 Ingredient Homemade Applesauce
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Ingredients
- 8 apples peeled and cored I used 4 honey crisp and 4 Granny Smith
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ lemon (juice of)
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to the Instant Pot and stir.
- Cook for 8 minutes on Manual > High-Pressure Cooking.
- When the Instant Pot indicates it has finished, allow the steam to release naturally for at least 5 minutes. (Instead of quick release)
- Open the pot and mash the applesauce with a potato masher. I didn't have to do this for very long. The texture was almost perfect when I removed the lid.
- Cool before serving.
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Jillian says
I just made this and my entire house smells like Fall!
staysnatched says
That's what I love it about it most!
Sues says
I love apple sauce and making it in the Instant Pot is so easy and delicious! I especially love that this recipe only involves 4 ingredients 🙂
Cassandra says
I just made this today. I used a cup of water, but I think too funny. Maybe .5 cup water next time. Tastes good though and soooo easy!
staysnatched says
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Anne D says
I had a surplus of apples that were on the verge of going bad and was looking for ways to use them up. I had jonagold apples and the apple sauce turn out amazing; sweet with a hint of tart. I added cardamom along with the cinnamon.
Super easy to make and hugely flavorful. I did use a few apples that were pretty bruised, but that didn’t affect the taste or texture.
staysnatched says
Wonderful! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.