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Easy Instant Pot 4 Ingredient Homemade Applesauce

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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!

instant pot applesauce with fresh apples
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Applesauce was one of my favorite treats as a kid! I loved to pair it with graham crackers and used to dip my crackers in the tasty sauce!
A lot of store-bought applesauce is loaded with preservatives and of course sugar.
There is applesauce with no added sugar, but a lot of times those are filled with preservatives. Can we win at all?!
Well, yes we can. We can make our own at home with the Instant Pot.
chopped apples in Instant Pot
chopped apples in Instant Pot
From start to finish it took me 30 minutes to prepare this batch of applesauce. Most of the time is spent removing the cores and peeling the apples. 
instant pot applesauce with fresh apples and cinnamon
Summer is winding down and soon fall will be ushering in! That means back to school and for us adults it means we start spending a little more time indoors and in the kitchen!
instant pot applesauce with fresh apples and cinnamon
You should definitely add this homemade applesauce to your list of recipes to try!
instant pot applesauce with fresh apples and cinnamon

Easy Instant Pot Homemade Applesauce Recipe Tips:

  1. You can use whatever apples you like. I used honey crisp and Granny Smith.
  2. You can also choose to add the apples to the pot with the peels. Peeled is my preferred method.
  3. 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.
  4. Load the applesauce up with your favorite toppings for the perfect treat!
instant pot applesauce with fresh apples and cinnamon

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Easy Instant Pot 4 Ingredient Homemade Applesauce

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 and is kid-friendly, adults will love it, too! Load up on this for fall and back to school!
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Course Breakfast, Dessert, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword easy instant pot applesauce, homemade applesauce, instant pot applesauce
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Instant Pot come to pressure and manual release of steam 10 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 109kcal
Author Brandi Crawford

Ingredients

  • 8 apples peeled and cored I used 4 honey crisp and 4 Granny Smith
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 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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Apple Peeler
Apple Slicer and Corer

Nutrition (displayed with net carbs)

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 1g
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Recipe Rating




Anne D

Friday 4th of November 2022

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

Monday 7th of November 2022

Wonderful! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

Cassandra

Sunday 25th of October 2020

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

Monday 26th of October 2020

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Sues

Thursday 16th of August 2018

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 :)

Jillian

Thursday 16th of August 2018

I just made this and my entire house smells like Fall!

staysnatched

Friday 17th of August 2018

That's what I love it about it most!