Description
Making your own applesauce at home just got easier! This instant pot cinnamon applesauce recipes combines sweet apples, cinnamon, lemon juice, and a little bit of sugar to make a quick and easy homemade applesauce that will have you coming back for more. Give it a try, you won't regret it!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs apples (about 8-9 of your favorite apples)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Begin by coring and peeling 2 lbs of apples (this apple corer and peeler combo makes the process super easy). Roughly chop them and add to the bowl of the Instant Pot.
- To the apples, add 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/4 cup water. Stir until all the apples are well coated.
- Place the lid on the Instant Pot, making sure to lock it in place. Set the pressure valve to SEAL, and cook for 5 minutes under HIGH pressure. It should take about 10 minutes for the Instant Pot to come up to pressure.
- When the 5 minutes of cook time is up, let the Instant Pot sit for 15-20 minutes to do a natural pressure release. After this time, you can manually release any remaining pressure by switching the valve to VENT.
- Uncover the Instant Pot to reveal delicious cooked apples! At this time, you can use a potato masher or immersion blender to create your applesauce. I recommend a potato masher if you like to leave small chunks of apple in your applesauce, and an immersion blender for smooth applesauce.
- Once your applesauce is the desired consistency, stir in 1/4 cup of brown sugar. When cool, transfer to preferred airtight container. You can use a canning funnel to make this process very easy!
- Store applesauce in the fridge to enjoy for 7-10 days.
Notes
- Added Sugar: I recommend tasting the applesauce before adding the sugar at the very end. If you used sweeter apples, you may decide it doesn’t need any added sugar!
- Apples: Use whatever kind of apple you prefer. A lot of recipes will recommend using a combination of sweet and tart apples. Today I used honey crisp apples. If using a more tart apple (like Granny Smith) you may want to increase the amount of sugar to 1/3 cup.
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Lemon Juice: Don’t skip it! I find the little bit of lemon juice helps the apples to retain their color. It also helps to balance out the sweetness of the apples.
- Slow Cooker Variation: The process is the same, it will just have a longer cooking time. I recommend setting the slow cooker to cook on LOW for 4 hours.
- Storage: Leftovers will store well in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 10 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
