Apple Butter

Instant Pot Apple Butter

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 12 hours 20 minutes
Total Time: 12 hours 25 minutes
Servings: 20

Description:

For your toast or to top your oatmeal, this easy recipe for apple butter in the instant pot will have you dashing out to the apple farm or local market for apples.

Ingredients:

10 cups chopped apples of choice

1 cup water

½–1 cup dark brown sugar

1–2 tablespoons ground cinnamon


[Photo and Recipe Courtesy of Trish Hall of Your Mom’s Vegan

Instructions:

  1. Add apples to the Instant Pot.
  2. Add water.
  3. Set on Manual high pressure for 2 minutes.
  4. After the Instant Pot reaches pressure and counts down the 2 minutes, allow a natural pressure release (NPR) of about 10–15 until the pin drops. 
  5. Blend with an immersion blender or transfer to a blender. Blend until smooth.
  6. Now you have applesauce! Maybe you want to take some out for the kids?
  7. Add sugar and cinnamon. Start with smaller amounts and adjust for taste. Flavors will intensify after slow cooking. 
  8. If you haven’t already, stop the Instant Pot. Select Slow Cook and add time to about 12 hours. Leave the lid skewed, not sealed, so moisture can escape while it cooks. 
  9. It will be darker and thicker at the end of 12 hours. Scoop into jars. Store in the refrigerator for a few weeks (if it lasts you that long) or freeze. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Slather on your toast. Spoon onto oatmeal or other hot cereals. It’s excellent on a PB&J. Or would that be a PB&AB?

 

Photo and Recipe Courtesy of Trish Hall of Your Mom’s Vegan