3 recipes in 3 weeks, who am I? Let’s just say I’ve been trying to get more in the kitchen and write down my recipes as I make them. Putting pen to paper, literally. Taking pictures, now that’s the tough part. This week’s pictures are not that spectacular, but what is spectacular? This homemade Instant Pot® AppleSauce.
The question is, who needs to make homemade applesauce when the store sells it for dirt cheap (relatively speaking)? Remember, I’ve been doing the whole “make everything homemade” now for awhile. If making homemade applesauce is not your thing, that’s totally understandable. However, allow me to persuade you for just a few minutes, if you please.
This past week I’ve been embracing the fruits in season for the fall – pears, apples, starfruits, and oranges. Oranges in Florida are starting to come in season. In all honesty, they’re not my favorite fruits. Needless to say they’re what’s in season. In season means they’re cheaper and should be tasting on point! I love to eat fruits in all their different forms. I’ll be the first to tell you to just eat the fruit raw and in it’s whole form. But I’m also here to tell you to switch it up every so often. What needed switching it up? My yogurt and fruit combo. Enter homemade applesauce.
An Ideal Snack
Plain yogurt, no added sugar and fruit is a go-to combination for me as a snack. Snacks are meant to be for those times you need to “bridge the gap” between meals. Pairing the plain yogurt with a sweet fruit is the perfect combination not only in flavor but also for nutrition. Carbs and protein are a win win! Add a little granola on top for crunch (since my fruit is pureed) and voila, a snack made in heaven. The best part? No need to add sugar to the applesauce, because the apples are just that good. Seriously. Give it a try. You might be surprised. This applesauce would even go well in oatmeal. Endless possibilities.
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Instant Pot® AppleSauce
Homemade applesauce doesn’t get any easier or tastier than this. You’ll want to make this Instant Pot® Homemade AppleSauce all the time!
- Total Time: 12 minutes
- Yield: 16 1x
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Fuji apples, unpeeled, cored, and quartered
- 2 lbs Gala apples, unpeeled, cored, and quartered
- 1 lb Granny Smith apples, unpeeled, cored, and quartered
- 1 cup cold water
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 2 pinches Kosher salt
Instructions
- Place the quartered apple, cold water, vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt in a 6-quart instant pot. Stir to combine.
- Close the lid – be sure to turn the valve to sealing! – and cook at “high pressure” for 7 minutes. Turn off the heat and open to quick release the steam, be careful to avoid contact with the cooking steam!
- Blend the apples to the texture of your preference with either an immersion blender or in your high-powered blender (or even a food processor). Work in small batches. The applesauce will thicken more as it cools. Allow to cool before transferring to a container.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 10 days (or even freeze for 3 months. If it lasts that long!)
Notes
*I used organic apples as I did leave the peel on. The beauty in this recipe is that you get to keep the peel on (less work overall). And even though this fiber (the peel) is blended all up, it still helps contribute to the texture and thickness of this applesauce.
*Use the amount of water written in this recipe – it is a pressure cooker and it requires water in order to cook/come to pressure. Alternatively, I looked up a few recipes for the slow cooker – and while I haven’t tested this recipe in the slow cooker (or on the stove top) my guess is that this same recipe is right around the same amounts for a slow cooker (water, apples, etc.) only cooking at 4 hours on high. If you give it a try, let me know!
*I used a variety of apples. This time around I used Fuji, Gala, and Granny Smith – they were the apples on sale! I’ve also used Golden Delicious instead of the Gala as well. The key is to use some sweet apples but also a little tart in there as well – I find the variety even with the apples helps contribute to a better flavor. I’ve actually never tried it with all one variety.
*Cardamom is a bit pricey in the spice aisle. Whenever recipes call for cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, etc. cardamom is a nice addition as well – Be careful because a little goes a long way! – so if you think you won’t use this spice again, you can definitely start to incorporate it with other recipes.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 7
- Category: Snacks
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Love your journey of making all things homemade. Applesauce is super simple to make.