Instant Pot Apple Cider Apple Sauce. Smooth, delicious, naturally sweetened apple sauce with the spices of fall. Quickly and easily made in an Instant Pot or other pressure cooker.
Trip to Florida
Last month my three-and-a-half year old son flew with me to Florida to visit my best friend from college, Lauren. My son had never ridden on an airplane, so the trip was extra exciting for him. I had all kinds of fears about him causing a scene on the plane, but he was so excited that I let him eat teddy grahams, drink juice and watch a movie, that he was not about to cause any mischief.
When we got to Lauren’s house, I think all my son’s dreams came true. Lauren’s house has a swimming pool, an outside play area, and lots of snacks. My son had no hesitations in asking for snacks. Lauren made her daughter pouches of applesauce, so my son asked for some as well. He loved them, and asked me multiple times if we could get pouches like theirs for our house.
Apples
Homemade snack pouches seemed like a healthy idea, so I agreed to get some. I chose these pouches on Amazon so I can easily see what is inside of them. As we had A LOT of apples from having recently gone apple picking, I decided to make apple sauce. I am not usually an apple sauce person, but this homemade apple sauce is pretty amazing.
Instant Pot Apple Cider Apple Sauce
The day I wanted to make the apple sauce, I had a lot to do, so I wanted it to be quick. I also wanted it to be full of flavor and sweet, without having to add sugar. To achieve these goals, I used apple cider, a combination of sweet Honeycrip and Fuji apples, and plenty of spice.
This Instant Pot Apple Cider Apple Sauce turned out perfectly! Everyone in my family loved it. I used an immersion blender to make it nice and smooth, especially since my kids wanted to eat it out of pouches, but if you prefer it chunky, you could easily just stir it up and leave out that step. Either way, it’s amazing, and I think you’ll love it.
Instant Pot Apple Cider Apple Sauce
Ingredients
- 4 large Honeycrisp apples
- 4 large Fuji apples
- 1/2 cup apple cider or apple juice
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon all spice
Instructions
- Peel, core, and dice apples. Place apples in Instant Pot inner pot. Add apple cider, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and all spice.
- Cook on high pressure for 7 minutes. Let natural release for 10 minutes. If you prefer chunky apple sauce, simply stir. If you like smooth apple sauce, use an immersion blender to blend, or transfer apple sauce to blender.
Nutrition
Disclaimer: All nutritional information provided on this website is an estimate only and is not guaranteed.
If you enjoyed this Instant Pot Apple Cider Apple Sauce, you’ll probably enjoy these other SugarSpicesLife recipes:
Apple Cider Donuts
Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup
Apple Stuffed Chicken with Sage Sauce
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