Easy Instant Pot Apple Butter (low sugar)
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Easy Instant Pot Apple Butter (low sugar)
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This velvety and sweet Instant Pot Apple Butter recipe is perfect with all the fall flavors and warm spices, like cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice - it's low sugar too. Using an instant pot, your cooking process is finished in a fraction of the time, making it a great gift!
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Ingredients
- 5-6 1/2 pounds apples peeled (or not), cored and sliced into 8ths. Use your favorite apples, I used Fuji and Honeycrisp
- 3/4 cup brown sugar I used half dark and half light
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt and pepper to taste helps balance the flavors
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg try fresh grated
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 cup water filtered is best
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract regular or bourbon vanilla
Instructions
- Core, peel and slice apples into 8ths. Be a lazy peeler or don’t peel at all, I like the texture and nutrients with some of the skins, which is why I use organic apples.
- Place in a 6 or 8-quart instant pot or pressure cooker. In a medium bowl combine sugar(s), cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and salt. Mix well and pour over apples. Add water and mix apples well to coat. Add just to 1 inch from top of pressure cooker.
- Turn the Instant Pot to Manual or Pressure Cook on high pressure for 90 minutes, sealing the venting valve. Allow the steam to naturally release for 10-15 minutes, then perform a quick release from pot, being careful while venting.
- Using an immersion blender, puree apple butter until smooth. *If you don’t have an immersion blender, place apples in a blender in batches. **Be sure to keep the vent open on the blender lid and place a paper towel or tea towel over the top as the contents while blending will create pressure and could pop the lid. Blend in batches until smooth.
- Return to the instant pot and hit the Slow Cook button twice to change it to HIGH, with the lid propped open (do not seal) cook on high for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally. If thicker apple butter is desired, press the Saute (press it twice to hit low) and saute on low or medium for 15-30 minutes, stirring often.
- Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla extract and spoon into clean glass or plastic containers. This is not a canning recipe. Refrigerate cooled apple butter for up to 2 weeks, or freeze up to 3 months.
- Instant Pot Apple butter will thicken as it cools and is refrigerated.
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Notes
- This apple butter is not super thick as I drastically reduced the sugars in the recipe, it’s plenty sweet and as long as you don’t mind a looser apple butter this is the recipe for you!
- This apple butter is not super thick as I drastically reduced the sugars in the recipe, it’s plenty sweet and as long as you don’t mind a looser apple butter this is the recipe for you!
- If freezing be sure to leave about ¾ inch at the top of the container to allow for expansion.
- If freezing be sure to leave about ¾ inch at the top of the container to allow for expansion.
- Slow Cooker Apple Butter
- Cook in slow cooker on low for about 10 hours, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened and dark brown.
- Uncover, stir in vanilla and continue cooking uncovered on low for about 2 hours.
- Proceed with immersion blender and instructions in the Pressure Cooker Apple butter recipe above
- How to use homemade Apple Butter
- How to make apple butter thicker
- See the post for multiple ideas on how to thicken apple butter.
- Cook in slow cooker on low for about 10 hours, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened and dark brown.
- Uncover, stir in vanilla and continue cooking uncovered on low for about 2 hours.
- Proceed with immersion blender and instructions in the Pressure Cooker Apple butter recipe above
- Make unique cocktails, like an apple butter old fashioned.
- Serve a little swirl of apple butter on top of your apple pie. Check out my irresistible Gluten-Free Apple Pie with Crumb Topping!
- Spoon it over a scoop of Old-Fashioned Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.
- Stir your apple butter into Homemade Creamy Greek Yogurt.
- Spread over savory pork roast or pork chops.
- Swirl into overnight oats or hot oatmeal.
- Serve as an appetizer to spread on crackers with cheese (see picture below). My Fall Charcuterie Board makes for a delicious brunch or a festive family breakfast; just add the homemade, fresh apple butter! YUM!
- Spread on toast, waffles, pancakes, muffins, scones, and so much more!
- The best way is simply to let is simmer, simmer, simmer away -- preferably with the lid off over low heat to allow the moisture to escape. Simmering for a long time, reduces the mixture, be sure to stir occasionally scraping the bottom of the pot.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1serving
Calories
28kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
0.1g
(0%)
Fat
0.1g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.02g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.003g
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
41mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
19IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
5mg
(1%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 72servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 28 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 28kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 0.1g | 0% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 41mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 19IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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