Instant Pot Apple Butter
Instant Pot Apple Butter uses peeled and quartered apples cooked under pressure with spices like cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and a touch of salt. The pressure cooking softens the fruit quickly. After blending to a smooth sauce, the mixture is thickened using the sauté function, concentrating its flavor and color. Optional sweeteners such as brown sugar or molasses can be added to adjust sweetness and depth.
Ingredients
- 5 pounds (2335g) apple quartered & cored (peeled or unpeeled, favorite variety, e.g. Organic Gala
- 2 (9g) cinnamon stick
- ¼ cup (63ml) water
- ½ teaspoon allspice freshly ground, whole
- ½ teaspoon (1g) nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (Optional)
- ⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt or table salt
- Optional: brown sugar or honey, maple syrup, or molasses; to taste
Instructions
- Pressure Cook Apples: Place ⅛ tsp fine sea salt, ½ tsp allspice, ½ (1g) teaspoon nutmeg, 2 (9g) cinnamon sticks, ¼ cup (60 ml) water and 5 lbs (2.34 kg) quartered apples in the pressure cooker. Close the lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 5 minutes, then 20 minutes Natural Release. Open the lid carefully.
- Blend & Sweeten: Remove the two cinnamon stick and blend the applesauce mixture into desired consistency with an immersion blender. Taste the applesauce mixture and add in fancy molasses or other sweetener for more sweetness (for reference, we added ¼ cup (63ml) fancy molasses). Please adjust accordingly.
Make Apple Butter (Choose One Method):
- Method One - Saute Less: Use Saute Less function (Instant Pot: Press Cancel and Click sauté button once and click on adjust button twice to get to the Saute Less Function) to thicken the applesauce mixture until desired consistency & color. Roughly 30 minutes - 1 ½ hour. Stir occasionally. The applesauce mixture will splatter, so use a splatter guard, be very careful and wear a silicone mitt.
- Method Two - Slow Cook More: Use the Slow Cook More function with the lid off (Instant Pot: Press Cancel and Click Slow Cook button once and click on adjust button to get to the Slow Cook More Function) to thicken the applesauce mixture until desired consistency & color. Roughly 4 - 8 hours.
Notes
- Apple butter thickens more as it cools in the refrigerator; expect it to firm up after chilling.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 750 ml - 900 ml
Amount Per Serving
Calories 135
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 135kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Sodium | 35mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 273mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 26g | 52% |
| Vitamin A | 135IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 11.7mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.