Instant Pot Apple Butter
This Instant Pot apple butter recipe is incredibly easy to make and tastes delicious! If you love apple butter, you'll love this version of Instant Pot apple butter.
Apples signify the changing of the season from summer to fall. With fall comes everything pumpkin pie spice and apples.
I love how well apples pair with cinnamon and other spices. They are perfect in recipes like this Instant Pot apple butter, apple dumplings, or apple pie.
If you went apple picking and have a large amount of apples you are trying to figure out what to do with, making yummy apple butter is a great way to use up the apples and have a delicious spread for later.
You might be familiar with making apple butter in the slow cooker. This method uses an Instant Pot and makes pressure cooker apple butter.
Making homemade apple butter isn't hard and using the Instant pot cuts down significantly on the amount of time needed.
Apple butter tastes delicious on toast, bagels, pancakes, waffles, and more. There isn't a limit to what you can put apple butter on.
It's definitely sure to become a family favorite.
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Apple Butter in the Instant Pot
Apple butter is a delicious fruit preserve made from apples and has a rich apple cinnamon flavor.
It is not actual butter, but is a thick apple paste that you spread on things like bread similar to how you'd spread butter.
It is typically made by cooking apples down to a thick paste and then spicing it with cinnamon and sometimes various other spices such as nutmeg or allspice.
Best Apples to Use
You can use pretty much any apple you want in this recipe. We used Fuji, but I do like to use a variety of apples if I have them for the best mix of apple flavors.
Some favorite apples to use include: Cortland, McIntosh, Golden Delicious, Fuji, Granny Smith, Gravenstein and Gala apples.
How to Store Homemade Apple Butter
Keep apple butter in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
You can freeze apple butter in freezer safe containers up to a year. If you are using mason jars, make sure to leave plenty of head space, so the jars don't crack when frozen.
You can also water bath apple butter if you want to can it.
Tips
- Use a variety of apples for the best flavor.
- Use unpeeled apples. Not only will this cut down on the time to make it, but apple peels naturally contain pectin, which will help thicken the apple butter.
- Make sure to cook the apples down enough that they make a thick paste.
- If you like smooth apple butter, make sure to blend it after cooking.
- Check the taste of the apple butter and add more cinnamon if you prefer.
How to use apple butter
Here are some of our favorite ways to use apple butter:
- Homemade biscuits is probably our favorite way of using apple butter. It's delicious!
- toast
- topping for vanilla ice cream
- as a pork marinade
- on pancakes, waffles, and french toast
- on a fall charcuterie board
Ingredients
- 4 pounds fuji apples, cored and sliced
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup water
How to Make Instant Pot Apple Butter
Step 1: Weigh out the apples and slice them.
Step 2: Add all ingredients to the inner pot of the Instant Pot. Toss them together. Close the lid and set the valve to "sealing".
Step 3: Set the Instant Pot to "Pressure Cook" or "Manual" for 8 minutes. After it's done cooking, allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then use a quick release to let any remaining pressure out.
Step 4: Remove the lid and use an immersion blender to puree the apple mixture. Or, you can carefully transfer the apple mixture to a blender and blend until pureed.
Step 5: Transfer the apple puree into an airtight container and let apple butter cool before placing in the fridge or freezer for storage.
What is the difference between apple sauce and apple butter?
Apple butter, contrary to its name does not contain butter in it. It is a spreadable consistency and perfect for topping on toast in place of butter. Where apple sauce is thinner and runny.
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Instant Pot Apple Butter
Ingredients
- 4 pounds fuji apples cored and sliced
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Weigh out the apples and slice them.
- Add all ingredients to the inner pot of the Instant Pot. Toss them together. Close the lid and set the valve to "sealing".
- Set the Instant Pot to "Pressure Cook" or "Manual" for 8 minutes. After it's done cooking, allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then use a quick release to let any remaining pressure out.
- Remove the lid and use an immersion blender to puree the apple mixture. Or, you can carefully transfer the apple mixture to a blender and blend until pureed.
- Transfer the apple puree into an airtight container and let apple butter cool before placing in the fridge or freezer for storage.
Notes
Please note that the nutritional content of this recipe will vary based on the specific ingredients used. For a detailed breakdown of the nutritional values, consider using a recipe nutrition calculator with the exact brands and measurements you've used.
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