Instant Pot Apple Butter Recipe
This quick and easy Instant Pot apple butter is made with fresh apples, mixed with warm fall spices, brown sugar, and a splash of vanilla. Pressure cooked until tender, and blended until smooth and silky, it's used as a delicious spread, a yummy side dish, in apple butter BBQ sauce and made in less than an hour!
Servings: 12
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 6 - 7 Apples any variety
- 1/4 cup Water
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 2 tsp Apple Pie Spice
- 1/4 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Wash, core and carefully cut apples into medium sized wedges. Discard the core.
- Transfer the apples into the instant pot, adding water, lemon juice, vanilla extract, brown sugar, apple pie spice, and salt, mix to combine all ingredients.
- Close and secure the lid to the locked position (ensuring the rubber seal is in place on the lid, and the vent dial is turned to SEALING).
- Using the PRESSURE COOK setting, set timer to 10 minutes ensure the vent dial in turned to SEALING) see notes section for more information
- When the timer is finished, allow the pot to release the pressure naturally for another 10 minutes. Then, turn the vent dial to VENTING and allow the remaining steam to release, if necessary.
- Using a immersion blender, food processor, or regular blender, blend until mixture becomes smooth. Be careful, as the warm/hot mixture has a tendency to splash, and blow the lid off (if using blender, or food processor.)
- Allow to cool, transfer and store in an airtight container. Keep refrigerated or freeze up to 6 months.
Notes
It will take about 5 - 10 minutes for the pressure to build, and then the timer will start to countdown. Do not interrupt the instapot process which from beginning to end will take about 20-25 minutes.