Instant Pot Apple Butter
Just look at how thick and creamy this apple butter is! There’s no butter in this of course – but oh my goodness is it buttery! You know how when you leave (read: forget) a stick of butter on the countertop and it becomes all soft and perfectly spreadable? THAT is the consistency of this apple butter.
Do you know what apple butter is? And how it’s different from applesauce? I’ll tell you. Apple butter is the overachieving sibling to apple sauce. So basically, my brother is apple butter and I am apple sauce.
instant pot apple butter
Yield: 1
INGREDIENTS
5 1/2 pounds apples, cored and quartered
1/4 cup water or apple juice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
Pinch of ground cloves
Sugar, optional
INSTRUCTIONS
Core the apples and then cut them into quarters (leave the peels on).
Add the apples and the water to the Instant Pot.
Cover and cook for 20 minutes at high pressure.
Naturally release pressure.
Puree the contents of the pot with an immersion blender (or put everything into a blender and then put the puree back into the pot).
Add the spices and sugar to the pot.
Press sauté and adjust to low. Cook uncovered for 15-45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the apple butter is as thick as you’d like it to be.
Store in an airtight jar in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or keep in the freezer for up to 1 mont
NOTES
If you are not adding sugar, then the apple butter will take longer to thicken.