Easy Instant Pot Applesauce

My go-to method for homemade applesauce! Just apples, water, and cinnamon. A perfect kid recipe for an afternoon snack!

In This Post

• Take Me to the Recipe
• Why I Love This Applesauce
• Visual Walk-Through of the Recipe

Why I Love This Applesauce

First of all, why is homemade applesauce so good?! Ugh. It’s so good.

It just hits right every time. There’s just enough texture to be interesting, with a naturally amazing sweetness, and the old-school, comforting feeling you get from sitting down with a warm – or cold – bowl of this is unrivaled.

We’ve made this so many this fall, and exactly no one is sick of it yet! My girls are still asking to make it every single week.

Speaking of which, this is hands-down one of my favorite recipes to make with my kids. The process is – dare I say – actually enjoyable. I cut the apples, and they tumble them into the pot. Someone does the cinnamon sticks, someone does the water, and it’s done in about 10 minutes. A perfect, warm, naturally sweet snack. For this season of life, this is the ideal level of kid recipe.

(But, like, “for the kids”, ya know?)

How To Make Applesauce In The Instant Pot

1

Cut the apples.

Hot take: I don’t peel them! Apple peels are delicious. I just cut the apples into quarters or chunks and toss ’em in the Instant Pot.

2

Add cinnamon and water.

I do two cinnamon sticks (or, in this case, some shards of cinnamon stick left at the bottom of the bag) and 1/2 cup water.

3

Cook and mash.

I cook the applesauce for 5 minutes – then it’s a quick hybrid mash/blend with the immersion blender.

4

You’re done! Yum.

This is just such a delight in our household. Eaten warm, cold, with a meal, or on its own. Simplicity for the win!