Dessert for 24

Instant Pot Apple Butter

Name: Instant Pot Apple Butter
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 lb your favorite apples; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1/4 cup water; 1/2 tsp whole allspice; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional); 1/8 tsp fine sea salt or table salt; optional: sweetener to taste

$1.91for 490 minServes 24

Apples cook under pressure with warm spices, then reduce uncovered until thick, smooth, and spreadable.

Photo: pressurecookrecipes.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Apples, 5 lb$1.79/lb typical	5 lb	$8.95Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$11.47

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Ingredients

5 lb your favorite apples
2 cinnamon sticks
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp whole allspice
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
1/8 tsp fine sea salt or table salt
optional: sweetener to taste

Steps

Core and chop the apples into small pieces.
Add apples, water, cinnamon sticks, allspice, nutmeg, and salt to a 6-quart pressure cooker.
Cook at high pressure for 15 minutes, then let the pressure release naturally for 15 minutes.
Remove the cinnamon sticks and blend the apples until smooth.
Set the cooker to sauté and cook uncovered for 45 minutes, stirring often, until thick.
Stir in vanilla and optional sweetener, if using, then cool before storing.