Apple Butter

Name: Apple Butter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 32 servings
Ingredients: 4 lb apples peeled, cored, and roughly chopped; Honeycrisp; Granny Smith; 0.25 cup apple cider or apple juice; apple juice; 0.5 cup brown sugar packed; adjust based on apple sweetness; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 0.25 tsp ground nutmeg; 0.25 tsp ground allspice; 0.25 tsp kosher salt; 1 tsp vanilla extract added after blending; 1 tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed

Rich, deeply spiced apple butter made effortlessly in the Instant Pot. Apples cook down under pressure in minutes, then a quick blend and simmer concentrate the flavors into a velvety, spreadable preserve. Perfect on toast, biscuits, oatmeal, or swirled into yogurt.

32 servings · Prep 15 min · Cook 45 min · Total 60 min

American · Ingredient · Condiment

Ingredients

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4 lb apples peeled, cored, and roughly chopped
Honeycrisp
Granny Smith
0.25 cup apple cider or apple juice
apple juice
0.5 cup brown sugar packed; adjust based on apple sweetness
2 tsp ground cinnamon
0.25 tsp ground nutmeg
0.25 tsp ground allspice
0.25 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp vanilla extract added after blending
1 tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed

Equipment

Stovetop
Instant Pot
Airtight Container
Pot
Refrigerator
Wooden Spoon
Immersion Blender
Lid
Quart Jar
Knife
Measuring Spoons
Cutting Board

Instructions

Peel, core, and roughly chop the @[Apples] into 1-inch pieces. Add them to the #[Instant Pot] along with the @[Apple Cider], @[Brown Sugar], @[Cinnamon], @[Nutmeg], cloves, @[Allspice], and @[Salt]. Stir everything together to combine.
Secure the lid and set the valve to Sealing. Cook on ^[High Pressure] (Manual) for ~[15 minutes]. Once the cook time is up, allow the pressure to release naturally for ~[10 minutes], then carefully quick-release any remaining pressure.
Open the lid and use an #[Immersion Blender] to blend the cooked @[Apples] directly in the pot until completely smooth. Stir in the @[Vanilla Extract] and @[Lemon Juice] (if using). Taste and adjust sugar or spices as needed.
Set the #[Instant Pot] to ^[Sauté mode (low or medium)] and cook the blended @[Apple] mixture uncovered, stirring frequently, for ~[15–20 minutes] until it thickens to a deep, spreadable consistency. It will darken in color and hold a mound when dropped from a spoon.
Turn off the #[Instant Pot] and let the @[Apple] butter cool slightly. Transfer to clean jars or #[Airtight Container]. Store in the refrigerator for up to ~[2 weeks] or freeze for up to ~[3 months].