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How to Make Applesauce in a Pressure Cooker

September 18, 2009 by Alea Milham 30 Comments

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Use these directions on how to make applesauce in a pressure cooker to make a large batch of applesauce without added sugar.

Easy ugar-free applesauce recipe made in a pressure cooker

We have 2 apple trees so I have a lot of apples to process each fall and not a lot of time to do it. To speed up the process of making homemade applesauce, I cook the apples in my pressure cooker. This greatly reduces the cooking time allowing me to make multiple batches of applesauce in one afternoon.

This applesauce recipe is made without using sugar. Instead ,I use apple juice concentrate to naturally sweeten the applesauce. I also add spices to my applesauce.

How to Make Apple Sauce in a Pressure Cooker

I do not peel the apples. I just removed the stem, seeds, and then coarsely chop the apples before placing them in the pressure cooker. The apple peels will be finely chopped up when I blend the mixture after it is done cooking and no one will know that I left the peels on, but you can peel your apples if you wish too.

Printable Recipe for Pressure Cooker Applesauce

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How to Make Apple Sauce in a Pressure Cooker
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
Fast and easy method for making applesauce.
Author: Alea
Recipe type: Canning
Serves: 4 - 5 pints
Ingredients
  • 32 small green apples, quartered and cored*
  • 1 can apple juice concentrate, thawed
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
Directions
  1. Put the quartered apples in the pressure cooker (do not fill beyond the fill line of your pressure cooker).
  2. Pour concentrate over the apples. Add spices. Lock the lid in place. Cook over high heat until it reaches high pressure.
  3. As soon as it reaches high pressure, remove the pressure cooker from the heat.
  4. Allow the pressure to drop naturally.
  5. When the pressure has been released, you can safely remove the lid. And you will find super soft, mushy apples.
  6. Use an immersion blender or ladle the apples into a blender and blend a couple of cups at a time.
  7. After blending, pour the contents into a large bowl. After all of the blended apples have been poured into the bowl, stir well to ensure the spices are evenly distributed.
Notes
*I leave the peels on. They will be completely blended into the applesauce in the last step.
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The first batch of the season is always consumed in a couple of days. I can the later batches using the water bath method. Since we have 2 apple trees, we enjoy applesauce all winter long.

Pressure cooker applesauce recipe without sugar.

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Barb Riccio says

    February 23, 2015 at 5:10 am

    If I cut your recipe in half, how long will it last in the fridge…. there’s only 2 of us and we don’t eat that much anymore.

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  2. Darryl C says

    January 4, 2015 at 7:21 am

    Ok… sounds Yummy>>> BUT how can U make a ‘chunky’ applesauce???

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  3. mary young says

    October 8, 2013 at 12:58 pm

    I just made the above apple sauce with skins on. Worked very nicely and I added cardimon.
    My hand was getting tired with the emersion blender for the last bit of apples. So I skimmed
    across the top area and got it all. I think I will go back and give it another whirl. Very tasty.
    To make it even easier I used one of those round apple slicers. Thanks. Mary

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  4. Irene says

    November 16, 2011 at 8:32 am

    I am new to using my pressure cooker, when you say high pressure what exactly do you mean?

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  5. Mariwe says

    September 13, 2011 at 11:34 am

    Can you mix different apples and still leave the skin on them and make apple butter out of it by cooking it longer, in the pressure cooker?

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    • Alea says

      September 13, 2011 at 11:59 am

      You can mix different types of apples and leave the skins on. When I make apple butter, I make applesauce first, then I transfer it to a crock pot and make the apple butter in a crock pot.

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  6. Pressure Cooker says

    July 4, 2011 at 7:34 am

    I’m with Grandma Elsie, this does remind me of apple butter recipes. Yumm. I like that you leave the peels on, they have so many nutrients in them. Now I’ve got a hankering for some apple sauce.

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  7. Cass @ That Old House says

    September 18, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    I did an applesauce recipe today, too — also leaving peels on. Yours is much more complex, though — looks delicious!
    Cass

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  8. Grandma Elsie says

    September 18, 2009 at 9:56 pm

    I never heard of leaving apple peels on when making apple sauce. With the spices it sounds like Apple butter we make here in Virginia. But I put some liquid cinnamon in it too.
    Elsie <><

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  9. Michelle says

    September 18, 2009 at 6:37 pm

    Have not seen green apples in such a long time, actually since I was a kid. The green sour apples do make the best pies and applesauce!

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  10. Alea says

    September 18, 2009 at 6:36 pm

    Karen- You might be right on both accounts. Apple buter is made from apple sauce. They might have made the apple sauce and then immediately started turing it into apple butter. I make apple butter in a crock pot.

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  11. Karen at Nittany Inspirations says

    September 18, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    Continued from previous post: Now that I think about it, they made apple butter, not apple sauce.

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  12. Karen at Nittany Inspirations says

    September 18, 2009 at 5:47 pm

    My parents and grandparents used to make applesauce outside in a large iron kettle over a fire. I have seen pictures of them stirring it with a large paddle. Hmmm, I think I will research how that was done.

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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