While applesauce is easy on the stovetop, it's a total SNAP in an Instant Pot. This applesauce (pear applesauce… pearplesauce?) is delicious on its own, but it's even better added to a bowl of oatmeal or spooned over waffles for breakfast.
📖 Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 medium apples, peeled, cored, and cut into large chunks (I use Fuji and Pink Lady)
- 4 medium pears, peeled, cored, and cut into large chunks
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 5 tsp. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ tsp. ground ginger
- ½ tsp. ground cardamom
- ½ tsp. ground cloves
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in an Instant Pot. Secure the lid and cook on high pressure for 8 minutes.
- For a chunkier sauce, use a slotted spoon to remove half of the apple and pear chunks. Use an immersion blender to puree the remaining fruit and then stir in reserved fruit chunks (alternately, you can cool the mixture and puree in a blender or food processor). For a thinner sauce, do not remove any fruit before pureeing.
Nutrition (estimated per serving)
Serving: 1/2 cupCalories: 155kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 5mgPotassium: 293mgFiber: 7gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 98IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg
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Julie says
Yummy! This looks delicious! I've never had "real" apple(pear)sauce.
We had home ec in middle school and got to learn how to sow, cook, and iron (seriously when did I grow up the 1940s!). Anyways, it was my favorite class too. I just loved learning how to cook different things.
The Type A Housewife says
Oh, you should make it! It is so easy. You can do it on the stovetop too. It tastes a million times better than the kind that you buy. 🙂
I wish I learned how to iron in school. Seriously, I could use that.
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
Oh my goodness, that looks just divine! I love making homemade applesauce, but I'll try your version next!
The Type A Housewife says
Thank you! Let me know what you think if you make it--this was my first try in a slow cooker & I think I'm going to do it this way from now on.
RJ says
Oh yum! We make homemade applesauce all the time during the year and this looks awesome!
The Type A Housewife says
Thank you! I love making applesauce too--it's so easy, you never want to eat the jarred stuff again. 🙂
Smedette says
I'm drooling over here! I love making fruit butters and the like in my slow-cooker; the smell is amazing.
The Type A Housewife says
I want to try making chai-spiced apple butter next! I've never attempted fruit butters before, but my mom got me a new slow cooker for Christmas, so now I'm on a slow cooking kick.
Candy says
You what I love with Applesauce?... Popcorn. I pop it from the kernels, not from the bag. So there's no flavor (salt, butter).And then I dip it (while warm) in apple cinnamon sauce. So, thank you ma'am for another recipe I NEED to make. <3!
Candy says
You *know what I love... oops!
The Type A Housewife says
Popcorn dipped in applesauce? Okay, that's a little bit weird. 😉 But applesauce is definitely better than butter & yellow food coloring!
BusyWorkingMama says
You had cooking as a credit? Jealous!! I didn't discover my love of cooking until probably age 29, when I became a parent. Suddenly feeding my family well became important.
The Type A Housewife says
Yes! All the kids looking for easy credits took the class--I think I was the only one who was actually enthusiastic about cooking. But I didn't really get into cooking until I started getting more health conscious. Prior to that, I cooked, but I wasn't very adventurous--it was a lot of pasta and things involving potatoes and cheese. 🙂
Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom says
Yum - this is applesauce for grownups! And I love applesauce in my oatmeal it makes it so much more filling and hearty!
The Type A Housewife says
Me too! I used to always use the little oatmeal packets, but since they're so full of sugar, I'm trying to eat the old-fashioned or steel cut oats instead. But they need a little something to spice them up, and applesauce is a good addition.
Virginia from That Bald Chick says
Oh my yum! I've bookmarked, pinned, stumbled, tweeted, and shared on FB. I can't wait to try it!
The Type A Housewife says
Thank you for sharing this! It is really good and I think next time, I'm going to double the recipe and freeze some (because I'm terrified of canning--I just know I will end up giving people botulism!).
Virginia from That Bald Chick says
I feel the same way about canning!
Alicia@ eco friendly homemaking says
Oh this looks really delicious. I really like applesauce and love to spice it up!
The Type A Housewife says
Thank you! I love applesauce too--it makes a nice guilt-free dessert.
what katie's baking says
"I never have to be afraid of these people again. Because I have just witnessed them making applesauce.” hahah!
i love, love, love your blog and this recipe!
Kiersten says
Thank you! 😀
C. Riphagen says
-gasp- I've been looking for something like this ever since my local Trader Joe's stopped carrying their pear sauce. It was my favorite! Can't wait to try! What pears do you recommend?
Kiersten says
How did I miss that Trader Joe's had pear sauce?! Too bad they stopped carrying it before I got to try it! Any kind of pear will work in this; I like to use 2 firmer ones for chunkiness and 2 softer ones for sauciness.
emishki says
This looks great! Quick question - is it fresh ginger that you use or ground ginger?
Many thanks,
erin
Kiersten says
Oops, I don't know why I didn't have that in there. It's ground--I just changed the recipe. Thanks for pointing that out!
emishki says
Great, thank you! It's in the slow cooker as I type...
Tara says
Perfect! I received just the right amount of apples and pears in my CSA box and made this right away. It is a new favorite with my husband and son.
Kiersten says
I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Antri C. | Beauty Blogger & Reviewer says
Oh my pear!! ??? it looks amazingly delicious and healthy 🙂 xoxo
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Jenn says
Made this in the crockpot yesterday was to die for! Did not have cardamom thanks to a google search substituted equal parts cinnamon and nutmeg. Will definitely make again!
Hailey says
Really delicious and super easy!
Denisr says
Easy & delicious. Might not need the sugar, it's pretty sweet.
Cathy says
Made this and canned it last season. This year I'm making twice the amount I did last year! Excellent!
Essie says
Sounds wonderful! I took a look at the nutritional label and can't imagine where the saturated fat or the trans fat come from. Actually it's confusing, with all types of fat listed equally.