1. Wash apples thoroughly (especially if you are not peeling them), core and quarter them. Place apples, water and lemon juice in the instant pot. Close/seal the pot and set on the manual High Pressure for 10 minutes and press start.
2. At this point you can stain out the peels if you don’t want them or just blend them up along with the remaining apples with an immersion blender or in a high powered blender.
3. Let cool before transferring to different storage containers. This will keep for about 10 days stored in the fridge or about 2 months in the freezer.

RECIPE NOTES

*Have Fun–For the base of this recipe you only really need two ingredients: water, and apples. You could change things up with different varieties of apples, and try different spices that you like. Sprinkle in a little cardamom, add a cinnamon stick and/or vanilla bean before cooking (don’t forget to remove these before blending though), nutmeg etc. Let me know if you find a killer combo!

*Use the ugly apples–This is a perfect way to use those apples are not the shiniest, or firmest apples. Many grocery stores have a spot that they sell all the ugly/bruised fruit at a lower price since most people don’t want it. You can get them super cheap and they will make fantastic applesauce!

*Crock Pot will work–Don’t worry if you are not an instant pot owner! You can make this in a slow cooker just the same. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

*Freezer Friendly– This will keep in the freezer for about 2 months.