Instant Pot Applesauce Hidden Veggie Recipe (2024)

Instant Pot Applesauce is a hidden veggie recipe packed with nutrition and made in just a few minutes using your favorite pressure cooker! This recipe includes two vegetables and tastes just like classic cinnamon applesauce. This sugar free homemade applesauce is unsweetened and the perfect easy Whole30 Applesauce that the whole family will love.

Originally published on September 14, 2018. Last updated on April 17, 2021.

Homemade Unsweetened Applesauce

If you are looking for an Instant Pot Applesauce with Skins recipe then look no further! This one is for you. Instant Pot Homemade Unsweetened Applesauce is the easiest way to make applesauce at home! The taste of fresh homemade applesauce is like nothing else. Once you taste this recipe you’ll never want to buy store-bought again!

This Instant Pot Applesauce requires no peeling of the apples and is made in minutes thanks to the combination of the Instant Pot and blender. It’s naturally sweet with no added sugar!

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Whole30 Applesauce

One of the great things about this Whole30 Applesauce recipe is that it includes veggies! This recipe contains both beets and spinach all while tasting just like the Classic Cinnamon Applesauce we all know and love. Best of all it’s perfectly sweet applesauce without sugar.

Veggie Applesauce

I confess, I don’t have a child who’s a “picky” eater. She does have preferences though and STRONGLY prefers fruit to vegetables, especially these days. Fruit is no trouble though and that’s why I created this veggie applesauce recipe. She doesn’t even care there are veggies in it (she knows) because it tastes like fruit! Looking for more ways to get in those veggies? I’ve yet to find a kid who doesn’t gobble up this Bolognese Spaghetti Sauce recipe with hidden veggies!

Hidden Veggie Recipe

This is hands down one of my favorite successful hidden vegetable recipes for toddlers. The two hidden veggies featured in this applesauce are beets (golden) and spinach. The spinach, as you can probably tell, is not completely hidden (even though it mostly is) but my daughter couldn’t care less! If you however have a child who does care about the color I’d recommend a fun incognito device like a reusable squeeze. My favorite are these which are not only convenient and portable but also disguise the color. And if you have a child who lives for all things pink, try out red beets in place of the golden beets which have a little bit stronger flavor but will turn the whole recipe a fun vibrant pink color.

How To Make Instant Pot Applesauce

This recipe is quick and easy to make using the Instant Pot. The first step is to select your apples. You’ll want to choose a naturally sweet apple for this recipe. My favorite is honeycrisp but you can also use others like Gala and Fuji. The most important factor when selecting pears for this recipe is that they are ripe. I tend to use bartlett but any ripe pear will work well here.

Begin preparing your ingredients. After washing and drying the produce, core and deseed your apples and pears leaving the skins on and then cut into 2 inch pieces. Peel the skin off the beet and cut into 1 inch pieces.

You can certainly choose to peel your apples if you like but leaving the skins on not only saves you the work but also adds more nutrition and fiber to your applesauce and I promise you won’t even know the skins were in there after they are cooked and completely blended into the sauce!

Cook your applesauce in the Instant Pot with water and cinnamon sticks and then removing the cinnamon sticks add the fruits and beets to your blender along with the spinach and ground cinnamon. (You can choose to use only cinnamon sticks or ground cinnamon if you like but the combination of the two makes for the best cinnamon flavor I’ve found!) Blend and then serve warm or chill to serve cold and enjoy!

How To Store Homemade Unsweetened Applesauce

I highly recommend making a big batch of this homemade unsweetened applesauce! It is SO delicious and can easily be frozen. In the fall when apples are in season you can make several batches to freeze for enjoyment all winter long!

How Long Does Homemade Applesauce Last?

• In the Fridge – Homemade applesauce will last a week in a sealed container in the fridge.
• In the Freezer – For longer storage, in a sealed freezer-safe container (I prefer wide-mouth mason jars with lids) homemade applesauce will last for 3 months. Mark the top of the lids with the date made along with the recipe name.

More Healthy Apple Recipes

• Chicken Apple Cheddar Meatballs
• Apple Cider Pulled Pork
• Gluten Free Apple Crisp

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