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Homemade Pear Applesauce in Instant Pot

Learn how to make applesauce using fresh pears in the Instant Pot
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Inactive 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Author Eric Samuelson

Equipment

  • Instant Pot
  • Food Mill optional
  • Immersion Blender optional

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs apples cored and halved
  • 2 lbs pears
  • ¼-1/3 cup water or apple juice

Instructions

  • Remove the core from your apples and pears. Leave the skins if you have a sieve, food mill, or immersion blender.
  • Place into the pot of your Instant Pot, making sure to not fill them above the maximum fill line.
  • Add ¼ cup to ⅓ cup of water or juice to just cover the very bottom of the pot, so that the apples and pears don't stick to the bottom
  • Set your Instant Pot to high pressure for 5 minutes. 
  • Allow to naturally release.
  • Open the lid and allow the sauce to cool for 5 minutes.
  • Run the apples and pears through a food mill or sieve over a large mixing bowl. Or you can use an immersion blender to blend up the fruit until smooth.
  • After you are done If you think your sauce is too thin, return to the Instant Pot and set to sauté. Reduce some of the moisture in it. Be sure to stay nearby and stir often until desired consistency and be careful as the sauce will splatter more as it thickens.
  • The applesauce can be served warm or you can chill it first.

Notes

How to Run Applesauce Through a Food Mill
  1. Fill the food mill up no more than ¾ of the way up with the cooked applesauce
  2. Turn it clockwise 3 times.
  3. Then turn it counter clockwise once. This will help clear anything sticking to the bottom.
  4. Repeat until it's basically only skins in the mill.
  5. If you have more applesauce to run through it, dump out the skins and start the process over.