It’s just about that time of year! Apple season is quickly approaching. There are so many recipes that I want to make and several of them call for applesauce. So, why not just make my own Ninja Foodi Applesauce and use it in the recipes!
Making homemade applesauce is incredibly easy and it’s great that you can make it just the way that you like it. You can make it just the right texture and sweetness for your family.
I’ve made applesauce on the stove before and it turned out great! But, it’s even easier in the Ninja Foodi. You can literally throw all of the ingredients in the pot and let it cook on its own. No more watching the pot and constantly stirring it. 🙂
Tips for this recipe:
1. If you prefer your applesauce a little sweeter, you can add in sugar or brown sugar before pressure cooking. I added in 1 tablespoon of brown sugar to make it just a little sweeter.
2. Choose apples that you like! I used granny smith and honey crisp but you can use any apples that you have on hand or that you buy at the grocery store. The granny smith apples add a bit of tartness to the applesauce.
3. For smoother applesauce, blend once cooked. I really liked the texture before blending. It was not too chunky but had a bit of a bite to it.
4. Don’t waste your time cutting the apples into small pieces. I sliced the apples into pretty big pieces and they cooked down wonderfully. No need to spend extra time cutting the apples smaller.
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Ingredients for Ninja Foodi Applesauce:
- 4 Large granny smith apples- peeled and sliced
- 4 Large honey crisp apples- peeled and sliced
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- ¾ Teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 Cup water
How to make Ninja Foodi Applesauce:
1.Pour water, lemon juice, and cinnamon into the pot and stir.
2.Pour in apple slices.
3.Stir until apple slices are coated in water/lemon juice and cinnamon mixture.
4.Put on the “pressure cooker” lid and move the valve to the seal position.
5.Turn Ninja Foodi “on.”
6.Choose the pressure cooker function and change the time to 8 minutes.
7.Push start.
8.When timer beeps, allow pressure to naturally release for 5 minutes and then quick release remaining pressure.
9.Open lid and stir.
10.If you prefer chunky applesauce, simply stir.
11.If you prefer a smoother texture, mash apples with a potato masher. Be sure to use a plastic masher as a metal masher will scratch the pot.
12.If you would like an even smoother texture, you can pour contents into a blender and blend until desired texture.
Enjoy your apple sauce!
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Recipe
Apple Sauce- Ninja Foodi Recipe
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Ingredients
- 4 Large granny smith apples- peeled and sliced
- 4 Large honey crisp apples- peeled and sliced
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- ¾ Teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 Cup water
Instructions
- Pour water, lemon juice and cinnamon into pot and stir.
- Pour in apple slices.
- Stir until apple slices are coated in water/lemon juice and cinnamon mixture.
- Put on “pressure cooker” lid and move valve to seal position.
- Turn Ninja Foodi “on.”
- Choose the pressure cooker function and change time to 8 minutes.
- Push start.
- When timer beeps, allow pressure to naturally release for 5 minutes and then quick release remaining pressure.
- Open lid and stir.
- If you prefer a chunky apple sauce, simply stir.
- If you prefer a smoother texture, mash apples with a potato masher. Be sure to use a plastic masher as a metal masher will scratch the pot.
- If you would like an even smoother texture, you can pour contents into a blend and blend until desired texture.
- Enjoy your apple sauce!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only.
David Woon says
Came out great even though there was a little scorching on the bottom. Still tastes great. I used 2 pounds, I filled the pot to to the 10 cup line and that was 2 pounds. I will use 1.5 cups of water next time. I have lots of apples from racket ball to softball size. I will be using this sauce for fruit leather so took an emersion blender to it.
If you use your Foodi as much as I do get a stainless steel pot, you don’t have to worry about scratches and easy to clean and you be surprised how handy it is having two pots.
Tracie says
Can you advise roughly how many cups of apples you need for the recipe please?? I’m using small apples from my neighbors tree & want to be sure the ratio is right for the other ingredients. Thank you!
Lauren Cardona says
I’d estimate that I used about 10 cups of cut up apples. It really depends how small you cut the apples and how tightly packed they are in the bowl/measuring cup.
Polgara says
hi, can I use half the recipe or is that to little volume? thanks in advance
Lauren Cardona says
Hi Polgara- It should still work if you only make half of the recipe.
Kim says
Since it is not specified, I am going to assume pressure setting should be HIGH, not LOW. Can you, please, verify?
Thank you
Lauren Cardona says
Yes, cook on high pressure. 🙂
Terri Amor says
I made a big mistake last year & didn’t follow exact recipe for the number of apples & water. After PC & NR for 5 minutes then doing the quick release, I had steamed apple juice & apple mush spraying out of the valve & onto counters. It was quite a mess to clean up, so I will definitely be more attentive next time!
Alison Sloan says
Awesome! This worked out so well. Thanks for taking the time to figure out all these recipes using the Foodi. I accidentally blended the apples into a puree instead of a sauce, so next time I will use the masher!
Jack says
Excellent recipe make decisions applesauce
Rachel says
My first attempt at making applesauce and I too am very impressed! I followed the recipe and even added in that brown sugar. This tastes amazing for something so simple!! Thank you for posting!
Marcie Carpenter says
This is my first attempt at making applesauce and if you don’t give this one a try you are missing out. It is scrumptious, easy and fun!
TheTastyTravelers says
I’m so glad that you liked it Marcie!! Thanks for the kind words about the recipe! 🙂
Janet L Jensen says
Just have a question for you, how much water do you add to the “pot” before putting the apple mixture in a separate pan to cook?
TheTastyTravelers says
Add in one cup of water 🙂