Instant Pot Cinnamon Apples

Instant Pot cinnamon apples is everything fall in a bowl, and is ready in under 15 mins. This warm and gooey, apples with cinnamon, cardamom and brown sugar is the easiest and quickest fall dessert you can make.

It can be a dessert in itself with a little vanilla ice cream or whipped cream on the side or can be used as a filling or topping to any pie or tart.

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And bonus, your house smells like fall, while this cooks in the Instant Pot and you are free to tidy up a little, make a cup of coffee or whatever else it is, to make you feel a little extra cozy.

Apples are everywhere this season and whenever there is an abundance of something that season, I always love to make the most of it and come up with all different possible ways to use them. Because, there is nothing fresher, nothing tastier than in-season produce. Apple pies, apple crisps are all great recipes to fall back on, but I love these apple recipes to add a little fun to the season

• Apple Ginger Butternut Squash Soup
• Apple Cinnamon Pancakes with Cardamom Spiced Honey Apple Compote
• Instant Pot Apple Butter

What apples to use for making Cinnamon Apples?

Granny Smiths are a favorite among many for pies or any other apple desserts. But I personally love Honey Crisp apples. We love the sweet and tart flavor of honey crisps and buy them all season long, so I always have them on hand and they can hold their shape pretty well when baking and cooking and not get too grainy mushy. Jonagold, Braeburn and Pink Lady are also other options.

Ingredients to make Instant Pot Cinnamon Apples

Instant Pot Cinnamon Apples need just 4-5 common pantry ingredients, lemon and apples.

1. Honey Crisp Apples
2. Lemon juice
3. Brown Sugar
4. Corn Starch
5. Maple Syrup
6. Ground Cinnamon
7. Ground Cardamom (optional)

Why use cardamom in cinnamon apples?

Cardamom is a warming spice just like cinnamon and nutmeg and has sweet notes to it unlike the other earthy spices like cumin and coriander. There are a few Indian desserts that use fruits and cardamom is used to spice them. So, I figured, why not add some to the apples too and it works wonders. It gives a different dimension to this dish and if you really want to stick to just cinnamon, feel free to do that too. But, I wish you would try it once with cardamom too.

How to make Instant Pot Cinnamon Apples

Making Cinnamon Apples in the Instant Pot is as easy as dump, mix, turn on, stir and eat.

• Peel, core and slice about 4 large apples, about 7-8 cups of apple slices. Toss them in lemon juice.
• Add the apples, brown sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon and cardamom into the metal insert of the Instant Pot.
• Mix the corn starch in water and add this to the apples and other ingredients. Give a quick mix.
• Close the Instant Pot, cook, release pressure, open and give a quick stir to mix them all together.
• Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.

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Recipe tips

• Use an apple corer and slicer to core and slice the apples after you peel them, it is a lot faster to do it this way than manually core and slice the apples
• You can remove the skin or leave it as it is. I personally like the apples peeled.
• Serving suggestions – serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream to eat as a dessert in itself or you can also serve it over pound cake or top your oatmeal or breakfast cereal with it. You can also use it as a filling for apple pie.
• Keep an eye on the Instant Pot and do the quick release after 5 mins. Quick release is when you manually move the sealing knob to release pressure, so you can reduce cooking time and open the Instant Pot right away as soon as all the pressure is released. If you let it release its pressure naturally or wait for more than 5 mins, the apples get mushed up and you won’t have the individual slices as you see it. I did that mistake the first time I made it and we ended up with a very sweet apple sauce. We still ate it as it was delicious! ????
• Make sure you keep tossing the new slices in the lemon juice as you are slicing them. Otherwise they will start browning.
• Don’t skip the corn starch. The corn starch along with the water and the maple and brown sugar will give a thick glaze that sticks to the apple slices.

Storing tips:

This can be stored in an airtight storage container in the refrigerator for up to a week or 10 days. I prefer to use a glass storage container. You can quickly pop them in the microwave to warm them up.

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