Get ready to transform your kitchen into a cozy autumn paradise with this ridiculously easy and irresistible Instant Pot Pumpkin Butter! Imagine spreading warm, spiced pumpkin goodness on your morning toast or swirling it into your favorite desserts - all in just 30 minutes. This recipe is about to become your new seasonal obsession, delivering rich, deep flavors that capture the essence of fall in every single spoonful.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Cuisine: American
Serves: 3 cups
Ingredients
- 2 cups pumpkin puree
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1/2 cup apple cider
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients and measure them precisely, ensuring you have fresh spices and high-quality pumpkin puree.
- Add pumpkin puree to the Instant Pot inner pot, ensuring no lumps are present.
- Pour brown sugar directly over the pumpkin puree, creating an even layer.
- Sprinkle cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves evenly across the surface, ensuring thorough distribution of spices.
- Gently pour apple cider around the edges of the ingredients to prevent spice clumping.
- Stir all ingredients thoroughly using a silicone spatula until completely combined and smooth.
- Secure Instant Pot lid, ensuring valve is set to "Sealing" position.
- Set Instant Pot to Manual/Pressure Cook mode on High Pressure for 15 minutes.
- After cooking cycle completes, allow natural pressure release for 5 minutes, then carefully do a quick release.
- Open lid and stir pumpkin butter, checking for desired thickness. If needed, use Sauté mode to reduce further.
- Transfer pumpkin butter to clean, sterilized glass jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
- Allow pumpkin butter to cool completely at room temperature before sealing and refrigerating.
- Refrigerate and consume within 2 weeks for optimal flavor and freshness.
Tips
- • Use 100% pure pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling, for the most authentic flavor • Fresh, high-quality spices make a huge difference in the final taste • Stir frequently during cooking to prevent burning or sticking • If the butter seems too thick, add a little more apple cider to thin it out • For extra smoothness, use an immersion blender after cooking • Store in airtight glass jars for maximum freshness • This pumpkin butter makes an incredible homemade gift when packaged in cute jars with ribbon
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 80kcal
Carbohydrates: 20g
Protein: g
Fat: g
Saturated Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
