Instant Pot Peach Compote Peach Applesauce Food

PEACH COMPOTE IN INSTANT POT - PEACH SAUCE FOR ICE CREAMS & PANCAKES

Steps:

• Wash, peel and pit the peaches (discard the pit) and slice in medium sized pieces.
• Add the peach slices to the instant pot.
• Also the sugar and vanilla extract to the instant pot, mix well with the peaches so the sugar will dissolve.
• Close the instant pot with lid in sealing position and cook in high pressure for 7 minutes.
• Once done, press 'keep warm/cancel' button and wait for a natural pressure release.
• If you are in a hurry, you may do a careful, controlled gradual manual pressure release after about 12 minutes.
• Once the pressure is all released, carefully open the lid of the instant pot.
• Stir the contents & mash the peaches using a potato masher depending on the preferred consistency you want for the sauce (you do not need to mash this a lot since we are making peach sauce, unless you want a very smooth consistency for the sauce).
• Press saute, simmer the contents for another couple of minutes so the sauce will thicken.
• If you simmer for more time, the sauce will further thicken and the consistency can become similar to that of jam. Also, keep in mind that the sauce will natuarally thicken more as it cools down.
• Once the sauce is done, it is a good idea to transfer the inner pot to a safe, cool area, to avaoid further thickening of the sauce.
• Carefully transfer the prepared peach sauce to bowls so it will cool down more easily.
• Once the sauce reaches the room temperature, you can transfer the sauce to clean, dry, air tight glass containers and store this in the refrigerator for about a week!

PEACH AND APPLE COMPOTE

Steps:

• Combine the peaches, apples, raisins, currants, apricots and cinnamon in a crock pot.
• Stir in the water, lemon juice and peel, and sugar.
• Cover and cook on low until the fruit is tender, 5 to 7 hours.
• Discard the cinnamon stick.
• Serve topped with vanilla ice cream or yogurt, if desired.

INSTANT POT® PEACH SAUCE

Steps:

• Place chopped peaches in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and evenly sprinkle with brown sugar. Let sit for 10 minutes. Stir in lemon juice, water, and cinnamon.
• Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 1 minute. Allow 6 to 10 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 10 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
• Select Saute function and cook, stirring and smashing peach chunks with a spoon until you have a thick, chunky consistency, about 2 minutes. Press Cancel to end the Saute function.
• Cool and serve immediately or store in jars in the refrigerator to serve later.