Name: Instant Pot Baked Apples Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 18 min
Ingredients: 4 - 5 Whole Honey Crisp Apples; 1 Cup Rolled Oats; 1/4 Cup Peanut Butter (Smooth Or Chunky) (You can use any nut butter ); 1/4 Cup Chocolate Chips; 1/4 Cup Butter (Cold); 2 TBSP Honey; 1 TSP Vanillia; 2 TBSP Brown Sugar (Optional); 1/3 Cup Water

Baked apples are a flavor filled dessert and a perfect way to use all of the delicious apples that are in season right now. Traditional baked apples take anywhere from 45 to 60 minute cook in the oven. Fortunately, our Instant Pot Baked Apples recipe with rolled oats, peanut butter and chocolate chips will cook in 3 minutes! The combination of apples and peanut butter is a classic, as well as a Pressure Cooker Passion favorite. Plus adding a little chocolate gives it a touch of sweetness that everyone will love.

A few notes about baked apples if you have never made them or had the pleasure of eating them. First, one of the best things about baked apples is that you can experiment with several different types of apples. There are dozens of great apple varietals such as Roma, Honey Crisp, Granny Smith, to name a few. For a full list of apples and their flavor profiles, here is a great article.

Secondly, there is a never ending variety of different ingredients you can use for a filling. Here are some ideas for fillings nuts, dates, raisins, cranberries, rolled oats, cookies, chocolate and whatever else you can fit in apple. The wide assortment of apples and fillings means there are more than enough possibilities to keep you busy during apple season.

And finally, as the cherry on top of this already delicious dessert, baked apples can keep for a few days after cooking. Reheat the apples in the oven or the microwave so you can enjoy them again and again!

Experiment with the recipe and find out your favorite apple and fillings combination. For those on a vegan diet replace the butter with apple sauce. So grab a bushel of apples and make your new fall favorite dessert today!

Ingredients & Directions

Instant Pot Baked Apples Recipe

Apples filled with rolled oats, peanut butter and chocolate chips. This is the perfect dessert for fall that cooks in 3 minutes. Prep time 15 minutes. Recipe can be adapted for vegan diets.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword baked apples, instant pot baked apples, instant pot baked apples recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 3 minutes

Pressurize 5 minutes

Total Time 18 minutes

Servings 4

Author Aidan

Ingredients

4 - 5 Whole Honey Crisp Apples
1 Cup Rolled Oats
1/4 Cup Peanut Butter (Smooth Or Chunky) You can use any nut butter
1/4 Cup Chocolate Chips
1/4 Cup Butter Cold
2 TBSP Honey
1 TSP Vanillia
2 TBSP Brown Sugar Optional
1/3 Cup Water

Instructions

Remove apple core, use an apple corer if available, but a knife will work too. Scoop out apple with a spoon or melon baller.
Mix Rolled Oats, Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chips, Honey, Vanilla, and Brown Sugar.
Cut butter into oat mixture.
Stuff apples with the filling.
Pour water into instant pot and add apples. Set for Manual high for 3 minutes, quick release immediately for crisp apples or natural release for 5 minutes for softer apples. In this recipe I used natural release.
Drizzle with honey and serve.