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Apple Pie Filling
Our favorite warm spiced apple pie filling is perfect for your apple desserts, especially a fresh baked pie!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 169 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 6-8 high-quality apples, we prefer Gala and Granny Smith
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup unfiltered apple cider, the jugs sold in the fall are the best, but apple juice works as well
- 2 tablespoons bottled lemon juice
Instructions
- In a heavy saucepan, whisk sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cornstarch.
- Stir in apple cider and lemon juice. Cook on medium heat until thick and bubbly. When finished, scoop the sauce into a bowl and chill in the refrigerator.
- Peel, core, and slice apples into about ¼ inch slices and place them in a microwave-safe bowl.
- When they are all cut, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and microwave for 2 minutes. Stir the apples and microwave for another 1-2 minutes. Stir in the cooled sauce and place back in the refrigerator.
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Notes
- Make. This apple pie filling can be used to make Apple Pie Recipe, Apple Dump Cake, or Easy Apple Cake
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- How to thicken filling. After a few minutes, the filling should noticeably thicken as it simmers on the stove, to make it thicker add a cornstarch slurry:
- Store. Cool, place in an airtight container, and refrigerate for 4-5 days or freeze for up to 3 months. You cannot bottle this pie-filling recipe or store it in the pantry.
- In a separate bowl, combine 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of cold water. Mix and pour into the pie sauce. Continue to stir and heat until it thickens.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
169kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
44g
(15%)
Protein
0.4g
(1%)
Fat
0.4g
(1%)
Saturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.01g
Sodium
3mg
(0%)
Potassium
181mg
(5%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
36g
(72%)
Vitamin A
75IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
12mg
(1%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 169
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 169kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 44g | 15% |
| Protein | 0.4g | 1% |
| Fat | 0.4g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 3mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 181mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 36g | 72% |
| Vitamin A | 75IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.