Best Homemade Apple Pie Filling
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Best Homemade Apple Pie Filling
Description
The Best Homemade Apple Pie Filling begins by preparing peeled, cored, and diced apples tossed with lemon juice and zest to preserve brightness and prevent browning. A syrup is then made from water, granulated and brown sugars, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, optional allspice, cornstarch, and salt; the syrup is brought to a boil to activate the thickener.
Apples are added and simmered gently for several minutes until they soften but maintain some structure, preventing them from becoming mushy. Additional cornstarch slurry can be added if needed to reach desired thickness, keeping in mind that the filling thickens more once cooled.
Butter is stirred in at the end to enrich the filling. The result is a spiced, sweet apple mixture ready for pie or other desserts, with a balance of tender fruit and syrupy body.
Ingredients
- 6 medium apple peeled, cored, and diced - 7 cups chopped
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup granulated sugar white
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1/3 cup cornstarch plus more if needed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves ground
- pinch allspice optional
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter optional, unsalted
Instructions
- Wash, peel, and core apples. Chop them into 1-inch chunks.
- Add chopped apples to a large bowl and add lemon juice and lemon zest. Stir to combine.
- Place a medium saucepan over medium heat and add water, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, cornstarch, and salt. Stir to combine until the cornstarch is dissolved.
- Bring to a boil while stirring often, and boil for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the apples, reduce heat from medium to low, cover saucepan with a lid and let the apples simmer for 6-8 minutes, or until apples have softened, but are not mushy. Stir often.
- If the filling is too watery for your taste, in a small bowl mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water until fully dissolved and add the slurry to the filling, simmer for 2 minutes to thicken. Keep in mind that the filling will thicken more once completely cooled, so while it may look a bit watery when hot it will thicken more when chilled.
- Remove from heat and stir in the butter if using.
- Cool it to room temperature, transfer it to an airtight container or jars and refrigerate. The mixture will thicken more as it cools.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 9cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 218 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 218kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 56g | 19% |
| Protein | 0g | 0% |
| Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 75mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 162mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 46g | 92% |
| Vitamin A | 65IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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