Homemade Apple Pie Filling
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Homemade Apple Pie Filling
Description
Homemade Apple Pie Filling consists of peeled, cored, and thinly sliced baking apples cooked in a gently thickened sauce made from water (or apple juice or cider), brown and granulated sugars, cornstarch, lemon juice, and apple pie spice. The mixture is brought to a boil to activate the thickener and then reduced to cook the apples until softened but not mushy, around 10 minutes.
The pie spice adds warm notes typical of autumn desserts, complementing the sweet-tart apples. The lemon juice helps maintain the apples' color and adds a balancing brightness. The filling has a syrupy but thickened consistency that should hold well inside a pie crust or as a topping.
Using a combination of baking apple varieties like Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Fuji can enhance flavor complexity in the filling. The cooking liquid can be varied between water, apple juice, or cider depending on availability and taste preference. This filling is best cooled before use to allow it to set properly.
Ingredients
- 5 cups apple peeled, cored, and thinly sliced, baking
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice fresh
- 2 ½ cups water apple juice, or apple cider
- 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon apple pie spice
Instructions
- Drizzle the lemon juice over the apple slices.
- Add the water, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cornstarch, and apple pie spice in a large pot.
- Whisk until well-combined.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, and cook for 1 minute or until just thickened.
- Add the apples to the pan, and stir to incorporate.
- Reduce the heat, and cook until the apples have softened, about 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Let the apple filling cool for 10 minutes before using.
Notes
- Choose baking apples such as Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Fuji, or mix varieties for more flavor complexity.
- Water, apple juice, or cider can be used as the cooking liquid or combined as preferred.
- Adjust the amount of apple pie spice to your taste for stronger or milder spice notes.
- Allow the filling to cool for about 10 minutes before using in pies or desserts.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 111 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 111kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 7mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 78mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 29IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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