Homemade Apple Pie Filling
Servings: 5 cups
Calories: 652kcal
This homemade apple pie filling is made with fresh apples, warm cinnamon and nutmeg, and a rich brown sugar sauce. It cooks on the stovetop in minutes, freezes beautifully, and works for pies, crisps, cobblers, hand pies, and more. Use it as a from-scratch substitute for canned apple pie filling all fall long.
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Ingredients
- 9 cups fresh apples , peeled, cored and chopped into uniform sizes
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 cups white sugar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, toss the peeled, cored and chopped 9 cups fresh apples with the 2 tablespoons lemon juice. This prevents browning. Set aside.
- In a large dutch oven or saucepan, stir together both the 3 cups white sugar, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1/2 cup cornstarch, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt. Add 4 cups of water and bring to a low simmer.
- Stir in the apples. Cover and cook for 6-10 minutes. If you cut your apples into bite-sized pieces, it will be closer to 6 minutes, but larger slices will be 10 minutes. Apples should easily pierce with a fork and sauce will have reduced and thickened.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
- Use after cooling, can or freeze the apple pie filling
- If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was in the comments or ratings!
Notes
This is enough filling for two standard 9-inch pies.
Also feel free to omit cinnamon and nutmeg and include 1 1/2 teaspoons of Apple Pie Spice.
Nutrition
Calories: 652kcal | Carbohydrates: 168g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 239mg | Potassium: 259mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 148g | Vitamin A: 123IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg
