Apple Pie Filling
When your favorite apple is in season pick up a bunch and make this luscious pie filling that freezes beautifully.
Apple pie filling. Homemade apple pie filling is easy to make and can be used in plenty of desserts like homemade apple pie and it tastes so much better than the canned version. In a large pot over medium heat add apples sugars lemon juice salt cinnamon and nutmeg. Watch the short video tutorial attached below and see how simple this recipe is. Chop them how you like to eat them.
Sliced apples are partially cooked on top of the stove with water sugar cornstarch cinnamon and nutmeg. Then they re ladled into containers and frozen. In another bowl sprinkle apples with the juice and zest of 1 lemon and toss. In a dutch oven over medium heat combine the sugar cornstarch cinnamon salt and nutmeg.
Sprinkle lemon juice over apples in saucepan. In a small bowl whisk together cornflour and water then pour over apples. You ll have enough for five 9 inch pies. Mix together the brown sugar flour cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl.
Add very hot juice to pan i microwave juice for 2 minutes cook stirring constantly until thickened. I don t know about you but the canned filling you get at the store has apples that are too big to eat. With fall on the horizon there are plenty of apples around. Apple pie filling is the perfect way to cook up your apples.
We used eight medium granny smith apples and a mixture of 2 3 of a cup sugar 1 3 of a cup all purpose flour and one tablespoon of cinnamon to make emily s famous apple pie filling. In a large bowl toss apples with lemon juice. For interesting flavor and texture try using two or more types of apples in your filling a pinch of salt and a dash of ground cloves enhance the cinnamon flavor. Let simmer for 8 minutes.
They can be used in pies or tarts or in any recipe that calls for a can of apple pie filling. Homemade apple pie filling is an easy recipe that is better than canned and goes so well in so many fall recipes. I like to slice my apples in chunks. Tips for perfect apple pie filling.
Apple pie filling is the homemade version of canned apple pie filling. Preheat oven to 375 degrees f. You won t believe how easy it is to make homemade apple pie filling from this recipe.