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Apple Pie Filling Recipe

Apple Pie Filling Recipe

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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 1 pie
Peeled and sliced apples are simmered with sugar, butter and traditional spices until just cooked through. An organic cornstarch and water slurry is stirred in to create a luscious, thick glazy sauce. This recipe replaces one can of apple pie filling, and it comes together in less than 30 minutes. Plus, your house will smell like the essence of Fall as it cooks. After making this, you'll never go back to canned.
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Ingredients

For the Apple Pie Filling:

  • 4 medium apples I chose Gala apples, and some were smaller than average so I used 5)
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tbsp. filtered water
  • 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp. freshly-squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ⅛ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the Organic Cornstarch Slurry:

  • 2 tbsp. organic cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp. filtered water

Instructions

  • Wash, dry, peel and slice apples. You can also core them to make slicing easier if you have the tool. Set apples aside in a medium-sized mixing bowl with the lemon juice.
  • In a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger.)
  • Add in apples, sugar, vanilla extract, and water. Stir until the butter/spice mixture evenly coats the apples. Cover with a lid and cook 4-6 minutes, or until the apples have become slightly softened. Mixture should come to a slight simmer.
  • Meanwhile, make the cornstarch slurry by adding the ingredients to a small bowl and mixing until well-combined.
  • Once apples are slightly tender and simmering, stir in cornstarch slurry. Allow to simmer another 1-2 minutes until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  • Once mixture has cooled to room temperature (about 10-20 minutes), you can place it into your pie, hand pie, or pastry and bake.
  • Store filling or any baked good with the filling in the refrigerator. You can eat chilled or warm up your baked good in the oven when serving.
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