Description
This Apple Pie Filling is perfect for your next dessert! Made with fresh Granny Smith apples, it’s sweet, tart, and spiced just right.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large Granny Smith apples (or 8 medium) (peeled and cored, 1/2 inch cubes)
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 3 Tbsp apple juice or water
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp apple pie spice
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 Tbsp cold water for slurry
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a large bowl, toss cubed apples with lemon juice.
- In a large pot or saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. To the pan add apples, granulated sugar, water, cinnamon, apple pie spice and salt. Mix well.
- Cook over medium heat for 6-8 minutes just until the apples are fork tender but still firm.
- To Thicken: In a small bowl whisk together 2 Tbsp cornstarch with 2 Tbsp cold water. Whisk into the apples along with the vanilla extract.
- Continue to cook over medium, until thickened. Repeat 1 Tbsp cornstarch with 1 Tbsp water at a time to thicken further.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or cool and freeze for up to 6 months.
- To turn this into an easy Apple Crumb Pie or Dutch Apple Pie: Make the pie filling per the recipe and cool completely. (Prepare a day ahead for a timesaver.) Fit a 9-inch deep dish pie dish with a homemade or refrigerated pie crust and dock the bottom with a fork. Cover with parchment and fill with pie weights. Bake in a 375 °F oven for 15 minutes, remove the parchment paper and pie weights and fill with apple pie filling and top with a crumb topping. Lower oven to 350°F then bake for 25-30 minutes until bubbly and the top is golden brown.
Notes
- See my Apple Crumb Pie Recipe for reference here.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg