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Apple Pie Filling Best Easy Homemade Recipe

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Apple Pie Filling is a sweet, warm, homemade stovetop recipe made with tender apples, cinnamon, sugar, and buttery sauce. Perfect for pies, crisps, cheesecakes, pancakes, waffles, oatmeal, and many desserts.

  • Author: Emily
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 6 cups 1x
  • Category: Dessert

Ingredients

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  • 6 to 7 large apples, peeled and sliced
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg optional
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3/4 cup water or apple juice
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Peel, core, and slice apples evenly.
  2. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat.
  3. Add apples, sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  4. Cook 5 minutes.
  5. Whisk water or juice with cornstarch.
  6. Pour into saucepan.
  7. Add lemon juice.
  8. Simmer 8 to 12 minutes until thickened and apples are tender.
  9. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
  10. Cool before using or storing.

Notes

  • Use firm apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp.
  • Mix apple varieties for deeper flavor.
  • Filling thickens more as it cools.
  • Store refrigerated up to 5 days.
  • Freeze up to 3 months.
  • Great for pies, crisps, pancakes, cheesecake topping, and oatmeal.
  • Reduce sugar if apples are very sweet.
  • Use apple juice for richer flavor.

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