Description
This is the ultimate apple pie filling 🍎—sweet, tart, and perfectly spiced for your homemade pies, tarts, or hand pies. Ready in minutes and ideal for freezing or canning!
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups peeled, cored, and sliced apples (Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or mix)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, whisk together sugar, brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- Add water and cook over medium heat, whisking until thickened and bubbly (about 5–7 minutes).
- Add sliced apples and lemon juice. Stir gently to coat and cook for 10–12 minutes until apples begin to soften.
- Remove from heat, stir in vanilla extract, and cool completely before using in pies or tarts.
- Store in an airtight jar in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months.
Notes
🍏 Tip: Mix apple varieties for the best flavor balance—tart Granny Smith with sweet Honeycrisp or Fuji. This filling also works great for turnovers and galettes!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Pie Filling
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: apple pie filling, homemade apple filling, pie recipes, apple desserts, thanksgiving pies