Apple Pie Filling

Fall is just around the corner and it is time to time to get out all your comfort recipes! A homemade apple pie filling is the sweetened goodness that is perfect comfort food for cold evenings and is so much better than the store-bought canned variety.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple pie filling

Prep Time: 8

Cook Time: 10

Servings: servings

Calories: 97kcal

Equipment

1 saucepan

Ingredients

4 cups apples peeled and thinly sliced
2 teaspoons lemon juice
3 cups water
1/2 cup organic cane sugar or 1/4 cup cane sugar plus 1/4 cup coconut sugar)
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

Drizzle the lemon juice over the apple slices.
Place the water, brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large pan. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 1 minute or until just thickened.
Add the apples to the pan and stir to coat with the sauce. Lower the heat to medium and cook until the apples have softened for about 10 minutes.
Cool the apple filling for 10 minutes, then transfer it to containers and refrigerate or freeze until you're ready to use it.

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