This apple pie filling is an excellent way to preserve a surplus of fall apples. The filling can be used in pies, crisps, crumbles, cobblers, and hand-held apple pies. I diced the apples, but you can use apple slices instead.
You can immediately use the apple filling to make an apple pie or dessert or freeze it for another day. Have tons of apples? this recipe is easily scaled up.
How To Store Apple Dessert Filling
- Refrigerate the cooled apple pie filling and use it within 4 days.
- To freeze, cool the apple filling and transfer it to an airtight freezer container or resealable freezer bag. Defrost the apple pie filling in the fridge overnight.
Apple Dessert Filling
Scale this recipe up if you have a surplus of apples. Use the apple filling to make pies, turnovers, galettes, cobblers, or fruit crisps.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4 cups 1x
- Category: Apples, Fruit Desserts
Ingredients
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- 4 pounds apples, or about 10 large apples
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3/4 cup light or dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- dash nutmeg
- dash salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Peel and core the apples. Slice or dice the apples — depending on how you plan to use them — and put them in a large bowl. Toss with the lemon juice.
- Combine the brown and granulated sugars and cornstarch in a large saucepan; stir to blend and then place the saucepan over medium heat. Add the apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; stir well. Bring the mixture to a simmer while stirring constantly. Reduce the heat to low and continue cooking, for about 25 to 30 minutes, stirring frequently. The mixture should be thick, and the apples should be tender. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Let the filling cool for about 30 minutes.
- Use in a recipe or store in containers in the refrigerator for up to 2 days or in the freezer for up to 1 year.
- Use the filling in a pie, cobbler, apple crisp, or turnovers.
- The recipe makes about 4 cups of apple dessert filling.
