Happy Happy Thursday everybody!!! I am currently at Walt Disney World, yes, again for the 2nd time in 2 weeks , but if you’re a fellow WDW fan you totally understand, I mean, I had to experience it this year decorated with both Halloween and Christmas decorations right? Anyways, I thought I might do it old school (you know, several months) and have a How To Series post which I haven’t done in a hot second.
How To Posts are some of my favorite to write, probably because they’re some of my favorite to read on other food blogger sites haha. I figure with as many apple pie-esque recipes that I either make or my fellow baker friends make this time of year, it might be nice to know how to make an apple pie filling that’s a little bit more fresh and a little less expensive than store bought.
Seriously, if I had known how easy it was to make apple pie filling I would have already been doing it for years. Did I mention how delicious it was too? I wouldn’t be completely honest if I didn’t admit that I had to stop myself from just eating it right out of the pan before it was all gone, it’s that delicious. I’m saving the rest of it for that winter time apple pie and I’m so excited to see how it turns out. I hope you’re having a wonderful day and thank you so much for stopping by!
peeled apples ready to be chopped up…
chopped up and with some lemon juice thrown in…
sugars, cinnamon, cornstarch, nutmeg and salt into your saucepan…
with the heat on, pour your water in…
all mixed in and getting warm…
boiling…
time for the apples to go in…
get this boiling too…
let simmer for a while and all done…
and enjoy!!!
- 4-6 Medium Sized Apples, Peeled and Chopped.
- 1 Tablespoon of Lemon Juice.
- 1/2 Cup of Brown Sugar.
- 1/2 Cup of Granulated Sugar.
- 1/4 Cup of Cornstarch.
- 2 Teaspoons of Cinnamon.
- Dash of Nutmeg.
- 1Teaspoon of Salt.
- 2 Cups of Water.
- Peel and cut up all of your apples and place into a bowl, then toss them in the lemon juice, set aside.
- In a medium/large sized saucepan, place the brown sugar, granulated sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt into it.
- Turn the heat on medium/high and pour the water into the saucepan, mix all together and bring the mixture to a boil.
- While stirring constantly, boil the mixture for 2 minutes, lower the heat just a little bit and add the apples.
- With the apples in the mixture bring to a boil again, then reduce the heat to allow the mixture to simmer for about 10-12 minutes (it will continue to thicken as it cools).
- Let cool completely and enjoy!!!
- Feel free to add more or less of any of the spices to suit your taste.