Recipe: Apple Pie Filling

Ingredients

⅓ cup packed brown sugar
⅓ cup cane sugar
1 tablespoon Apple Pie Spice
¼ teaspoon sea salt
4 pounds good baking apples (e.g., Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
½ teaspoon lemon zest
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Prepare the apples by peeling, coring, and thinly slicing them.
In a large pot, whisk together the brown sugar, cane sugar, apple pie spice, and salt.
Add the apple slices and lemon juice to the pot, tossing until well coated.
Let the apples sit for 30 minutes to draw out juices, stirring after 15 minutes.
In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch and water until smooth.
Set the pot over medium-low heat and cook the apples, stirring, until they soften slightly (about 5 minutes).
Raise the heat to medium and pour in the cornstarch mixture, cooking until the juices bubble and thicken (about 30 seconds).
Remove from heat and stir in the lemon zest and vanilla extract.
Allow the filling to cool completely before using.

Servings

Calories

150

Total fat

Total carbohydrates

38g

Total protein

Sodium

5mg

Cholesterol

0mg