Best Ever Homemade Apple Pie Filling
This truly is the best Homemade Apple Pie Filling! Easy, comes together quickly, uses pantry ingredients you have on hand and tastes amazing!
Servings: 4 cups
Ingredients
- 3 cups (about 3 medium) Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, and sliced thin
- 1 cup (about 1 medium) Honeycrisp apple peeled, cored, and sliced thin
- 3 cups water
- 2/3 cup brown sugar lightly packed
- 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 Tbsp salted butter
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, whisk together the brown sugar, granulated sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg until blended. Add in the water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Carefully add the apples to the boiling sauce mixture and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer the apples in the sauce, stirring occasionally to prevent burning, until apples are tender and sauce has thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Remove the apple pie filling from the heat and stir in the salted butter. Let the mixture cool for about 10-15 minutes before transferring to a Mason jar or resealable container to store, or use it immediately to bake a pie. Apple pie filling can be stored airtight in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
I like using a mixture of Granny Smith apples and Honeycrisp for a little different flavor and variety. You can use all Granny Smith, or try using Granny Smith with Braeburn or Golden Delicious. Choose sturdier apples that won't disintegrate into the cooked filling.
Apple pie filling can be stored airtight in a jar in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks.