Apple Pie Filling
The best apple pie filling that works every time and has the perfect combination of warmth, sweet, and spicy.
Equipment
- 1 mandoline slicer or sharp knife
Ingredients
- 7 cups sliced apples
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ cup water
- 1 cup sugar
Instructions
- In a saucepan on medium heat, melt the butter.
- While the butter melts, whisk the water and cornstarch together in a bowl.
- Slowly whisk the cornstarch slurry into the butter.
- Turn up the heat until you get a low boil and whisk continuously until the mixture begins to thicken.
- Remove from heat.
- In a large bowl, add your apples, cinnamon, and sugar. Mix to coat the apples.
- Pour the butter mixture over the apples and stir thoroughly.
- Once cooled, use in a prepared pie crust or store it for later in a ziploc bag in the freezer or a large mason jar.
Notes
If you're going to use the pie filling right away, it's best to cook it on low heat in a large saucepan until the apples soften and cook a bit.
Cool it and pour it into a pie crust to bake the rest of the way.