Name: Homemade Apple Pie Filling
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced; 3 Honey Crisp apples, peeled, cored and diced; ½ cup sugar; ¼ cup water; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon allspice; 1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch; 2 tablespoons water

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Make homemade apple pie filling! It’s even more delicious than what you can get in a can from the store, and you’ll be glad you saved this recipe for your fall baking.

Clear mixing bowl of homemade apple pie filling with whole apples in background.

I can’t get enough apple recipes!

This apple pie filling is really easy to throw together and you can even make it ahead of time.

Of course you can use this for actual apple pie, but there are many ways to use this! In cinnamon rolls, roll it up in a puff pastry like a turnover, and add it to breakfast foods like crepes or pancakes.

The options are endless!

Skillet with chopped apples and spices to make apple pie filling.

We use 2 different kinds of apples in this recipe – Granny Smith and Honey Crisp. By using a sour apple and a sweet apple together, it adds more dimension to the flavor.

Apples, sugar, water and spices are all you need!

And then you’ll have a big bowl of apple pie filling to use in all your favorite recipes. Store in an airtight container or a mason jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Big mixing bowl of homemade apple pie filling.

Other apple recipes you will love: southern fried apples, apple nachos, and cinnamon apple chips!

Yield: 3 cups

Homemade Apple Pie Filling

Homemade apple pie filling! It's even more delicious than what you can get in a can from the store, and you'll be glad you saved this recipe for your fall baking.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced
3 Honey Crisp apples, peeled, cored and diced
½ cup sugar
¼ cup water
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon allspice
1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water

Instructions

Add the diced apples, sugar, water, butter and spices (everything except the cornstarch + 2 tablespoons water) to a skillet over medium heat. Stir well to combine everything, then cover.
Simmer on high for 10 minutes.
Mix the cornstarch with the 2 tablespoons of water then pour into the apple mixture. Stir well.
Cover again and simmer for another 5 minutes.
Turn off the heat and allow to cool.