Recipe For Apple Pie Filling To Freeze

Homemade apple pie filling made from fresh picked apples and cooked down in sweet sauce. Then after it cools you put in the freezer until ready to use.

It is a great way to preserve a lot of apples at once in a practical way. I would have to bet that most of use use apple pie filling at least once or twice a year.

First, there is the traditional apple pie that is often served as a dessert at Thanksgiving. Then there are the quick and easy dessert recipes that range from apple crisp, apple turnovers, apple hand pies, and more!

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So instead of heading to the grocery store to pick up a can of apple pie filling, this year make your own!

Some of our favorite varieties of apples for pie include: Jonagold, Jonathan, Northern Spy, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jazz, Rome, Cortland and Braeburn.

This will allow you to achieve a great balance between tart and sweet apples. And it will also provided you with the best texture between firm and semi-firm apples when the apples are cooked down.

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Peel, core and slice apples into 16 wedges. An apple corer/slicer will make quick work of this process. Depending on the size of the slices, you should have about 17 cups of sliced apples for the pie filling.

In a large pot or Dutch oven, add the white sugar, brown sugar, corn starch, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and water. Bring the mixture to a boil while whisking over medium-high heat. Allow for a rapid boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

Then ladle 2 3/4 cups of the pie filling into quart or gallon size freezer bags. You should end up with 5-6b bags.

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. Cake may have cornered the market on birthdays and weddings, but as far as desserts go, it’s a show pony. Professional dessert lovers know that a homemade pie is unbeatable.

And the mother of all pies is the old-fashioned, all-American, apple pie. I love it nice and warm, but apple pie is delicious at every temperature. Some like it chilled, straight from the fridge. My hubby’s favorite is kitchen-counter temperature (late at night when everyone is sleeping!)

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Whipped cream is the topping of choice for most people, although my friends in New England insist that apple pie isn’t complete without a nice slice of sharp cheddar cheese.

Warm apple pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream that’s just starting to melt and drip down the sides… Mmmm…yes, please!

As delicious as apple pie can be, it requires some prep work. But the beauty of this recipe is that it’s designed to let you make the pie filling in advance and freeze it ‘til you need it.

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Whether you make your pie crust from scratch or opt for a ready-made frozen pie crust, this is the time-saver you need for the apple pie you love. In about 55 minutes you’ll have 4 batches of pie filling to freeze to use throughout the season.

Special occasion? Holiday dinner? Fun, family treat? Just grab a bag of this make ahead pie filling and you’re halfway done. It’s as close as we may ever come to homemade pie on-demand (a lifelong fantasy of mine).

There are more than 100 varieties of apples grown commercially in the United States – but don’t let the choices overwhelm you. Fresh apples with a firm texture are the key to a great pie. When choosing your apples, first you need to decide the flavor profile of your pie.

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There are so many wonderful options available that it’s hard to go wrong. You could even combine 3-4 different types of apples in the same pie. Just make sure to avoid Red Delicious and Gala apples, which turn a little mushy after baking.

Once you peel or slice an apple, you’ll notice the insides start to turn brown. This is a natural chemical reaction that occurs when oxygen comes in contact with the enzymes of the fruit. Your apples are still perfectly edible, but visually less appealing. A quick soak of your sliced apples in salted water or lemon juice water prevents the browning and keeps your apple slices looking beautiful. Your water soak can be done with either lemon juice or salted water.

I prefer the salt option because I always have salt on hand, but I don’t always have fresh lemons or lemon juice. I’ve also found that salt works better than lemons at keeping my apples looking pretty. Salt is also much less expensive –

How To Make Easy Apple Pie Filling For The Freezer

This easy-to-make freezer apple pie filling requires a few bags of fresh apples. And the rest of the ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. #BudgetFriendly

Create your water soak by adding 8 cups cold water to a large bowl, then add 2 teaspoons salt and stir until salt it is dissolved (OR 8 cups cold water, then add the juice of 1 lemon).

Peel, core and slice all of your apples thinly, adding directly into the salted water. I use an apple peeler corer slicer, which is a HUGE time saver.

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Add 6 cups water and whisk again until mixed well. Place pot onto stove (uncovered) on medium heat. Bring to a boil, then cook for 1 minute, whisking constantly.

Add apples to the pot of sugar and spices, and stir with a large spoon (wooden or nylon to prevent scratching the pot). When everything is mixed together, increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. You’ll know it’s boiling when you hear the first few plops of liquid between the apples, like bubbling lava. This should take around 5-6 minutes to get to boiling.

As soon as it starts boiling, reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 8-9 minutes or until apples are tender but still firm. Yes, the best way to tell is by tasting a piece. But don’t burn your mouth!

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Remove from heat, uncover and let cool for at least 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes or so to help it cool quickly.

Place the apple pie filling in a container of your choice (mason jars, air-tight containers or a large bowl) and refrigerate up to 5 days or place into gallon sized freezer bags to freeze for up to 12 months.

Ladle 5 cups of cooled apple pie filling into each gallon-sized freezer safe bag. Seal bag, removing as much air as possible and freeze flat. Can be stored for up to a year in the freezer.Recipe makes 4 bags. Each bag = 1 pie.

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Begin to thaw the frozen apple pie filling by placing the bag in the fridge 2 days before making pie. Once thawed, simply squeeze the filling out of the bag. Prep your pie pan by adding your bottom crust into the pan. Squeeze filling into pan and add top crust on top. Brush with 1 beaten egg, and then bake pie in preheated oven at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Then reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking for 35-40 minutes or until crust is golden and apples are bubbling.

A silicone pie crust shield will protect the outer ring of your crust from burning. You can also use strips of aluminum foil. Be sure to remove your protective ring for the last 15 minutes of baking.

How to use it in apple crisp: In a lightly greased baking dish pour the filling into 8×8 pan. Top with apple crisp topping then bake as directed. Here is my recipe for the best ever apple crisp.

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If you want to can this recipe I recommend not adding the apples after cooking the syrup. Drain the apples then mix them with 3 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice. Pack the apples into about 7-8 quart sized jars, pour syrup into jars and use knife to remove air bubbles. Seal and process for 20 minutes in a water bath canner.

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Freezer apple pie filling creates amazingly sweet and delicious homemade apple pies. Served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Every blissful bite has all the best flavors of home.

Easy Apple Pie Filling

FREEZE APPLE PIE FILLING:Ladle 5 cups of cooled apple pie filling into each gallon-sized freezer safe bag. Seal bag, removing as much air as possible and freeze flat. Can be stored for up to a year in the freezer.Recipe makes 4 bags. Each bag = 1 pie.

USE FILLING IN A PIE:Begin to thaw the frozen apple pie filling by placing the