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Homemade Apple Pie Filling to Can!

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September 30, 2015 by Kendra 12 Comments

Making homemade apple pie filling to can with apples right from the tree!

Apples! Apples! Apples! Ever read the cute children’s book titled 10 Apples up on Top? Kinda how I’ve felt lately. Trying to keep all my apples balanced. But at least I’ve gotten the applesauce and the apple pie filling canned! Yay!

Today I’m sharing how to make Homemade Apple Pie Filling to Can.

There’s nothing quite like a fresh apple pie and using pie filling from the store is just never the same. However, using your own home-canned pie filling is about as fresh tasting as it gets.

And let’s not forget convenient! I’m all about convenient as long as it’s still real food and healthy. I would say my homemade apple pie filling fits the bill!

I started with apples right from the tree.

Making homemade apple pie filling to can with apples right from the tree!

Jason’s aunt has a couple of fruit trees that he prunes and sprays (we use natural sprays rather than synthetic). This year went a little crazy on us and he only managed to spray once. Surprisingly there weren’t too many bugs, and even the black spot wasn’t too bad in spite of multiple missed treatments.

I went over one morning and we picked over twice the amount pictured below. Little helper picked up the drops and threw them in too. Along with his cup I can see. 😉

Making homemade apple pie filling to can with apples right from the tree!

To be honest, the best way to make pie filling is to peel, core, and cut the apples into eighths. We had a full day and using my little Victorio apple peeler is very quick and easy. And you know what? It will still taste the same!

Making homemade apple pie filling to can with apples right from the tree! Making homemade apple pie filling to can with apples right from the tree!

Once the apples were peeled, sliced and cored (all in a few turns of the handle!), we then removed any bad spots and remaining peel and cut the slices in half.

Making homemade apple pie filling to can with apples right from the tree!

The halved slices went into a large bowl of water with a small amount of salt to prevent browning.

Making homemade apple pie filling to can with apples right from the tree!

 

Because most canners will process 7 qt at a time, this recipe has been adjusted to make around 7 quarts.

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Homemade Apple Pie Filling to Can!
 

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Fresh apple pie is amazing! Fresh tasting apple pie from pie filling you canned last fall? Even better!
Author: Kendra ~A Proverbs 31 Wife
Recipe type: Desert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  • 30 cups of sliced apples
  • 4 cups raw cane sugar
  • 1¼ cup ClearJel® or Arrow Root Powder (to thicken)
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 4 cups unsweetened apple juice
  • 2½ cups cold water
  • 1 cup lemon juice (from concentrate is fine)

Instructions
  1. Blanch apples for 1 minutes then remove from water and transfer into a pan that can be covered to keep the apples warm.
  2. Combine sugar, thickener, cinnamon and nutmeg together.
  3. Stir in apple juice, and water then bring to a boil, cooking until mixture thickens.
  4. Stir in lemon juice and continue cooking for another minute stirring constantly.
  5. Remove from heat and and fold the blanched apple slices into the mixture.
  6. Ladle the hot mixture into qt jars, being sure to leave a good 1" headspace.
  7. Clean the rim and apply lids and rings.
  8. Process in a hot water bath canner for 25 minutes.

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Blanching the apple slices is pretty basic. Since you want to keep them warm, I just poured them right into another large stock pot.

Making homemade apple pie filling to can with apples right from the tree!

Making the “filling” part requires quite a bit of stirring while waiting for it to thicken, I had problems with leaving the pan to work on something else and the bottom nearly scorched several times.

As you fold the apples into the filling, be sure to mix it well. The slices want to rise to the top and if you are filling jars like that, you will get to the bottom and there will be the “filling” and no apples.

Making homemade apple pie filling to can with apples right from the tree!

Isn’t it lovely?!!

Fill your jars, leaving 1″ headroom at the top. If you fill your jars too full they will bubble over and make a huge mess, potentially leaving them unsealed.

Process using a hot water bath canner for 25 minutes. If you are unfamiliar with hot water bath canning, you may enjoy my book Food Preservation Made Simple where I simplify canning, dehydration and freezing.

Making homemade apple pie filling to can with apples right from the tree!

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Respectful opinions are always welcome

  1. Chrissy says

    September 30, 2015 at 4:54 pm

    Yummy! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  2. https://www.gpugrid.net/view_profile.php?userid=197918 says

    October 28, 2015 at 3:24 pm

    I like this post, enjoyed this one thank you for putting up.

    Reply
  3. Hilde says

    September 10, 2016 at 3:11 am

    I am not sure what the clearjel is. Is it like jelly or is it more like cornflour ? I am from the Netherlands ( Holland) so we don’t have the same things here. I would love to make your recipe as it looks so delicious.

    Reply
    • Kendra says

      September 14, 2016 at 6:57 pm

      Clear jell is like corn flour.

      Reply
      • Carol Layton says

        September 5, 2017 at 9:27 pm

        Be sure to get the cook type not the instant. Ive been making this recipe for years. It makes great apple crisp, just make a topping. Ive never blanched the apples, just alternate slices in jar with cooked thickening. I also use a little grated nutmeg.

        Reply
        • Kendra says

          September 8, 2017 at 7:58 am

          haha! instant clear jell would be a mess for sure!

          Reply
  4. Angela D. Boone says

    November 14, 2016 at 10:35 pm

    Yum! That looks delicious. Thanks for sharing!!

    Reply
  5. Laura | Food Fun Family says

    November 25, 2016 at 6:57 pm

    Love this idea! Thanks for sharing with the Delicious Dishes Recipe party!

    Reply
  6. Tracy @ Our Simple Homestead says

    August 29, 2017 at 1:50 pm

    This sounds so delicious. I definitely need to get an apple peeler like you have though.

    Reply
  7. Betty says

    September 6, 2017 at 2:37 am

    I can’t wait to try the (canning) apple pie filling. Thanks so much for sharing. I would also like to find your book on canning, etc.

    Reply
  8. Erlene says

    September 10, 2017 at 11:38 am

    My mother-in-law used to can a lot and would share all her goodies with us, but I’ve yet to give it a try. Apple pie filling would be a nice way to start my canning journey. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday. Pinned and will be including this in an apple roundup.

    Reply
  9. Jenny says

    August 12, 2018 at 11:26 am

    We love apple pie. Thanks for sharing the recipe at #HomeMattersParty

    Reply

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