{"id":7989,"date":"2026-09-30T11:15:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7989"},"modified":"2026-09-30T11:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:15:51","slug":"easy-apple-pie-filling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/30\/easy-apple-pie-filling\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Apple Pie Filling"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Easy Apple Pie Filling<\/h1>\n<p>This easy homemade apple pie filling is buttery, sweet, and lightly spiced. It\u2019s perfect for pies, turnovers, pastries, pancakes, or spooning over ice cream.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>4 medium apples, peeled, cored, and chopped or sliced<\/li>\n<li>\u2153 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons water<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon cornstarch<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prepare the apples:<\/strong> Peel, core, and slice or chop the apples into evenly sized pieces.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the apples:<\/strong> Add the apples, sugar, 3 tablespoons of water, butter, and cinnamon to a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat for 5\u20138 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the apples begin to soften.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thicken the filling:<\/strong> In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water until smooth. Stir the mixture into the apples.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simmer:<\/strong> Continue cooking for 2\u20134 minutes, stirring gently, until the sauce thickens and coats the apples.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add vanilla:<\/strong> Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cool:<\/strong> Let the apple pie filling cool before using it in a pie or pastry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Use firm apples such as Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Pink Lady for the best texture.<\/li>\n<li>For a sweeter filling, add an extra tablespoon of sugar.<\/li>\n<li>Add a pinch of nutmeg for extra warmth and flavor.<\/li>\n<li>The filling can be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated for several days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easy Apple Pie Filling This easy homemade apple pie filling is buttery, sweet, and lightly spiced. It\u2019s perfect for pies,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7989"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7991,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7989\/revisions\/7991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}