Canned Apple Pie Filling

This apple pie filling recipe is perfect to make during apple season. It makes seven jars of canned filling, which lets you get ahead for the holidays!

Prep Time:
25 mins
Cook Time:
10 mins
Additional Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
1 hr
Servings:
56
Yield:
7 (1-quart) jars

Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 56 servings

  • 4 ½ cups white sugar
  • 1 cup cooking starch used for preserving, such as ClearJel
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 10 cups water
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 drops yellow food coloring (Optional)
  • 6 pounds apples

Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients.

    Ingredients to make canned apple pie filling
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  2. Mix sugar, cooking starch, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large pan. Add water and salt and mix well.

    A large pot with water, salt, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg
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  3. Bring to a boil and cook until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat and add lemon juice and food coloring.

    A pot of thickened, brown syrup
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  4. Sterilize canning jars, lids, and rings by boiling them in a large pot of water. Peel, core, and slice apples.

    A cutting board with a peeled apple, next to a bowl of peeled apple slices
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  5. Pack the sliced apples into hot canning jars, leaving a 1/2 inch of headspace.

    Three canning jars filled with sliced, peeled apples
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  6. Fill jars with hot syrup, and gently remove air bubbles with a knife.

    Three canning jars filled with sliced apples in hot syrup
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  7. Put lids on and process in a water bath canner for 25 minutes.

    Three jars of canned apple pie filling in a pot of water
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  8. Enjoy!

    Three open jars of canned apple pie filling

    Nutrition Facts

    Calories97
    Total Fat 0g
    Sodium 85mg
    Total Carbohydrate 25g
    Dietary Fiber 1g
    Total Sugars 21g
    Protein 0g
    Vitamin C 3mg
    Calcium 5mg
    Iron 0mg
    Potassium 54mg