Canned or Frozen Apple Pie Filling Recipe

Take advantage of apple season and make this amazing apple pie filling now, and can or freeze it to use later. I’m testing out this highly recommended apple pie filling recipe from V and Co for this week’s Try it Friday recipe.

Jar of homemade apple pie filling surrounded by apples and fall leaves, on a white marble background. — Homemade Canned Apple Pie Filling

I’ve always peeled and cut fresh apples whenever I’ve made an apple pie in the past, but I was recently given a ton of delicious apples from a neighbor’s tree, and I knew it was the perfect time to try making homemade canned (or frozen) apple pie filling to save this incredible fall bounty.

Bowl full of apples on a white marble surface.

My friend Eva has been raving about this apple pie filling recipe for years, and for years I’ve been meaning to try it. Could there be a more perfect Try-It Friday recipe?

Ingredients for homemade canned (or frozen) apple pie filling — Ingredients for homemade apple pie filling

Canned (or Frozen) Homemade Apple Pie Filling Ingredients:

apples, peeled and sliced
sugar
corn starch
cinnamon
nutmeg
salt
lemon juice

Homemade canned apple pie filling mixture being cooked in a saucepan.

Vanessa’s technique for making the homemade apple pie filling is quick and easy.

The sugar, cornstarch, water, and spices are cooked together until the mixture thickens and turns clear.

Homemade apple pie filling in a silver bowl, surrounded by apples and fall leaves.

Then slices of uncooked, peeled and cored apples are added to the mixture–and, ta da, it’s apple pie filling!

I did find that the amount of water/cornstarch mixture was a little too generous for the amount of apples listed in the recipe for my personal tastes, but that was easily adjusted by slicing and adding more apples until I had the perfect ratio for my preferences.

Apple pie filling printable tags surrounded by apples and fall leaves.

Canned homemade apple pie filling makes an amazing homemade gift, so I made some free printable tags that you can add to your jars of the amazing apple filling.

Click here or on the image below to download your free printable apple pie filling tags!

Can some delicious jars of homemade apple pie filling, add a gift tag, and talk about an amazing homemade Christmas or housewarming gift!

Jar of homemade apple pie filling surrounded by apples and fall leaves.

Why I Love this Homemade Apple Pie Filling:

It cans uncooked apples (called a cold packed technique), which makes the filling so much fresher and tastier than store-bought pie filling.
You can preserve a huge amount of fresh apples to enjoy later in the year.
It makes an amazing homemade gift.
It tastes amazing!

Freezer bag full of homemade apple pie filling, surrounded by apples and fall leaves.

Freezing vs. Canning Homemade Pie Filling

Not into canning? I’d like to get the equipment to do that at some point, but I don’t have it right now. Luckily, my friend Eva (who told me about this pie filling recipe), isn’t a canner, either, and reports that it works brilliantly as a frozen recipe instead.

Apple cobbler made with homemade canned apple pie filling, surrounded by apples and fall leaves.

Eva also reports that the filling is amazing when paired with the cobbler topping from her favorite cobbler recipe. I tried the combination, and she’s right. This is a seriously delicious apple cobbler.