Low Sugar Apple Pie Filling
This low sugar apple pie filling recipe much fresher and brighter flavor than typical recipes and canned pie fillings. A better pie filling with fresh apples. This recipe calls for a fraction of the sugar of other recipes, letting the natural ingredients shine!
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 157kcal
Cost: $1
Ingredients
For the Pie
- 1 9-inch pie crust
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 3 lbs apple diced into 1/2 inch cubes or slices, I used Granny Smith
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1/3 cup brown sugar or substitute agave nectar or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 cup corn starch
- 1/8 teaspoon Sea Salt
For the Crumble Topping
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- In a pan, heat the coconut oil until melted. Add the diced apples (I left the peels on mine), lemon juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, vanilla extract, and ground ginger and sauté for 5 minutes until fragrant.
- Add the water and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer and allow the apples to simmer over low heat for 20 minutes until the water has evaporated by half.
- Add the corn starch one teaspoon at a time and stir well, the pie filling with thicken quickly. Once ready, remove from heat and place in your pie crust.
- In a separate bowl, combine the old fashioned oats, melted coconut oil, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon to make the crumble topping. Add to the top of the filling.
- If baking, for a 9 to 11 inch pie, bake for 40 minutes until edges are brown and bubbling. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 157kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 206mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 94IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg