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, 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. Mix crumble topping, and 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