Slow Cooker Apple Pie Filling

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Slow Cooker Apple Pie Filling

Slow cooker apple pie filling with fresh sweet and tart apple slices and the fall flavors of cinnamon and sugar is the perfect no crust apple pie filling. Goes great with ice cream, as a holiday side dish (especially with ham) and is a fall favorite all fall long.

Prep Time20

Cook Time1 40

Course: Slow Cooker

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apples, cinnamon rolls

Servings: servings

Calories: 108kcal

Author: Trisha Haas - Salty Side Dish

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

8 cups apples cored, peeled, and sliced thin
3/4 cup water
2 tbsp corn starch
1/3 cup white sugar
2 tsp lemon juice or juice of 1/2 a fresh lemon
1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Prep Apples

Peel, core, and slice apples thin. The best way to cut apples is to use a corer and a slicer. That gives you 8 thick apple wedges. Then peel the skin off the wedges with a pairing knife. Cut each individual wedge into another 3 pieces. I'd say thickness is about 1/8" But 1/4" would be fine, too.
8 cups apples

How to make Slow Cooker Apple Pie Filling

Grease the slow cooker with nonstick spray or use a liner. Add the sliced apples.
In a small bowl, mix cold water and cornstarch to make a slurry. Then, add sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and spices. Stir until well combined.
3/4 cup water, 2 tbsp corn starch, 1/3 cup white sugar, 2 tsp lemon juice, 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tsp vanilla extract
Pour the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the apples and stir with a spatula to evenly coat them. Cover and cook on high for 1 ½ hours. Stir again once cooking is done.
Cover and cook on high for 1 ½ hours. Stir again once cooking is done.

Notes

What size crockpot is needed?

I recommend an 8-quart size crockpot (large crockpot). This gives you plenty of room for a lot of apples but also to stir well without overfilling.

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