Making Apple Pie Filling from Scratch

Last fall, my family took a trip to Jackson's Apple Orchard in Bowling Green, Kentucky. I ended up purchasing a half bushel of apples to make some apple pie filling.

I put together this video, showing step-by-step how to make an apple pie filling that you can preserve by canning. If you would like to make this pile of deliciousness, the recipe is listed down below. I have also included links to the ingredients I used.

Enough of my ramblings....get ready, and I'll tell you what you need to do!

Apple Pie Filling - Recipe makes about 6 to 6-1/2 quarts. The amount in the video made 12-1/2 quarts

Ingredients
• 6 qt (12 pounds) firm, crisp, tart apples, such as Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, or EverCrisp apples
• 5-1/2 c. sugar
• 1-1/2 c. Clear Jel
• 1 tbsp. cinnamon
• 2 cups cold water
• 5-1/2 c. apple cider
• 3/4 tbsp. bottled lemon juice (or more, up to 1 c., to taste)

Instructions
1. Wash, peel, and core apples then slice in ½-inch slices.
2. Blanch around 2 cups apples at a time in 1 gallon boiling water for 1 minute.
3. Drain, keeping hot fruit in covered bowl while remainder is blanched.
4. Set your burner to a medium-high heat and bring apple juice and water mixture to a boil.
5. Combine sugar, Clear Jel, and cinnamon in a bowl.
6. Slowly add to the boiling mixture.
7. Cook on medium-high heat until mixture thickens and bubbles.
8. Add lemon juice and boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
9. Mix in apples then pack immediately in hot, clean pint or quart jars, leaving 1 inch of head space.
10. Seal and process for 25 minutes.

Jackson's Orchard - https://jacksonsorchard.com/

27.5 Quart Vasconia pot - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YDNJ72P

Hoosier Hill Farms Clear Gel - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009C9BSGK

Ball Quart jars - https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ball-67000-Wide-Mouth-Mason-Jars-Quart-32-Oz-Box-of-12/16930173

Apple Corer - https://www.walmart.com/ip/PrepSolutions-12-Slice-Apple-Slicer/962906712

Apple Peeler - https://www.amazon.com/Farberware-Professional-Peeler-Vegetable-Black/dp/B08BPLMR1X/