Source: O.B., AdobeStockApple filling for pies is pure delight. For even more culinary inspiration, we've gathered 25 of the best recipes for you – with various fruits, spices, and even vegetables!
1. Apple Filling with Sugar
Source: attuale.ruYou will need: 1 kg apples, 2 tbsp butter, 4 tbsp sugar.
Preparation: Peel the apples, dice them finely, and sauté in butter for 3-4 minutes, stirring. Add sugar and cook for another 3 minutes.
2. Apple Filling with Starch
Source: fort.crimea.comYou will need: 3 apples, 50 g sugar, 1.5 tsp cinnamon, 0.5 tbsp potato starch.
Preparation: Peel the apples, dice them finely, mix with sugar and cinnamon, and simmer for 5 minutes until soft. Add starch, stir, and simmer the filling for another couple of minutes.
3. Apple Filling with Spices
Source: web.archive.orgYou will need: 600 g apples, 3 tbsp lemon juice, 70 ml water, 100 g brown sugar, 1 tbsp cinnamon, 1 tbsp cornstarch, 0.5 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp vanilla extract.
Preparation: Peel and finely chop the apples, pour in lemon juice and water, and simmer until soft for 7-10 minutes. Mix all dry ingredients, add to the apples, and simmer for another couple of minutes.
4. Apple Filling with Cinnamon
Source: doom-zone.ruYou will need: 1 kg apples, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon.
Preparation: Finely chop the apples and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Let stand for 20 minutes, stir, and place over medium heat. Simmer the filling for 5 minutes.
5. Apple Filling for Winter Pies
Source: rutube.ruYou will need: 1 kg apples, 5 tbsp lemon juice, 100 g sugar, 100 ml water, 2 tbsp starch, spices to taste.
Preparation: Chop the apples, cover with water and lemon juice, and simmer over medium heat for 7 minutes. Add sugar, spices, and starch, and cook for another 3 minutes, stirring. Transfer the filling to sterilized jars and seal.
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6. Apple Filling with Cottage Cheese
Source: xcoffee.ruYou will need: 2 apples, 200 g cottage cheese, 5 tsp sugar, 1 pinch cinnamon, 50 g butter.
Preparation: Finely chop the apples and sauté in butter for 3 minutes. Add sugar with cinnamon and fry for another minute. Remove the filling from heat and mix with cottage cheese.
7. Apple Filling with Cheese for Pies
Source: wikihmong.comYou will need: 2 apples, 150 g hard cheese, 1 tbsp raisins, 1 tbsp chopped walnuts, 1 tbsp chopped mint, 1 tbsp butter.
Preparation: Finely chop the apples and simmer in butter until soft, then mash into a puree. Add finely chopped cheese and other ingredients, and mix the filling.
8. Apple Filling with Pumpkin
Source: attuale.ruYou will need: 1 kg apples, 500 g pumpkin, 1/2 lemon, 1 cup sugar, 50 g butter.
Preparation: Dice the apples and pumpkin finely and sprinkle with lemon juice. Melt sugar in butter, add apples and pumpkin, and simmer the filling until soft.
9. Apple Filling with Plums for Pies
Source: cookpad.comYou will need: 3 apples, 30 g butter, 150 g plums, 6 tbsp sugar.
Preparation: Finely chop the apples and plums, and mix with sugar. Simmer everything in butter until excess moisture evaporates and let the filling cool.
10. Apple Filling with Pears
Source: twilight-saga.ruYou will need: 2 apples, 1 pear, 30 g butter, 40 g sugar, 1 handful chopped nuts, 1 tsp cinnamon.
Preparation: Dice the apples and pear finely. Melt sugar in butter in a pan, add the fruits and fry for 3 minutes, stirring. Add cinnamon and nuts, and let the filling cool.
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11. Apple Filling with Lingonberries
Source: mrfilin.comYou will need: 3 apples, 1 cup lingonberries, 100 g sugar, 1 tbsp starch, 0.5 tsp cinnamon.
Preparation: Finely chop the peeled apples, mix with sugar, and sauté for a couple of minutes, stirring. Mix lingonberries with starch and cinnamon, add to the apples, and fry for another minute.
12. Apple Filling with Raisins for Pies
Source: maxvps.ruYou will need: 700 g apples, 100 g raisins, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 3 tbsp sugar.
Preparation: Peel and finely chop the apples, mix with sugar and lemon juice, and simmer in a pan for 4-5 minutes. Soak raisins in boiling water for 10 minutes, pat dry, add to the apples, and remove the filling from heat.
13. Apple Filling with Pectin
Source: laifhak.ruYou will need: 5 apples, 1 handful raisins, 30 g butter, 40 g sugar, 1 tsp pectin, 1 tsp cinnamon.
Preparation: Finely chop the apples and simmer them in butter with a lid on for 10 minutes. Add sugar mixed with pectin and cinnamon. Also add raisins, pour in a little water, and simmer the filling for another 5 minutes.
14. Apple Filling with Prunes for Pies
Source: cookpad.comYou will need: 400 g apples, 100 g prunes, 1 tbsp sugar, 20 g butter.
Preparation: Finely chop the apples and sauté in butter for a couple of minutes until soft. Soak prunes in boiling water for 10 minutes and finely chop. Mix apples, prunes, and sugar.
15. Apple Filling with Dried Apricots
Source: rassteguy.ruYou will need: 600 g apples, 1 handful dried apricots, 1 handful walnuts, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tbsp sugar.
Preparation: Finely chop the apples, mix with sugar, and sauté over medium heat for a couple of minutes. Add cinnamon, chopped walnuts, and finely chopped dried apricots, and fry for another couple of minutes.
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16. Apple Filling with Walnuts
Source: ru24.netYou will need: 500 g apples, 5 tbsp sugar, 60 g walnuts.
Preparation: Finely chop the apples and mix with sugar. Separately toast and chop the walnuts. Mix the filling together.
17. Apple Filling with Bananas for Pies
Source: pinterest.comYou will need: 2 bananas, 2 apples, 1 lemon.
Preparation: Pour boiling water over the lemon for 10 minutes, rinse, and blend with the peel. Finely chop the bananas and peeled apples and mix with the lemon.
18. Apple Filling with Currants
Source: eda.ruYou will need: 4 apples, 4 tbsp currants, 4 tbsp sugar.
Preparation: Peel the apples and dice them finely. Add currants and sugar, and let the filling sit for 20 minutes.
19. Apple Filling with Carrots
Source: vkuhkne.ruYou will need: 300 g apples, 300 g carrots, 4 tbsp sugar, spices.
Preparation: Peel the apples and dice them finely. Grate the carrots. Mix everything together, sprinkle with sugar and spices, and let the filling sit for a while.
20. Apple Filling with Lemon and Honey for Pies
Source: chefmarket.ruYou will need: 4 apples, 1 lemon, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup honey.
Preparation: Grate the apples on a coarse grater and mix with lemon juice and zest. Melt sugar and honey in a dry pan, heat until golden, and add the apples. Cook, stirring, until the moisture evaporates.
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21. Apple Filling with Raspberries
Source: 7days.ruYou will need: 1 apple, 2 cups raspberries, 1/4 cup sugar, 0.5 tsp cinnamon.
Preparation: Lightly mash the raspberries with a fork. Peel the apple and grate it on a coarse grater. Mix everything together, then add sugar and cinnamon to the filling.
22. Apple Filling with Rhubarb
Source: ideireceptov.ruYou will need: 2 apples, 7 rhubarb stalks, 1 tbsp cinnamon, 2 tbsp starch, 100 g sugar.
Preparation: Peel the rhubarb stalks and apples, and dice them very finely. Add cinnamon, starch, and sugar to taste, and mix the filling.
23. Apple Filling with Orange
Source: mamai-kuchnya.blogspot.comYou will need: 1 orange, 2 apples, 40 g butter, 50 g sugar, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tsp starch.
Preparation: Remove the zest from the orange, and peel the segments, removing all membranes, then finely chop. Peel and finely chop the apples, mix with zest and sugar, and fry in butter for 5-6 minutes, stirring. Add orange pieces, lemon juice, and starch, and fry for another couple of minutes.
24. Apple Filling with Apricots for Pies
Source: твойланч37.рфYou will need: 200 g apples, 200 g apricots, 30 g powdered sugar.
Preparation: Peel the apples and remove pits from the apricots. Finely chop all fruits or grate them on a coarse grater, and mix the filling with powdered sugar.
25. Apple Filling with Pineapples
Source: maxvps.ruYou will need: 5 apples, 1 can canned pineapples, 1 tsp starch, 60 g sugar.
Preparation: Peel and finely chop the apples. Chop the canned pineapple rings, mix the fruits with starch and sugar to taste, and let stand for 10 minutes.