Apple Pie Filling In A Jar Recipes

Steps:

• in a large pan, mix sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add salt and water and mix well. Bring to a boil and cook until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat and add lemon juice and food coloring.
• Sterilize canning jars, lids and rings by boiling them in a large pot of water.
• Peel, core, and slice apples. Pack the sliced apples into hot canning jars, leaving a 1/2 inch headspace.
• Fill jars with hot syrup, and gently remove air bubbles with a knife.
• Put lids on and process in a water bath canner for 20 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine sugar (IF THE APPLES ARE QUITE SWEET, USE ONLY THE 4 CUPS OF SUGAR), cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt with *5 cups* of water.
• Mix well over low heat until all is dissolved.
• Slowly add the remaining water.
• Cook stirring often until mixture is thick and bubbly.
• Add lemon juice.
• Peel and cut fresh apples into small wedges and fill quart jars.
• Pour prepared sugar mixture over the apples and seal.
• Boil 20 minutes in a hot water bath.

Steps:

• Peel and slice apples.
• Fill quart jars with apples leaving 1 inch head space.
• Be sure to pack the apples in there, put a few in and smosh down with the handle of a wooden spoon, then a few more and repeat.
• Make syrup by combining sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and water.
• Cook until thick.
• Add lemon juice.
• Pour syrup over apples in jar, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• Be sure to run your plastic spatula around the inside of the jar to get the air bubbles out.
• Place the lids on and screw the rings down just finger tight.
• Process 20 minutes in hot water bath.