If there’s ever a time of year to make, share and enjoy a homemade pie, it’s that time of year called autumn, when your part of the globe undergoes magical changes in nature’s color and crispness. But the ironic thing about the idiom “easy as pie” is that not all of us do, in fact, find pie easy to make. Rolling out crusts, peeling and coring apples, and watching so as not to over-brown a delicate pastry in the oven does not exactly fit the “easy” description for a portion of the population. Because holidays should be more about sweet times and gratitude than stressing out about culinary performance, our aim today is to make things a bit easier in the entertaining department while enjoying the benefits of our dōTERRA® oils in the process.
Have you ever popped a can of pre-made pie filling into your shopping cart with a twinge of guilt, wishing you could have avoided all that aluminum and extra corn syrup if only you knew a quick way to whip up your own filling in a snap? Today is your day, my friend!
To make your Homemade Apple Pie Filling, you’ll need:
• 5 cups apple slices, peeled
• 1/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup flour (substitute with gluten-free flour if needed)
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter (or dairy-free substitute such as coconut oil)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 teaspoon salt