Hold-the-Sugar Apple Pie
March 21, 2000 Other Contributors
About
This tasty pie is sweetened only with apple juice. It calls for a pre-baked crust that you can either make yourself or buy from a store. Makes six servings.
Ingredients
| Frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed | 12 oz | |
| Cornstarch | 3 Tbsp | |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp | |
| Allspice | 1/4 tsp | |
| Nutmeg | 1/4 tsp | |
| Butter or non-hydrogenated margarine | 2 Tbsp | |
| Baking apples (Pippin, Rome or Granny Smith) | 6 large | |
| 9-inch pie shell, baked | 1 ea | |
| Whipped cream (optional) | to taste | |
| Nuts (optional) | to taste |
Directions
- Peel, core and thinly slice apples.
- Measure about 1/4 cup concentrate into small bowl; stir in cornstarch and spices.
- Place the remainder of the concentrate into a large skillet with the apples. Simmer gently until apples are just tender.
- Lightly stir in cornstarch mixture until quite thick. Stir in butter.
- Pour into pre-baked pie shell.
- Serve with whipped cream and nuts (if using).
Helpful Hints
- Let pie cool a bit before adding whipped cream
- Tart shells may be substituted for the pie shell.
- To make this a gluten-free pie, select a crust made from appropriate grains.
Source
This recipe was found on Usenet many years ago. The original source is unknown.
This comment was submitted by a visitor on an earlier version of our website:
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I try really hard to keep granulated sugars out of my diet. I feel better physically and mentally by doing this. Your recipe for Hold-the-Sugar apple pie was a god-send this thanksgiving… not only did I make a recipe I could eat, but it is quite possibly the best apple pie I’ve ever had. Thank you so much for your website!!!” – J. McCormick, October, 2002