Dried-Apple Filling

Preparation info
  • Makes

    3

    cups filling
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Canning for a New Generation by Liana Krissoff

By Liana Krissoff

Published 2010

  • About

Any variety of apple will work, but you must start out with dried apples, not fresh: The dense, raggedy texture that’s a large measure of the filling’s charm can be achieved in no other way.

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces dried apple slices
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • 1

Method

Put all the ingredients in a large saucepan with 3 cups water, bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, stirring frequently, for 15 minutes. The apples will first expand and fluff up as they absorb the water, then collapse as the water evaporates; when they’re ready, the liquid will reduce to a thin syrup that coats the apple slices. Using an immersion blender or a standing blender, pur