Homemade Apple Pie Filling

This applesauce-like warm mixture can be in a pie, but I usually use it as a spread on toast or in crepes. Use whatever variety apple you want, however, I think Granny Smith apples are too tart for this recipe, but it's your choice.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 1  apple, large dice
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons oats
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
• 1  pinch salt

Directions

1. Preheat broiler to HIGH.
2. In a small oven-proof dish or cast-iron skillet, place the diced apple in an even layer.
3. In a small bowl, mix the butter, brown sugar, flour, oats, cinnamon, and salt with a fork or your fingers.
4. Once this mixture comes together to the consistency of a thick paste, take small amounts and top the apple pieces with it.
5. Place this under the broiler, stirring the mixture every 2-3 minutes so that the sugar does not burn and so the apples are evenly coated with the sugar/butter mix.
6. Once the apples are fork tender, or once they can be easily smashed with the back of a spoon, they are done.
7. From here, you can either keep the apples whole and bake it in a crust as a pie (you'd probably want to double, triple, or even quadruple the recipe if you plan to use it for a pie.) OR --
8. Put the warm mixture into a food processor and pulse the mix until it forms as chunky sauce.
9. You can use this as a dessert dip, a filling for crepes, or a spread on toasts. Basically, you can do whatever you want with the mix, whether it's been processed or not, it's delicious nonetheless.
10. Enjoy!