How to Caramelize Pie Apples

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 25 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to caramelize pie apples in a skillet? Very quick and simple! It is better to choose whole apples for the filling, strong and without damage, sweet and sour, with dense pulp, not loose. Loose apples quickly boil and lose their shape, reaching the state of puree.

2. STEP 2

   

   Peel the apples from seeds and peel and cut into slices. To prevent the apples from darkening quickly, you can put them in a bowl of water and lemon juice (or citric acid).

3. STEP 3

   

   Heat the pan over low heat. Add a third of the sugar. Read about how to choose the perfect frying pan in a separate article, link at the end of the recipe.

4. STEP 4

   

   Wait until the sugar melts. This takes 5-8 minutes. At the same time, you cannot put metal spoons into the pan, only wooden or silicone ones - the caramel will not stick to them. Add another third of the sugar and melt as well. Add the remaining sugar and wait until it melts. If you wish, you can add a pinch of salt at the end - you will get salted caramel.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add butter and stir until completely dissolved.

6. STEP 6

   

   Add chopped apples and cinnamon.

7. STEP 7

   

   Stirring gently, fry everything together for 3-5 minutes until the apples are translucent. Make sure that the apples do not overcook. Remove the pan from the heat.

8. STEP 8

   

   If at first the caramel is fluid, then as it cools it thickens more and more. Now you can use apples as a filling for pie, cakes, pies, strudels or other baked goods. And also as a stand-alone dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Natalia M

23.11.2023

4.5

I decided to use fragrant apples to fill the pancakes. And on the website I found a recipe for how to caramelize apples for a pie. The process is simple, straightforward and quite fast. Peeled the apples, sprinkled them with lemon juice and stirred so that the pieces did not darken. While cutting apples, butter and sugar melted in a frying pan. I fried the apples in this caramel mixture until soft. I did not add cinnamon to the filling. The surface of the finished pieces became translucent. Very tasty, moderately sweet and aromatic filling!

SvetaDi

23.11.2023

4.7

How to caramelize apples for pie? It turned out to be not difficult at all! Baking with such apples turned out to be especially tasty and aromatic. I liked that in order to caramelize apple slices you need a minimum of products, which you can always find on hand in the kitchen. I cut the apples into cubes and sprinkled them with fresh lemon juice to prevent them from browning. The pie turned out very tasty, the whole family loved it!