Do-it-yourself Apple Pie Spice

This time of 12 months everybody goes nuts over pumpkin pie spice. Whereas it’s scrumptious in all the pieces from pumpkin pie to selfmade lattes, apple pie spice is one other fall favourite. With its intense taste profile, it’s the right addition to your spice cupboard.

What’s Apple Pie Spice?

This yummy mix of fragrant spices is usually used within the cooler months to taste apple pie and different apple dishes. It’s similar to pumpkin pie spice, however my model omits the bottom cloves and as a substitute provides cardamom. Some folks don’t like the flavour of cardamom, so it may be omitted if most popular.

You possibly can add just a few teaspoons of apple pie spice to candy desserts, but it surely’s equally at dwelling with savory dishes. This bacon apple rooster recipe is an effective instance.

Apple Spice Components

With simply 5 substances, this spice recipe is easy and straightforward to place collectively. And recent spices are so a lot better than a premade mix that’s been sitting on retailer cabinets for who is aware of how lengthy. Not solely does it add a flavorful kick to dishes, but it surely has loads of well being advantages.

This mix accommodates warming herbs which might be good for cold days. The spices even have antimicrobial advantages to keep off pesky viruses and micro organism which might be extra prevalent this time of 12 months.

Cinnamon helps stability blood sugar, reduces irritation, and helps regulate blood stress. Ginger helps with digestion, stimulates circulation, and is useful for sickness, particularly coughs. One other helpful spice on this mix is cardamom. It’s not solely excessive in antioxidants, however it might assist decrease hypertension, battle irritation, and assist digestion.

How To Use Your Apple Pie Spice Combine

There are such a lot of scrumptious methods to make use of this that it’s laborious to slender them down!

• Attempt some apple pie spice in some selfmade apple sauce. I added some earlier than canning and my youngsters couldn’t get sufficient! In case you cook dinner the applesauce with spices within the crockpot on low for just a few hours, you’ll get scrumptious apple butter.
• Add some to sliced apples and bake in an almond flour pie crust. Apple pie spice additionally works effectively in apple, pear, or peach cobbler. Or strive it in some berry crisp.
• Make French toast with selfmade sourdough bread (or a selfmade gluten/grain-free bread). Add a sprinkle of apple pie spice to the toast and a drizzle of maple syrup.
• Use it as a topping for a salted caramel latte. Add somewhat selfmade whipped cream first for an much more decadent model.
• Add some to selfmade vanilla ice cream earlier than churning for a fall-themed taste. Then use it to prime a slab of apple pie!
• Use apple pie spice for extra savory dishes, like baked candy potatoes, apple pork chops, and sausage-stuffed apples.
• Attempt including it to selfmade apple cider. Bonus, it makes your own home scent nice whereas it’s simmering!
• Combine some into waffle or pumpkin pancake batter earlier than cooking. Prime with sliced, cooked apples and maple syrup.

What are your favourite methods to make use of apple pie spice? Depart a remark and tell us!