Homemade Apple Pie Spice

This time of 12 months everybody goes nuts over pumpkin pie spice. Whereas it’s scrumptious in all the things from pumpkin pie to home made lattes, apple pie spice is one other fall favourite. With its intense taste profile, it’s the proper 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 individuals don’t like the flavour of cardamom, so it may be omitted if most popular.

You may add a number of teaspoons of apple pie spice to candy desserts, but it surely’s equally at residence with savory dishes. This bacon apple chicken recipe is an efficient instance.

Apple Spice Substances

With simply 5 substances, this spice recipe is straightforward and simple 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 comprises warming herbs which might be good for cold days. The spices even have antimicrobial advantages to keep at bay 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 strain. 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 support 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 arduous to slender them down!

Attempt some apple pie spice in some homemade apple sauce. I added some earlier than canning and my children couldn’t get sufficient! In the event you cook dinner the applesauce with spices within the crockpot on low for a number of 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 nicely in apple, pear, or peach cobbler. Or strive it in some berry crisp.
Make French toast with home made sourdough bread (or a home made 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 a bit home made whipped cream first for an much more decadent model.
Add some to home made 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 homemade 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. High with sliced, cooked apples and maple syrup.