Homemade Apple Pie Spice

Making your own apple pie spice is much cheaper than purchasing a pre-made blend at the store. Adjust the spices to your own personal taste preferences.

By Sarah Nichols, Contributing Writer

Fall is here and with it comes all the foods of the season. Pumpkin-flavored items are showing up on the grocery-store shelves and fresh-picked apples are lining the baskets at Farmer’s Markets.

Ah, apples…

It’s hard to find a smell that evokes more of a feeling of fall than a fresh apple pie just pulled from the oven. The right combination of spices, combined with the apples, create a truly satisfying dessert.  

Our family likes to have a mixture of these spices on hand at all times to add a new depth of fall-flavor to a variety of dishes. With cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, ginger, and a hint of clove – this apple pie spice mixture is a great addition to a bowl of oatmeal or applesauce, a batch of pancakes or muffins, rice pudding, and even to this Baked Apple Bread{less} Pudding.

Making your own apple spice seasoning is also much cheaper than purchasing a pre-made blend at the store. If you are running low, just make some more! You can also adjust the spices to your own personal taste preferences.

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Homemade Apple Pie Spice

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1/2 tsp cardamom
• dash of clove

Instructions

1. Place the spices in a jar, tighten the lid, and shake until they are well-mixed.
2. Use in place of the seasoning called for in whatever recipe you are using.

Notes

If you want to make a lot, use tablespoons instead of teaspoons in the above recipe.

Want more easy homemade spice mixes? Find them here!

What recipes do you like to add apple spice seasoning to?